#229 Doug Thompson Says:
February 27th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
What I find interesting is that none of those who want my ass on a pole now seem to remember what I wrote in 1994 opposing the efforts to ban assault weapons or my efforts in the 90s working with the American Shooting Sports Council in support of the Second Amendment.
Like the case of Jim Zumbo, it only takes one difference of opinion to create an grossly inaccurate perception that fails to recognize an overall body of work.
That is my main complaint with the gun lobby and many other special interest lobbies. Those who lobby in such a gung-ho fashion for unfettered support of the Second Amendment seem to forget the First Amendment — the one that says something about freedom of speech. Jim should have the freedom to express an opinion without fear of being driven from the business.
I guess it is telling that the Capitol Hill Blue editor’s email account has received more than 1500 emails demanding that I be fired. Don’t these folks realize I own the place?
A number of the comments to the column have been reasoned and well written but they are drowned out by the din of hyperbole, double negatives and bad grammar. It is also interesting that those who scream the loudest claim, incorrectly, that Zumbo and I support a ban on assault weapons. We don’t and nothing we wrote suggests that we do.
Doesn’t speak well for some of those who own assault weapons.
There’s been enough venting, repetition, hyperbole and insults posted here. Discussion is closed. If you want to comment further, join the thread on ReaderRant
–Doug