Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for June 21, 1998

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    The Hydrogen Bomb Lobby

    “As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive Magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm zealots formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association. They are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one. …

    “The spokesman said, ‘Hydrogen bombs don’t kill people – people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also had a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they’re going to think twice about breaking in. … We are only advocating ownership of hydrogen weapons by law-abiding citizens. If someone commits a crime with one, he should get a stiff jail sentence.’”

    — Art Buchwald, 1979

    See also: tomthedancingbug/1998/05/31

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