I'm disapointed he participated in this.
Barrett should stick to what he's good at....making rifles and leave the "media battlefield" to those better skilled & qualified. To refer to the rifles as "Toys" shows his inexperience in front of a camera and poor choice of words. He was played as a chump by CBS whose main goal was drawing attention (public & political) to a problem that currently doesn't exist.
This media piece was an "offensive" move by the anti-gun crowd....it now puts Barrett and gun owners on the "defensive" to disprove something that hasn't happened. Anyone familar with battle tactics or sports knows you win with "offense" not "defense".
Barrett clearly admits without civilian sales he would be out of business....makes one wonder why he participated in painting a target on the 50 cal market? Was it intentional to spur sales and panic buying?
The efforts to beat this back in every state will be enormous. Diaz plants the seed, Barrett waters it....now it's up to the rest of us to kill it before it spreads. The DOD and Justice Department refused to be interviewed for the story, they saw it for what it was, another CBS hit piece....dumb move on Barrett's part or was it? $$$$? I'm disapointed he participated in this.
