That government control was bad. It was worse than smoking.
Seriously ? Hate all forms of hunting but this is such a weak argument I’ll believe it when you show me a smoker that freely enjoys smoking and is sincerely thankful they started (there are a few I’m sure, or at least used to be.)
In short, even disregarding the many other product liability arguments, on the freedom issue alone cigarette smoking itself is less an expression of freedom than the robbery of it.
I’m not actually trying to say anything at all about hunting or smoking. I’m trying to say that when people accepted the concept that Big Government ought to control all the tiny decisions in your life, then people made a mistake.