> “This is just sad, but Barry himself was under the sway of his Liberal wife by the time he passed away and was becoming a bit of a crank.”
Very true. I believe he was a true conservative when I supported him in 1964. However, by the end of his days, he even came out against gun owners. That is no conservative.
What do you mean he [Goldwater] “came out against gun owners?” In what way? Can you document?