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Gun Remark Kills Outdoorsman's Career (WP)
The Washington Post ^ | 24 FEB 07 | Blaine Harden

Posted on 02/24/2007 5:18:52 PM PST by xsrdx

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To: Russ
...when someone steps off the reservation for even one split second.

He didn't just "step off the reservation".

He committed a treasonous act, exacerbated by the the fact that he is was a well-known and respected firearms and hunting expert.

Emphasis on firearms.

He was a spokesperson for many manufacturers intimately associated with 2d Amendment issues.

His words will provide fodder for the Brady Bunch for a long time, his "apology" notwithstanding.

He deserved what he got.

61 posted on 02/24/2007 6:10:18 PM PST by OldSmaj (Death to islam. I am now and will always be, a sworn enemy of all things muslim.)
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To: WorkingClassFilth

The first amendment gives you the freedom to speak your mind.
It does not give you the freedom from the repercussions of what you say.


62 posted on 02/24/2007 6:10:45 PM PST by flashbunny (<----- Click here if you hate RINOs! 2008 GOP RINO cards!)
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To: Russ

For a split second? I beg to differ. This division has been going on since the early clinton days. The fuds have been voting dem party while thinking no one would dare take their guns. That's been changed since the dems just took the congress and the senate. Now the anti's are going after .22's and shotguns along with semiautomatics.

If he had apologized with a true meaning it might have meant something. He still thinks as long as a gun is used for hunting somehow it will be safe from confiscation. He's wrong. The anti's are going for ALL OF THEM and this individual is helping.

The strange thing is firearms will be needed for self defense long after the last hunting reserve is paved over.


63 posted on 02/24/2007 6:10:45 PM PST by Shooter 2.5 (Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems. NRA)
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To: flashbunny
The first amendment gives you the freedom to speak your mind. It does not give you the freedom from the repercussions of what you say.

I reiterate..."Aren't you glad that the 1st Amendment is understood here on FR and people are zealous in it's defense? Maybe the clarity of 2A defenders is justified..."
64 posted on 02/24/2007 6:13:55 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth ("Don't tread on me" - the motto of Patriots. "May I lick your boots?" - the motto of RINOs.)
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To: xsrdx
If I can only afford one rifle, my choice will be one that is effective (and intimidating-looking) for defense. If some elitist snob wants me to use something else for hunting -- let him, then, give me his choice of "pretty gun" as a gift.

He has absoluutely no say in what tools I choose to spend my hard-earned $$$ on -- nor where or for what lawful purposes I elect to use them.

65 posted on 02/24/2007 6:13:57 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: tarheelswamprat
I would not be surprised to hear, in a few weeks, after the immediate hoopla has died down, that Zumbo has been hired as an advisor/writer for a publication with anti-gun ties, which will then use him as a propaganda-front as exemplifying "the true face of reasonable gun owners" or some such.

The new spokesman for the Brady Bunch. Seriously.
66 posted on 02/24/2007 6:14:20 PM PST by George W. Bush
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To: xsrdx

Why do people seem to be down on "select-fire" weapons here? The 2nd amendment prohibits the federal government from making laws relating to arms - period. It should be between me and the dealer if I want to go to a store and trade some cash for a piece of artillery. The government should not be involved. ALL federal laws restricting weapons ownership are immoral, illegal and should be repealed, as should any and all state laws.


67 posted on 02/24/2007 6:15:55 PM PST by MichiganConservative (Your government is your freedom's biggest enemy.)
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To: All

All of you made alot of good points that made alot of sense. Thanks for all the input and rebuttals to my comments.


68 posted on 02/24/2007 6:16:07 PM PST by Russ
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To: WorkingClassFilth

I guess I've seen to many here sarcastically say something similar, as though the first amendment offers immunity from the reactions of others.


69 posted on 02/24/2007 6:16:50 PM PST by flashbunny (<----- Click here if you hate RINOs! 2008 GOP RINO cards!)
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To: billorites

You are the "stupid" fringe on FR. I assume you mean they are stupid because they are extreme, although I don't know how limited your vocabulary is because stupid is a elementary word mostly spoken by adults who do not know how to explain how they feel. Let's say the NRA is "extreme" for arguments sake. I like having an extreme element to balance out the leftist extremists. What is your excuse? Also, I always suspect someone who has to state their credentials before they make a point.


70 posted on 02/24/2007 6:17:28 PM PST by freeplancer
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To: AnAmericanMother
an assault weapon is a small-caliber, select fire lightweight rifle for use by paratroopers/special forces

Just to nitpick, that's 40 years out of date. Regular infantry has been issued assault rifles for decades. It hasn't been limited to special forces since Korea.

71 posted on 02/24/2007 6:19:49 PM PST by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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To: xsrdx

bump it for later


72 posted on 02/24/2007 6:21:01 PM PST by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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To: flashbunny

Nothing wrong with being quick on the draw as long as you know where your rounds are going. Of course, since I am not a Muslim, the literal intent was rhetorical. I wrote that line to provoke outrage because the defense of one right is inseparable from the other. Sometimes clarity is a slap in the face.


73 posted on 02/24/2007 6:21:57 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth ("Don't tread on me" - the motto of Patriots. "May I lick your boots?" - the motto of RINOs.)
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As far as Zumbo goes,he has learned that you are either for or against the second amendment. No in-betweens here. A lot of his readers felt betrayed by his stupid,liberal comments.

Maybe Ted Nugent and Zumbo can swap stories around the camp fire about the public that can make or brake you.
74 posted on 02/24/2007 6:22:22 PM PST by 4yearlurker ("Nothing is true,and everything is permitted"--7 th Satanic vow. Sounds like Liberalism!)
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To: Russ; Thumper1960

Sarah Brady already has his quotes on her website, so get informed before you spew ignorance. The enemy has embraced his quotes and are now using them against us. That is not "stepping off the reservation", that is giving ais to the enemy, numbnuts'. Also, using the word reservation is considered racist these days, so get a clue and go hug your poodles, and clean off your Ikea furniture.


75 posted on 02/24/2007 6:22:36 PM PST by freeplancer
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To: billorites
I'm an American, a Conservative, an NRA member and a gun owner. I'm also a "Republican" and have a cumulative of well over 100 years for all.

I know a RINO and a "cafeteria Conservative" when I see one.

76 posted on 02/24/2007 6:22:41 PM PST by Thumper1960 (Unleash the Dogs of War as a Minority, or perish as a party.)
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To: Krankor

When Ya' use the Bayonet...


77 posted on 02/24/2007 6:24:11 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Russ
This is Free Republic. It's called, "conservative activism".

Try it sometime...

78 posted on 02/24/2007 6:24:31 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: George W. Bush
The new spokesman for the Brady Bunch. Seriously.

I agree, that is what I was implying. However, they might try to be a little more subtle and finesse things. How about a lucrative position as "Shooting Sports Editor" for the Sierra Club. Probably not, though! The statists think they're in the home stretch and likely aren't interested in subtlety. /grin

79 posted on 02/24/2007 6:24:34 PM PST by tarheelswamprat (So what if I'm not rich? So what if I'm not one of the beautiful people? At least I'm not smart...)
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To: 4yearlurker

Brake=break.


80 posted on 02/24/2007 6:25:14 PM PST by 4yearlurker ("Nothing is true,and everything is permitted"--7 th Satanic vow. Sounds like Liberalism!)
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