# Claim 171

The government said groups that lived by the bomb and the gun, and those who supported them, could not in all circumstances be given the same rights as the rest of the population.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The government said groups that lived by the bomb and the gun, and those who supported them, could not in all circumstances be given the same rights as the rest of the population.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Hurd's rationale
- About: [incident 1988-uk-broadcasting-ban-sinn-fein](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1988-uk-broadcasting-ban-sinn-fein)
- Source: When Gerry Adams was played by an Oscar nominee, and the IRA weren't allowed talk about sausages. https://www.thejournal.ie/broadcast-ban-uk-30-years-3816443-Jan2018/
- Publisher: TheJournal.ie
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-01

## Quotation from the source

> Those who live by the bomb and the gun and those who support them cannot in all circumstances be accorded the same rights as the rest of the population.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/171. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.