Gun Control & RKBA

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:46 AM Jan 2016

Field and Stream writer laments SHOT Show militarization

“You have to look fairly hard for something designed to kill animals instead of people,” wrote F&S’s David E. Petzal in his regular The Gun Nut column.

Decrying the steady evolution in items from guns to accessories and clothing that have moved away from more traditional hunting and shooting sports towards the growing self-defense, concealed carry and practical shooting market, Field and Stream regular Petzal had a week full of bad days at the 38th Annual event in Las Vegas earlier this month.

"Range Day is the Monday prior to the Show’s opening when manufacturers demonstrate their wares. People like me are bussed out to handle the goodies. This year, Range Day sounded like the Battle of Dak To, or perhaps Fallujah, with the distinctive pop-pop-pop of full-auto fire, which was extremely popular amongst all the SEAL wannabes. Indeed, this was symbolic of the whole show, which has now become so heavily militarized that you have to look fairly hard for something designed to kill animals instead of people."

Petzal went on to compare a K9 handler giving a demonstration to an SS panzergrenadier, lament the lack of booth babes (seriously?), lampoon gun politics in relation to gun sales, and bemoan how the hunting oriented booths he did see were poorly presented, writing, “The posters, displays, and photos for anything relating to big-game hunting showed people whose expressions looked like they were getting a prostate exam from the former Secretary of State.”

http://www.guns.com/2016/01/28/field-and-stream-writer-laments-shot-show-militarization/

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Field and Stream writer laments SHOT Show militarization (Original Post) SecularMotion Jan 2016 OP

A response to the article... Puha Ekapi Jan 2016 #1

It wasn't a fudd gun expo. ileus Jan 2016 #2

The same writer who referred to AR15s as "Terrorist Guns" a few years back? DonP Jan 2016 #3

Elmer Fudd has a sad. linuxman Jan 2016 #4

Tell me more, Ozzy... beevul Jan 2016 #5

Puha Ekapi

(594 posts)

1. A response to the article...

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:57 AM

Jan 2016

...right from your link. Bold italics mine

”There will always be a market for the traditional hunting arms that are part of our history and heritage, but in the end, more people are getting involved cause they are realizing that the 2nd amendment has nothing to do with hunting. And that’s what I love about our shooting heritage in this country. It cares not for race or creed, age or sex.

ileus

(15,396 posts)

2. It wasn't a fudd gun expo.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 11:10 AM

Jan 2016

Besides guns are designed to save lives, not take them.

Hunting firearms are designed to harvest game not kill animals.

The writer is a dunce.

DonP

(6,185 posts)

3. The same writer who referred to AR15s as "Terrorist Guns" a few years back?

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 11:23 AM

Jan 2016

IIRC, he wound up suspended for pissing off readers and losing some paid subscriptions by supporting another author who used it and using the phrase himself.

Might be time for FUDD Petzal to retire and go kill all the animals he wants to.

Funny how gun control fans rally around i support of an "animal killer" so quickly, for one comment they agree with.

Almost sounds desperate for any kind of reinforcement they can get?

linuxman

(2,337 posts)

4. Elmer Fudd has a sad.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 01:44 PM

Jan 2016

beevul

(12,194 posts)

5. Tell me more, Ozzy...

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 05:01 PM

Jan 2016

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