To our Gunguy brothers and sisters:
Send your Gun Guy and Gun Gal opinions to mailbag@gunguys.com.
NOTE: If
we feel like it, any email you send to Gun Guys may be published
with your name.
Don't hold your fire, we want to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Mike Magnum, Proprietor of Gunguys.com gun shop and liquor
emporium.
Gun Guys in Arizona
Cottonwood, Az. Aug. 30
Leisure Times, The guide to Cottonwood Parks and Recreation Activities
and Facilities, Vol. 18 No. 2. page 4
9/11 Memorial Schedule
Cottonwood Kid's Park…etc.
The Mayor of Cottonwood has requested that 3,034 shells be fired
into the air on this date in remembrance of each life lost in
the horrific attack at the World Trade Center.
Roy Rousseau
Women Against Gun Control
Dear Gun Guys,
Attn: Mike Magnum
Thank you so much for the visitors and new members that you sent
to the Women Against Gun Control website!
It sounds to me like you're pro-gun and that you really respect
women who stand up and fight for the right to protect our husbands
and children from those who would do us harm.
How come we only got 3
out of 5 rounds?
And I'm glad that you like my voice! I'll sing to you anytime
you like! That's really what I'm best at--singing and playing
the piano. Heck, singing and shooting, pianos and pistols--that's
what we do best!
If you'd ever like to meet with any of us ladies of high caliber,
you know who to contact us. We'll even make you some homemade
cookies!
Best regards,
Janalee Tobias, President, WAGC
"The 2nd Amendment IS the Equal Rights Amendment"
cc: Nancy, WAGC EVP
Gun Control
Ok, here's something you must not understand.
The second ammendment is a RIGHT not a PRIVILIGE. I'm not going
to beat a dead horse by going on and on, but here are some quick
facts my feeble gun grabbing friends.
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of
a free state, the RIGHT of the people to keep and bear arms, shall
not be infringed.
Now, if we are to strictly look at what it says, it is refering
to primarily to arms that are designed for militia, not hunting
guns.
Ok, we are guaranteed the right to keep and bear arms. Since
the context of the Constitution refers to military arms, this
would also include so called "assault weapons" Come on people,
you really think semi-auto rifles are the cause of all the evil
we see? is that what you really think? An unbalanced duck hunter
could cause more damage with a 12 gauge shotgun than a whacked
out maniac with a semi auto rifle and 30 round clip could.
I know this letter will be rebutted and rebutted again, but here
you go. PLAIN AND SIMPLE SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND. THE RIGHT TO BEAR
ARMS IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH FREE SPEECH AND THE RIGHT TO BE SECURE
IN YOUR HOME!
Do doubt I'm a "crazy survivalist" whack job for believing
this, or maybe you're just a bunch of gun grabbing idiots with
no regard for the United States Constitution. It's all a matter
of public or personal perception.
slappyhooper@netscape.net
Follow the stats in Albuquerque for shootings. Seems like there's
hardly a day and never a weekend without an 'event'.
B. Morgan, Albuquerque, NM.
Laughable
Dear Mailbag:
Some people....
This fellow's argument is laughable. It is inconsistent and anti-social.
He makes me want to buy a gun for protection from him!
Guns reduce crime. Gun control increases crime, it is a fact.
Look what happened to Australia; 44% increase in violent crime
after the gun ban went into effect. The criminals know the citizens
can't defend themselves!
Alternately, look at England where hardly anyone is allowed a
gun. The beat cops carry nothing more harmful than a nightstick
and a can of gas. And yet the English are not routinely ravished
in their beds. I wonder why?
And I'd like a reference for the Australia point. I hadn't heard
anything about a gun ban recently. And of course the citizens
aren't the best at defending themselves; that's why they have
armies and police forces to maintain law and order. It takes training
to defend oneself, and in today's society you don't have wild
animals and resentful natives trying to oust you, except in the
Middle East.
We are all sovereign beings and may choose to own a firearm
if we so desire.
True. I have no problem with hunting rifles. However, some guns
are made specifically for killing people. Are my rights infringed
by your owning an AK-47? If you were to get drunk and let off
a few rounds once a week, I would feel intimidated and infringed.
You can wear a pistol on your hip as long as it's obvious and
the building lets it in, but how do you think people are going
to react to you? You wouldn't get many cheerful "hello's"
flashing heat.
It doesn't matter how many people are killed with a gun, on
purpose or on accident.
It doesn't? I expect it matters to the people who have been shot,
and to their relatives and friends. It matters to me. This is
the anti-social part; this man would not care how many people
he had to shoot, just so he could get to the gun store on time.
It is our right to own one for protection, hunting, or just
plain fun and that right supercedes any dangers to society or
individuals that may be associated with guns.
"Just plain fun?" A gun is a weapon, not a toy! This
fellow was going on about how proper gun training saves lives,
and now he's saying he plays with his guns? I can understand recreational
shooting, but I hope he does it in a gun range.
No right can infringe upon another's well-being or freedom, especially
if exercising that right endangers one's fellow citizens. In fact
it is a responsibility to ensure that no one else gets hurt when
you're having fun. They punish accidental death in this country;
not severely, but it is a crime.
Gun owners will not be regulated and we will not go unarmed!
I have more faith that my bullets provide better protection for
my family that the bumbling police ever could.
Gee, I hope he doesn't mind that a stiff proportion of his taxes
goes to support those "bumbling police" around his town.
I wonder what he means by "bumbling," and whether his
tune would be different if a relative of his was on the force.
I hope the police realize their assistance isn't appreciated in
this man's house, and that they let him deal with his own loss...
as long as he doesn't hurt anybody.
In closing, I would like to say that the easiest place for criminals
to get guns is from the household of a gun owner. The private
citizen does not have the budget to set up a store-level security
system; and if they compensate by keeping a loaded gun where they
can easily get it, I hope they don't mind going to their childrens'
funerals.
Tom Williams
Pissing into the wind
Hi Gunguys,
I log onto your site every day, and am appalled at the death
rate from guns. But, we are all pissing into the wind, if we think
anything is going to change. In case you hadn't noticed, the inmates
are in charge of the asylum.
Dale Carselli
Can't beat 'em? Join 'em!
Joseph Diamond has a good point, but buying guns en mass will
only subsidize the corporations funding the NRA and the right
wing. Instead, if 20 or 30 million of us JOINED the NRA and showed
up at their yearly meeting, we could shut the whole thing down...PEACEFULLY.
Just vote it out of existence....
Just an old hippy's pacifist viewpoint...
Sharon Wilson
Your are so sad
Owning a firearm is a right, period, and there's not a damn thing
you will ever do about it. Proper instruction in gun safety saves
lives. Fear and ignorance kill. Guns are not a problem, people
like you are. Cars kill more people, wouldn't you better serve
the community by fighting against the killer automobile?
Guns reduce crime. Gun control increases crime, it is a fact.
Look what happened to Australia; 44% increase in violent crime
after the gun ban went into effect. The criminals know the citizens
can't defend themselves!
We are all sovereign beings and may choose to own a firearm if
we so desire. There is no justification for any other view. It
doesn't matter how many people are killed with a gun, on purpose
or on accident. It is our right to own one for protection, hunting,
or just plain fun and that right supercedes any dangers to society
or individuals that may be associated with guns.
Gun owners will not be regulated and we will not go unarmed!
I have more faith that my bullets provide better protection for
my family that the bumbling police ever could.
Free in America
Johnny Cock
polpot@yahoo.com
Swiss Guns
It is a fact that every male in Switzerland becomes a member
of the Army when he is 19 years old, and he is then issued a gun.
However, he is not allowed to have any ammunition at his disposal.
He is issued a sealed can of ammo....and he must present it each
year to a Town official who checks that the seal is not broken.
If a war should break out then the ammunition is immediately available,
of course.
I like that! I think we should let everyone have a gun, but outlaw
ammunition. Then neither the good guys or the bad guys could shoot
each other.
D. fitz
Kingston NY
HAHA - Women Against Gun Control
I always laugh when something like this comes up.
"Women Against Gun Control" Hey, they've even got a
woman on the web page! I'll bet she just loves the guns with the
longer barrels! And look at the feminine color scheme! Must be
one tough broad that's behind this organization, huh?
Well, no. Just like every other organization purportedly looking
out for women by promoting policies that further endanger or enslave
them, like the anti-abortionists, the promisekeepers, or the plethora
of other "family values" outfits, this organization
is run by a man! Gee, what a surprise!
Sally
I read somewhere that they discovered an Al-Qaeda manual which
mentions the easy availability of guns in the US. Also, the IRA
has mentioned this, too.
Any idea where I can get these cites? Thanks, keep up the good
work!!
- Dan in Boulder
Try this: http://www.usdoj.gov/
ag/trainingmanual.htm
- Mike
Came to your site from MHO. Lifelong resident of New York with
the exception of five years in Calif. so gun control seems natural.
Last week I had the unusual (for me) experience of travelling
800 miles by car through rural Texas and Oklahoma. Spent week
listening to right wing radio and thumbing Guns and Ammo and Soldier
Of Fortune at truckstops. While travelling a thought occurred
to me. Since the present administration is busy curtailing many
rights with the exception of second amendment rights, why shouldn't
liberals, Democrats, gays, minorities etc avail themselves of
their second amendment rights and acquire some serious heat?
There is some great stuff around. 50caliber sniper rifles with
armor piercing capability, AK47's etc. etc.
I envision bumper stickers with "Straight Shooters for Gore"
or whatever liberal or Dem is running. Gay Pride parades with
the guys carrying NRA banners and with crossed bullet webs on
their chests like Sylvester Stallone. Give Charlton Heston a heart
attack. After 20 or 30 million serious weapons (or less) are in
the hands of the "wrong people" the "powers that
be" would begin to think seriously that weapons in the hands
of civilians is not such a good idea and it could lead to gun
control.
Joseph Diamond
I think that the 2nd amendment is grossly misinterpeted on account
of spelling not being a regulated discipline in 1770. The founding
fathers meant to imply that citizens have a right to BARE arms......not
BEAR arms. The reason that they thought it was necessary to include
this in the Constitution was because the crazy Puritans had enacted
laws that forced everyone to wear long sleeves all the time. The
fathers, who mostly came from Virginia, knew how hot it could
get here in the summer and so they wanted the citizens of the
New Country to know that they sympathized with them and were willing
to let them seek coolness when the weather turned too warm.
Besides what moron would want to exchange his or her perfectly
functional human arms for dirty hairy sweaty clumsy bear arms?
Happy to be helpful.
D Fitz
Kingston NY
PS My uncle Sol always thought he had the right to arm himself
with BEER
Sirs:
It continues to amaze me that you apparently don't realize that
the presence of firearms in the hands of law-obeying citizens
has drastically and universally REDUCED crime.
Thank you for your time.
........Ray Ordorica
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