Posted on 03/03/2007 1:13:46 PM PST by CondiRice08
A famous hunter and outdoorsman recently voiced misgivings about people who use assault rifles to kill prairie dogs. “Assault rifle” is a much touchier term. It is generally understood to be the kind of gun that soldiers use in wars and terrorists use on the evening news. But the gun lobby despises “assault rifle,” considering it a false, scary label tacked onto perfectly legitimate weapons by people who want to take away others’ rights. That is a debate for another day. “Excuse me, maybe I’m a traditionalist,” he wrote, “but I see no place for these weapons among our hunting fraternity.” He added: “To most of the public, an assault rifle is a terrifying thing. Let’s divorce ourselves from them. I say game departments should ban them from the prairies and woods.” Until he wrote that, Mr. Zumbo was one of the most admired hunters in America, a widely read magazine writer with his own cable TV program and lots of lecture appearances and corporate sponsorships. He of all people should have known that “ban” is the mother of all fighting words to gun zealots. His 250-word posting caused a huge eruption on gun blogs, and Mr. Zumbo instantly became their second-most-hated man, after the gun-control advocate James Brady. He lost his blog, was dumped by Outdoor Life magazine and was disowned by the National Rifle Association, after 40 years of membership. His corporate sponsors, including the gunmaker Remington, ditched him. His cable show was canceled. The N.R.A. issued a chilling statement warning Congress to take heed of Mr. Zumbo’s fate. By the time Blaine Harden told his story in The Washington Post, Mr. Zumbo was professionally dead. The paranoia and gloating that Mr. Zumbo’s name has evoked on gun discussion boards like ar15.com and freerepublic.com speak for themselves.p>
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
"They tell me that some companies are producing assault rifles that are "tackdrivers." "
...yeah, it's TRUE...!!!
So, I went down to Home Depot the other day and got me a real NICE .223 tack driver. Didn't really 'NEED' the optional night vision scope, however as I was just doing some roofing and I wasn't in any hurry. I will caution you one ONE thing, though...
Be careful how you hold the tacks in order not to get powder burns. Oh, and don't confuse the tack drivers with the "nail guns"...those things actually SHOOT nails....!!!
[SHEESH]
Somebody could get an eye put out.
Note to the NYT, any weapon used to assault someone becomes an assault weapon.
"Hahahah, I think they meant a "Gum" discussion board.
I like Chiclets."
I thought that was the DU board. Aren't they into Juicy Fruit?
"To most of the public, an assault rifle is a terrifying thing"
He coulda been a hero if he had said 'and we need to change this' instead of 'Let's divorce ourselves from them'.
What a moron. And apparently he feels burned and ran to the left for help.
People who park their cars across two spaces. They just tick me off.
"Something tells me that this person wouldn't know an assault rifle from a bb gun."
I think he knows the difference.
We all just a bunch of Gun Totin, God Fearin backwood Rednecks on here right?
This ain't nothin but a bunch of New York City boys yakin bout sometin they don't know beans about. They need to come down yonder and get taste of some real Prarie dogs...
At LEAST he's getting it!
It is supPOSED to be!
Due to technological advances, the AR is today's equivalent of yesterday's rifles the Minutemen and farmers used against the British and the Hessians.
Sure can!
Read the above!!
The myth of the MSM having editors and fact checkers is laughable.
Must admit tho that many of the errors are deliberate fallacies with the corrections coming in small print that most won't notice.
Feenamints®:
The stealth weapon of the gum industry!
I like chicas!
I don't like Dicky Chickies
Gunpowder residue, from using too large a caliber in your 'hunting', causes Global Warming®.
Good One!
He's a Zumbo'd Clymer!
What an insult!!!!
Just like the Ditsy Chippies!
NO one 'needs' a gumball larger than 1/2" diameter!
Dispensers that vend a 3" assault wad needs to be eliminated from America soil!
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