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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. Har Har At least us gun nuts have a manhood to measure up to something. Judging from the spew that you write, you all at gunguys must be chicks with dicks who do little boys. Lynn Empey London Dear Mike, Facts about the UK. One - Gun crime dropped after the total ban was implemented; Two - London is a laugh. I'm 140 pounds and I never have any hassle there; Three - There were 38 gun deaths in London in 2001. Rather low for a city of 5 million. In NYC in 2000 there were 532; Four - We may suck a cricket, but you suck worse. Thought this might be of interest to some of your more, unEuropean, friends. English James J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover was, in my opinion, the worst blight to hit America, up to and including Sept 11th. But he did not wear dresses. The entire "Hoover in a dress" story comes from one individual. This invididual states that it happened in a place with many people around. None of the other individuals will support this story. The invidividual in question has good cause to be incredibly bitter at J. Edgar, because of some previous relationship. I hate him, I think it is a smack in the face to all humans that his name appears above the FBI building, but there is no point trying to suggest he was a cross-dresser. There's just no evidence outside of one, resentful, former friend's verbal admission. thx. Josh Arizona Guys, Check out what's going on in AZ. The NRA boys are attempting to make the already very open guns laws even more open. Today you can walk down the street with a Glock strapped to your hip. You can also get a concealed permit. It takes completion of a gun course. Now they want to "reform" the concealed law and make carrying an unlicensed concealed gun a misdemeanor with a max fine of $50. Kinda creeps me out. "J R" The Smith& Wesson .500 Magnum Dear ninny, I just finished reading your piece on the new Smith and Wesson .500 Magnum, and I've got to admit I'm a little worried about you. The fact that you're so obviously terrified of an inanimate object is, well, alarming to say the least. Are you feeling ok? Do you need a nice rest? Are there any other inanimate objects that scare you this much? I'll bet there are lots of them, aren't there? Seek help... In any case, I was so moved by the hysterical shrieking of yours that I just put in an order for a Smith & Wesson .500 Magnum today. I figured that anything that made a bed wetter like you so afraid had to be worth owning. And to think, I was one of the "the gun nuts and assorted losers" who was boycotting Smith and Wesson. Silly me. Well, perhaps Smith and Wesson will give you a commission, as you just sold one of their products all by yourself. I hope that you're happy, I know I am. Ghussan D. Munem P.S. I was going to clue you in that the .500 Magnum will likely not penetrate body armor. You see, it's a big, fat, cast lead, round nosed bullet, and those don't do too well against kevlar. But then I remembered that you're totally unencumbered by facts in everything that you write. Why then should I try to burden you with facts? They'll just make you all upset. It's so much easier for you to whine when you don't need those mean old facts to back up what you say, isn't it? Keep on bleating, sheep man... .50 Caliber I thought your piece on the new 50 caliber was great! My wife liked it too! She said I won't have to take my viagra tonight. Thanks John De Marco And Growing Just thought you might like to know. Our company has sold 18 of these fine firearms and another 8 of the hunter model. While these firearms are not yet on the market, each buyer has deposited between $300 and $500 on there order so they are serious buyers. I bet that tweaks your ass no end. Jack Kane Your Smith & Wesson page You know what I'd like to see you trash? Hardware manufacturers. The people who manufacture hammers, crowbars, 5 gallon buckets and monkey wrenches. They all kill people! Happens every day. Tragic. And, those buckets! Talk about unintentional child deaths! Unconscionable. Do you place no responsibility whatsoever on people? Individual, human people? The ones who are supposed to supervise and teach children? The ones who are supposed to obey laws? Hm. I guess I'm a gun nut, but I taught my children about guns... how to leave them alone when they were small, and how to use them correctly when they were bigger. They never had anything but respect for them, and are now quite knowledgeable about them and enjoy them for sport. I also obey laws. I have never killed or maimed anyone ... surprise! And, on the subject of syntax, "A Hunting Handgun For Any Game Animal Walking." Normally, such a superlative is used to illustrate the higher end of the usage scale, as in elephants, grizzly bears or water buffalo. Just like SUV commercials show the vehicle climbing a mountain of rocks. Is that their intended use? If so, why do so many people "need" them? Yes, some people do hunt elephants for rational reasons. It's not a stupid statement, as you so want us to believe. Oh, and by the way, I don't belong to the Klan, nor do any of my neighbors or family members. Never have, never will. Think a bit before you put pen to paper, and be careful about painting labels on people with a broad brush. Just makes you look small-minded, you know. Dale Piper vacuous author I feel extremely safe knowing that the S&W .50 cal is not at all concealable, far too expensive for criminals -- and that I, as law-abiding citizens, have the right to carry one, much to the chagrin of the vacuous author of this article. Johann Opitz Another senseless gun death My uncle was a munitions instructor in World War II, so he was more familiar with safe handling of guns then the average pistol-packing asshole. A few days ago, he was cleaning one of his guns and it discharged hitting him in the head. The wound was inoperable because of the bullet's close proximity to his brain. He died at 9:45am this morning -- highly sedated and yet still screaming in pain. Now tell me again why it is important to own a f***ing firearm? Katherine Colletti UK Pistol Laws Dear Sir, For the first time since the Dunblane school (Scotland) shooting a major newspaper has written an article suggesting that the anti-pistol laws be revoked. Will not happen of course as the Socialists might lose a few votes from the pink brigade. It is however a first move towards sanity. Yours faithfully William "Bill" Scroggie Keene Family Gun Guys--I love you. Keep up the good work--seriously. I read Ms. Keene's letter about her brother's woes and Magnum's e-mail on the topic. I understand Ms. Keene, that some people have a genetic predisposition to anger problems. I don't think your folks are to blame. But ya know, that's the point--this is all part of the human condition; some of us will always be poor (dangerous) gun owners, no matter what treatment we have access to, etc., etc. As long as some people in the crowd have low IQs, poor judgment, drug addictions, poor insight, are too young, and/or have very poor anger control--it's a disaster to make guns available to everyone. A horde of unfit owners will always be out there in any human population. This is just reality. And though most gun owners stay out of trouble, those who don't cause more than enough misery to offset any good that guns might do. I applaud the Gun Guys and other entities that strive so hard to drive this point home. The tragedy is that so many just don't "get it," or worse, shrug it off and say, "It's not my problem--am I my brother's keeper?" I do feel bad for you as a person over your family situation, and agree that your brother's intrinsic problems are not your parents' fault. But I agree with Magnum that your dad is misguided. He of all people, in view of his unsuccessful efforts to help your brother, should understand how stupid it is to just let anybody and everybody have a gun, with nary an intelligent question asked ahead. Good luck, Mother Bear I'm afraid of Americans . . . Hi Guys, I get a shiver down my spine when I read some of the insane statements coming from hardcore pro-gun supporters. I have come to the conclusion that ignorance is rampant in the US...and this is the heart of your problems...a mildly HUGE lack in education. Statements like "I will never give up my right to own firearms, from my .22 to my AK-47, I will never give them up, or surrender them. you should all be in prison for treason!" These statements reveal the backbone (Or lack there of) of their logic (if that's what you want to call it). The question is, how do you argue with such stupidity? My advice is to ignore the plebeians...move onto congress, at least they're capable of some sort of comprehensive dialogue rather than the traditional "WE GOT DA BOMB!" mentality you run into with these morons. If that doesn't work, may I suggest Thailand, we have good food, not so many guns, and the ignoramus' that write to you would never get here because they wouldn't be able to find it on a map. Foreign Mantis Thank you I just wanted to thank you for telling me about the .500 S&W revolver and ammo. What a beautiful thing! I rarely carry, and when I do, nobody knows it, and so far, I've always been able to avoid having to make it known. I can reason with most humans, and avoid most of those for whom reason has no meaning. On the other hand, I am deathly afraid of being awakened by a large predator while still helpless, coming from sleep. The .454 Casull, while an admirable effort, is just a bit light as an emergency defense against griz. Heck, a BLU-82 is none too heavy, but tough to use in close quarters. I think you have just cured my insomnia in the backcountry. Tim Conway will you guys ever learn I mean seriously here, what is it that you anti-gun parasites don't like? is it the freedom to have a gun? the joy someone might have with firing a firearm that might bother you? I mean I don't get it? you anti-gunners would beat a person into a coma if his dog crapped in your front yard, or gave you the finger at a stop light for cutting them off, you are not about peace and love, you're about the destruction of a way of life. we go to war to protect our freedoms, instead you go out and cause anarchy in the nations streets protesting whatever you are protesting, it isn't about the war, its about what you particularly don't like, a certain administration, a certain party in charge of the house and senate and white house. you want the freedom to kill the unborn but not a murderer who deserves death. I have a target shoot here at my farm where my brothers and friends and I can get together to fire our guns. no alcohol no illicit drugs. (which I'm sure you pseudo do-gooders have a ball doing) just clean good Godly fun and fellowship. why in the world would you want to take that part of americana away from us just because you don't like it. people get hurt everyday from accidents, mishaps and unfortunate timing, not from guns, but choking, slipping, climbing, and many other home and work problems. so what is it? here is what I think it is … you guys are just hateful, sad, angry and most probably bored. most of all I think you just despise the american way of life, the freedoms we all enjoy. you've never been to a place yet where you've had to fight for what you love and care deeply about whether historically or personally. there is an old axiom "be careful of what you wish for, you just might get it". kenny smith Dear Gun Guys, I proudly proclaim myself to be Joseph Flanagan, and you anti-gun liberal assholes do not scare me! Go ahead, post my name? Tell Sarah Brady I stopped by, and for all of you to start packing your bags, cause the end is near! Best regards, Joe Flanagan (PA) A quick question To all you pro gun psychos... How is it that in a country like Iraq, where every farmer, doctor, and child owns an automatic weapon, a dictatorship STILL sprung up? Could it be that the ability to own a gun may not actually have ANY bearing on your governments decisions? Do you loonies with hunting rifles and handguns think they would even make a DENT if the US government decided to cow us all? Think again army reject. The funny thing about comparing an anti-gun activist to Stalin, Bin Laden, Hussein, and the like is that EVERY DAMN ONE of the above mentioned ADVOCATES people taking up arms. Do we hate freedom? Hell no we don't! But I find it hilarious that you could possibly equate wanting to usher in even the most MINOR of gun protection law as a deep and abiding hatred for our great Country. Gentlemen, I think you need a nice deep shot of PERSPECTIVE. Curtis Second Amendment Hi Gunguys- Was Thomas Jefferson wrong, or what? To Jefferson the Second Amendment was “the substitution of militia for a standing army.” Now we have a huge standing army, no militia comparable to that of Jefferson’s day, and a Second Amendment that is being used to maintain our nation’s lead in writing gun-related death certificates. Jefferson thought a well-regulated militia, in preference to a standing army, was the proper defense of a free people. In a letter to Dr. Joseph Priestley in 1802 he referred to the Second Amendment as just such a substitution. So, was Thomas Jefferson wrong, or what? Jefferson’s letter to Dr. Priestley can be read at page 324 of this: http://www.constitution.org/tj/jeff10.txt -Leif Rakur Hard to Understand Dear Mike, I think you’re aces. I don’t understand the assholes who write to you complaining of your views and statements. A fairer explanation of the gun culture cannot be found. Keep up the good work. Bob Shields P.S. Did you hear that the Bull’s-eye Shooting Store owner in Tacoma didn’t realize his Bushmaster display model had been stolen? Tight security and good record keeping, eh? 500 S&W Winner Hi Guys: Congratulations on Site of the Month award going to Smith & Wesson for the new 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum. This is truly an amazing engineering feat. Finally, for the first time in human history we have a handgun that generates as much muzzle energy as the ancient 7x57mm Mauser military rifle developed in 1892. Both rounds generate 2,500 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. Note that the ability of small arms fire to penetrate body armor is directly proportional to impact energy, which is always less than muzzle energy due to deceleration from wind drag. Meaning that any body armor that won't hold up to the 500 S&W Magnum won't hold up to 90% of the deer rifles out there either, such as 270 Winchester, 308 Winchester, 30-06, etc. At $1000+ each, 5 1/4 pounds and an overall length of 18 inches this one is bound to be a winner with the Saturday night special crowd. I've seen police photos of sawed-off shotguns that were shorter. But when compared to a full size dangerous game rifle at over 8 pounds and 42 inches in length this much easier to carry in the field. The true beneficiaries of this remarkable advance are Forest Service personnel, oil pipeline workers, botanists, zoologists, archeologists, and nature photographers, etc. Those whose work requires them to be in areas where Grizzly bears, or Hippos (far and away the largest killer of man in the animal kingdom), of Cape Buffalo or any dangerous wild animals are abundant. Those who would otherwise be required by regulation or just common sense to carry a defensive weapon capable of handling dangerous animals weighing over 1000 pounds. Most of these workers spend a great deal of time on foot and are already carrying a large amount of equipment. Too these people their dangerous game protection is like part of their first aid kit. It is very seldom used, but when you need it, you really need it!!!! Denise Kelly Lunatic Fringe It's so funny to read the drivel that comes from pro-gun people. I live in a country that has banned firearms in both public and private. I leave my door unlocked at night. So far I have not been murdered and I am not afraid to walk the streets at night. Yes, there are guns in this country, but the only people that die from them are people that shoot at each other. As far as protection is concerned I have a fist and a big pair of boots but have never needed to use them since the school playground. A country that is driven by fear whose children grow up under the shadow of violence and war should not be giving guns freely to their people. Over 11,000 people were shot to death in the USA last year! That is crazy!! I cannot believe that your citizens tolerate such insanity just for some misplaced sense of "freedom". The only thing stopping me from visiting the US is the threat of guns and death. Graeme Stewart |
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