Are doomed to repeat it.

See also: James Zumbo.

Reeds Exhibitions failed to observe what happened to him in,IIRC, 2007 when he posted on his blog at Outdoor Life the following:

I must be living in a vacuum. The guides on our hunt tell me that the
use of AR and AK rifles have a rapidly growing following among hunters,
especially prairie dog hunters. I had no clue. Only once in my life
have I ever seen anyone using one of these firearms. I call them
“assault” rifles, which may upset some people. Excuse me, maybe I’m a
traditionalist, but I see no place for these weapons among our hunting
fraternity. I’ll go so far as to call them “terrorist” rifles. They tell
me that some companies are producing assault rifles that are
“tackdrivers.” Sorry, folks, in my humble opinion, these things have no
place in hunting. We don’t need to be lumped into the group of people
who terrorize the world with them, which is an obvious concern. I’ve
always been comfortable with the statement that hunters don’t use
assault rifles. We’ve always been proud of our “sporting firearms.” This
really has me concerned. As hunters, we don’t need the image of walking
around the woods carrying one of these weapons. To most of the public,
an assault rifle is a terrifying thing. Let’s divorce ourselves from
them. I say game departments should ban them from the praries [sic] and
woods.[2]

The result was, for him, significant and swift: The public outcry was loud. People, sportsmen and hunters, demanded action.  They got it.
 
He lost his job a spokesman for Remington, his Outdoor Channel show was put on hold, and Outdoor life essentially fired him. Other sponsors severed their relationship with him as well. His career was, for all intents and purposed, over. 

Same with Reeds Exhibitions. While there are other shows, of other types that they will promote and manage, they have, for all intents and purposes lost the shooting and outdoors segment of their business. Eastern Sports and Outdoors show is, essentially, history. Likely they will lose the SHOT show because of public outcry.

Political correctness doesn’t fly among sportsmen, no matter it be fishing, hunting, trapping, or whatever. We tend to see reality as it is. 



Too bad Reeds doesn’t..Yet. Likely neither will our politicians until they start something they won’t like. 

 

That while we are all up in arms over gun control, the legislature are quietly talking “immigration reform”.

Essentially, amnesty to 11 million or so illegal immigrants.

So let your congressmen know that you don’t like that idea either.

Do it in a separate phone call or email or fax.

I wonder if this whole thing isn’t planned out ahead  of time…keeping us distracted over gun control while slipping the knife into our backs over illegals.

So Obama wants the Republicans to compromise on gun control:

Here the thing, if we are gonna “have a discussion” on gun control, then lets have one.

The left wants us to compromise from the current position, which was a compromise of the current position then….They keep wanting a compromise from the previous compromise . They steadily move the goalpost from zero control towards confiscation. Every few years, they stand on their current position and say “we need to have a conversation on gun control” We need to compromise” the thing is, for many of us, the last few compromises went too far already.

We cannot keep on “compromising” our rights freedoms, and ability to resist tyranny away every few years.

If the left *REALLY* wants a “conversation” on gun control then let us have one:

On the table is all the below legislation:

National Firearms Act of 1934
Omnibus Crime Control act of 1968
Gun Control Act of 1968
Firearms Owners Act of 1986

Lets “discuss” those regulations….With an eye towards repealing them. Let’s compromise.

And let us put the ATF (BATF(e)) back to a taxing agency, not an enforcement agency with what are essentially stormtroopers.

When those are all subject to repeal, Then we can we have a “discussion” about compromises.

Today, they want to play checkers. We have been playing chess for a while. But I think that that the chess players on their side are waiting and watching. So should we.

Keep calling your senators and congressmen. State reps too. Even if you KNOW they will vote one way or another, keep the pressure on. Keep them informed as to what you want. Encourage others to do the same.

You can find your legislators at the top of the left side, under “How to find your congresscritters” Take the time to call…Or FAX….or Email. If they vote on our side, encourage and support them. If not,and they vote against your views, then make sure they know that they are pissing off a constituent. One who votes.

You gotta read THIS.

Sadly, it may well not be a troll. I know people who would nod their head and say ‘I can’t argue with the logic”.  Sadly, these people have a vote that is as valid a yours or mine.

“Fake but accurate” applies here, maybe.

Troll or not, it is funny.

And I looked back and saw only one set of footprints.

And God said to me:

“The sandpeople often walk in single file to hide their numbers”

But it’s a good story.

READ

Gunshow yesterday….

Prices for Black Rifles were high (2-3 times what they were just  month or so ago). Ammo too. Few deals were to be had. The Gun Show promoter was making a large pile of cash though.Lots of looking, few buyers.

Listened to one guy complain about the high prices and the “gouging” . Asked him why he was buying now? He said he wanted a rifle before “they” made them illegal, but was unhappy about the prices. He felt that the prices should have remained at the “old” level.

I inquired why he hadn’t bought a gun when he had the opportunity in the years leading up to now? Hadn’t he seen the writing on the wall?

He complained that he hadn’t “needed” one until now.

So I asked him why he felt that since the supply had remained the same and the demand had increased that pricing should not reflect that? What was wrong with good old capitalistic commerce? No one was forcing him to make that purchase. Why he felt that he could set prices rather than the lawful owner of the firearms? Why should anyone accommodate his failure to plan by giving him a gun at the “old” prices??

He complained that it wasn’t “fair”

So I looked at him and said “I bet you are the kind of guy who doesn’t merge with traffic until the last minute….yer the guy who runs up in the lane and expects everyone else to let you in, and bitches when all the other cars which have been in line to exit, or to enter a construction zone, won’t let you enter to the end of the line….aren’t you?” Weasel.

Everyone else laughed, and he got little sympathy from the crowd.

He purpled up and stalked off complaining about how he couldn’t even find a gun he could afford.

I bet he’ll be the guy who complains that there aren’t generators or gas readily available at low prices next time the day after an ice storm either. Likely has two days worth of food in the house, even though he knows a winter storm is coming.

I hope he had to pay a pretty penny for a “Black Rifle”. Stupid should hurt. Failure to plan should cost.

Seems that the majority (or at least enough) of the vendors, exhibitors, and sponsors at the Eastern Sports and Outdoors Show have pulled out that the organizer, Reed Exhibitions, has cancelled (“postponed”) the show.

While I feel for the other vendors, and the folks who would have been paid to work the show, I think this an excellent thing. An excellent demonstration of the marketplace in action. And an excellent demonstration of solidarity which our legislators would do well to heed. Enough support for the Second Amendment  that a MAJOR sports show had to be cancelled.

Reeds really stuck their foot in a large pile of excrement here. And, sadly, they likely don’t even realize why or how.

Due to Technical Difficulties (a fried laptop) I didn’t post the notice of J.M. Browning’s birthday.

Hey, if you are a disciple of his, then you already knew that, right?

And if you are one of the others, you likely didn’t care anyway.

You ever stop and wonder what he could have done with modern materials and manufacturing methods?

To Tam.