Yeah, he could have just left this issue alone...And I lost a lot of respect for Ted and his entourage...
If he'd have just cancelled this near-future hunting trip with Jim Zumbo...I would not have particularly damned him for it...I know he and Zumbo are friends, but Zumbo expressed his (not surprising) opinion about "gun owners who are not necessarily hunters" section of the RKBA community...
I would never, and have never, and will never damn or condemn the gun-owning hunting community, even if I get tossed for saying all of this...But if you guys and gals in that community think any of your "sporting firearms" will be free from any future bans or restrictions of anykind...
hehehe, have I got a deal for you...
I have several firearms on this proposed "hit list" with H.R. 1022 and you can bet your bottom dollar I had no intention of owning or posessing these weapons from day one for any hunting purpose...
I have no reason (morally or philosophically) to comply with a law that infringes on a basic, and founding, "inalienable right" afforded in our Constitution and the Declaration of Independence...
Now, hopefully we can defeat this before it comes to that...
But what Jim Zumbo did, and what Ted's giving a pass on is not helping at all what we are rightfully going to fight against...And I have my doubts about how well the gun owning community (as a whole) will come together to defend this "inalienable right"...
I know Ted Nugent lurks in these websites, and he is more than welcome to rightfully challenge me on my opinion...And I will still think very well of him regardless (it'll be a challenge)...But like I said, I just lost a lot of confidence in his ability to sustain a credible force in helping us maintain the RKBA, for whatever reason, and with whatever means, in his visible station in the NRA...
All I know is, is that I have the same attitude and conviction as Dr. Suzzana Hupp did when she addressed that congressional committee years ago...And that video of her, and that last part of ther statement is exactly what is at stake here...
And I might not be as nice and collected as she was...
I believe that Ted Nugent is, above guitarist and hunter/sportsman, a Christian. THAT is why he is able to forgive his friend, Jim Zumbo, for making that horrible statement. It is not that difficult to understand. We threw Zumbo overboard for his remarks, and he deserved to lose his endorsements. Now most 2A supporters want to throw Nugent overboard because he is willing to forgive Zumbo. The 2A is one of the most important things we can fight for in this country, but I will put the teachings of Jesus Christ slightly higher on my list.