[Cold Heat]

I sympathize in part with your feelings about the fed's irrational actions regarding this stuff, but the facts are that these companies are marketing a gun that makes the average joe shake his head and say "what the heck would anyone need that for!"

As to the competition angle, that fact just doesn't mitigate the purpose of the device that they are selling and it causes people to be highly skeptical of the motives of the pro gun lobby.

It is a emotional issue and it really doesn't make much sense, but the reality is the emotion.

I just don't think that beating your head up against that brick wall is helping the gun issue with the average non gunner or recreational hunter.

I see your point, believe me. And I hope you understand why I sense that this fight may cause more of a rift between people on both sides of this issue.

[Cold Heat]

Ok folks, here we go with the fun and games.

I am hitting the sack. Have a good night.

[thorshammer]

"what the heck would anyone need that for!"

Because they are fun to shoot!

Rep or Dem, you mess with AW Ban, you are gone, Period!! Let that be the message.

"It is a emotional issue and it really doesn't make much sense, but the reality is the emotion."

Your damn it is, highly charged and I'm shouting it out loud. Respectfully, it makes a lot of sense. One more liberty taken away, where does it stop?

Well, with me, it stops right here.

"I just don't think that beating your head up against that brick wall is helping the gun issue with the average non gunner or recreational hunter."

I'm not beating my head against anything. Since 9/11, gun sale's have skyrocketed. People now know that the government can not/will not protect them.

You can carry a weapon in Alaska or Vermont without any restrictions at all. No government interference. It sould be that way in all of America. What ever your flavor!

[Richard-SIA]

I use my "AW's" to hunt.

MANY of the guns on the AW list make very fine hunting rifles, nearly all are excellent plinking guns.

Perhaps you also accept ATF's transparently irrational (and clearly an illicit lobbbying effort) determination that "Plinking" is NOT a Sport?

Killing off the ban is only a small step toward recovering our constituional rights.

[GatekeeperBookman]

Your concern to avoid conflict got us where we are now.

Our rights are from God. They must not be willingly surrendered. Read the very short book by F. Bastiat, "The Law".

It's bad theology ( & illogical ) to allow totalitarian slugs to assume authority over Free people. One must not encourage any encroachemnt.

Fight!

[Jed Eckert]