What we need is common sense, reasonable regulation of speech

What if it was freedom of speech they were trying to take away?

The speech-control movement insists that stricter laws regulating speech instruments are the answer. By about 1970 convicted felons are prohibited from owning typewriters. A few years later all dealers in printing supplies, telephones, radios, and other communication equipment are required to have federal licenses as a condition of business, and are subject to government audits at any time. The announced intention of these laws is to prevent dangerous speech instruments from falling into the hands of criminals and madmen.

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When you change all the words from “printing press” to “gun” it starts to sound awfully familiar…