Well said, Will Beararms.
Some of those who champion the S&W boycott ought to rectify their own habits before they trumpet their point.
I personally don't own any S&Ws. But if I liked one, I'd get it---as simple as that. As long as I still have my rights, ain't nobody gonna tell me what or what not to buy.
Why do we import, each year, a trillion dollars worth of HappyMeal toys and other such crap from China, if we're so aghast at their human rights policies?
Why do we trade with Mexico, where there are no laws governing child labor and minors are routinely abused?
Why are some S&W boycotters drug abusers? Aren't they aware that there is a good chance that their "milk-money" may have ended up in Bin Laden's pockets, and ultimately amid the rubble of the WTC?
My dad once fought in battle the country that makes the P99. Its allies in the last great war make the G17 and CZ-75. And yet I own these guns. The reason is that politics, past or present, doesn't blur my vision.
Twelve years ago I was taught that Russians were vile scum, and that they should be loathed and hated for their,
then, radical political system. Today I am told they are America's steadfast friends and partners.
I don't know that many Russians; but this much is true: if I met some on the street, I would base my opinion of them on what I myself personally gathered from the experience, not on what others tried to brainwash me with.
Just to be able to SAY that is possible because some people DO understand what being an American is all about.
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On a separate note, I tried the Airweight yesterday. I think the Scandium/Titanium/Aluminum alloy, or whatever it is that makes it lighter, is not heavy enough to tame recoil. Not with +P loads anyhow. Get a Chief's Special...ooops!...I mean a SP101.
Sorry, Mal H...I read your post too late.