Mikhail Weiss
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Hi, all:
We, D.C. Burns and James Michael White, both published authors and sport shooters, started writing a novel called How To Shoot Straight about a year ago because we wanted to write a great story which portrayed the gun community in a realistic and positive light. As authors, we know that sometimes the best way to explain the truth about anything is through good fiction.
Then some horrible things happened and, once again, the gun community got the blame. Not the crazy people. The gun community. As if there is something wrong with us because we understand what the Second Amendment is actually for, and because we choose to exercise the ability to protect ourselves against crazy people, gang-bangers, or anyone else who might try harm us.
After weeks of listening to absolute baloney, we decided we needed drop everything else and get this book finished as soon as possible so that we can explain reality to a lot of silly, ignorant people. We find it astonishing that so many anti-gun people see themselves as sophisticated for wanting to ban guns from “civilized” society, not realizing that their view of “sophistication” looks like nothing more than domestication to the gun community, something that turns them rather, well, sheep-like. We see them as people who have abdicated responsibility for their own safety and believe the fantasy that somehow police officers (with guns) are only seconds away if some bad guys kick in their doors to rob, rape or kill them. And they think we’re stupid. Seriously?
In order to finish the book and pay for cover art, publishing, marketing and distribution ourselves, we have put together a Kickstarter Project which we invite you to visit.
We ask for three things. One: a donation, for which you will receive a token of our appreciation. Two: please spread the word. Publishing, marketing and distributing a book is not cheap and, of course, we would like to rally as big a crowd of Gun Community supporters as possible to make a big impression. Three: we invite you to be a part of the book by contributing your gun tips or your shooting wisdom, which will be printed in a special section of the book called Straight Shootin’ along with your name. To become a part of the book, please visit our website at Howtoshootstraight.com. Thanks, and good shooting!
P.S. I’ll be happy to answer any questions that you may have, and will be as prompt as I can.
We, D.C. Burns and James Michael White, both published authors and sport shooters, started writing a novel called How To Shoot Straight about a year ago because we wanted to write a great story which portrayed the gun community in a realistic and positive light. As authors, we know that sometimes the best way to explain the truth about anything is through good fiction.
Then some horrible things happened and, once again, the gun community got the blame. Not the crazy people. The gun community. As if there is something wrong with us because we understand what the Second Amendment is actually for, and because we choose to exercise the ability to protect ourselves against crazy people, gang-bangers, or anyone else who might try harm us.
After weeks of listening to absolute baloney, we decided we needed drop everything else and get this book finished as soon as possible so that we can explain reality to a lot of silly, ignorant people. We find it astonishing that so many anti-gun people see themselves as sophisticated for wanting to ban guns from “civilized” society, not realizing that their view of “sophistication” looks like nothing more than domestication to the gun community, something that turns them rather, well, sheep-like. We see them as people who have abdicated responsibility for their own safety and believe the fantasy that somehow police officers (with guns) are only seconds away if some bad guys kick in their doors to rob, rape or kill them. And they think we’re stupid. Seriously?
In order to finish the book and pay for cover art, publishing, marketing and distribution ourselves, we have put together a Kickstarter Project which we invite you to visit.
We ask for three things. One: a donation, for which you will receive a token of our appreciation. Two: please spread the word. Publishing, marketing and distributing a book is not cheap and, of course, we would like to rally as big a crowd of Gun Community supporters as possible to make a big impression. Three: we invite you to be a part of the book by contributing your gun tips or your shooting wisdom, which will be printed in a special section of the book called Straight Shootin’ along with your name. To become a part of the book, please visit our website at Howtoshootstraight.com. Thanks, and good shooting!
P.S. I’ll be happy to answer any questions that you may have, and will be as prompt as I can.