American Nazi Leader George Lincoln Rockwell, campaigning for election as Governor of Virginia, held a rifle in the sir today and told an audience: “All of you ought to own one of these.” He indicated that such weapons could be used against minority groups.
Rockwell is running for Governor under the banner of the so-called “White Conservative Party.” He attacked Virginia’s two most recent Governors for “selling out.” the state, and defended the Ku Klux Klan.
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