Zumbo Letter
We respect Mr. Zumbo, both for his original mistake and his heartfelt retraction. As a Mountain Westerner, I grew up with guns. Firepower to me is less a weapon than a tool... but in Second Amendment terms, a Tool of Liberty, a guarantor of self-defense. NRA's generations-long battle impresses me tremendously, for it has stood the test of time. Surprising that Mr. Zumbo, for all his journalistic sophistication, could not have reflected a bit before rushing into print; but as he says, the left-ideological culture (which is all one ever hears reported) eventually becomes continuous background noise.
Why is that Congress can't ever pass a clarifying resolution, even legislation, mandating that "keep and bear arms" refers not to militia units, but to individuals' personal, private, inviolable right to hunt in season and defend themselves (am I ill-informed)? Mr. Zumbo speaks and apologizes with honorable intentions. We congratulate him, admire his modesty, and sincerely wish him well.
We respect Mr. Zumbo, both for his original mistake and his heartfelt retraction. As a Mountain Westerner, I grew up with guns. Firepower to me is less a weapon than a tool... but in Second Amendment terms, a Tool of Liberty, a guarantor of self-defense. NRA's generations-long battle impresses me tremendously, for it has stood the test of time. Surprising that Mr. Zumbo, for all his journalistic sophistication, could not have reflected a bit before rushing into print; but as he says, the left-ideological culture (which is all one ever hears reported) eventually becomes continuous background noise.
Why is that Congress can't ever pass a clarifying resolution, even legislation, mandating that "keep and bear arms" refers not to militia units, but to individuals' personal, private, inviolable right to hunt in season and defend themselves (am I ill-informed)? Mr. Zumbo speaks and apologizes with honorable intentions. We congratulate him, admire his modesty, and sincerely wish him well.