Y'know, pro-gun PR really stinks if you look back on it from a completely detached viewpoint.
When I started shooting, my wannabes were Bill MacMillan, Gary Anderson, Gil Hebard, and Ed McGivern. They were all older but I wanted to be able to do what they could do.
Then we started quick draw and all the gen'l press saw was who shot themselves in the leg.
We had American Rifleman and Guns magazines. Guns used to do a collector article in each issue.
Then we got magazines like Pistolero that actually did a tongue in cheek article on shooting and eating looters.
Then each magazine tried to outdo each other with combat articles.
Then after years of thinking that 8 rounds was enough (Except for BHP) we all had to have hi caps.
AND.......there is nothing wrong with any of them, but it seems we just HAVE TO have firepower articles to read or the magazines go unsold.
I don't know whether it has gone too far. Firearms have simply become more efficient. And in most cases that is good.
But I often wonder if we would have all the anti gun flak if we were back in the old days of trying to hit dead center with a revolver or target auto.
I never felt undergunned with my P-38 until I saw a Beretta 92. I always felt VERY well armed with a 6" .357 revolver. And an M1 carbine seemed about as much as......I...needed for a light multi shot compact long gun.
Do you think we share any of the blame or is it just that society has become so damn irresponsible that no matter what we do, we are made to look bad?
When I started shooting, my wannabes were Bill MacMillan, Gary Anderson, Gil Hebard, and Ed McGivern. They were all older but I wanted to be able to do what they could do.
Then we started quick draw and all the gen'l press saw was who shot themselves in the leg.
We had American Rifleman and Guns magazines. Guns used to do a collector article in each issue.
Then we got magazines like Pistolero that actually did a tongue in cheek article on shooting and eating looters.
Then each magazine tried to outdo each other with combat articles.
Then after years of thinking that 8 rounds was enough (Except for BHP) we all had to have hi caps.
AND.......there is nothing wrong with any of them, but it seems we just HAVE TO have firepower articles to read or the magazines go unsold.
I don't know whether it has gone too far. Firearms have simply become more efficient. And in most cases that is good.
But I often wonder if we would have all the anti gun flak if we were back in the old days of trying to hit dead center with a revolver or target auto.
I never felt undergunned with my P-38 until I saw a Beretta 92. I always felt VERY well armed with a 6" .357 revolver. And an M1 carbine seemed about as much as......I...needed for a light multi shot compact long gun.
Do you think we share any of the blame or is it just that society has become so damn irresponsible that no matter what we do, we are made to look bad?