[lbo-talk] The right to own bloody great weapons: was nominallyabout clemency

[Dennis Perrin]

> At a campaign appearance back in the 1994 Republican sweep, the  Indiana 
> Congressman-to-be John Hostettler was asked what his principle  of gun 
> regulation was. He said that anything the gov can own, private  citizens 
> should be free to own as well. When asked if that extended to  nuclear 
> weapons, he paused a moment and said yes.
>
> Doug

I recall some extreme libertarians making the same case in the 80s, along 
with the abolition of speed limits, traffic lights and signs. Imagine living 
in that world!

Dennis