Friday, March 23, 2007
Dumbo Zumbo -- biting the hand that feeds you
The key to note is that the NRA and Outdoor life apparently acted quickly and properly:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?position=all&page=S3348&dbname=2007_record
I must admit that I seldom read Zumbo ( I can't even remember the last time) because of that snobbish attitude that many of those spoiled hunting writers get. They go on safaris and hunt everything in the world, perhaps paid for by the magazine or a gunmaker or bullet manufacturer or optic maker or some combination thereof, and then they criticize all of the poor "common" hunters enjoy something a little simpler and more easily attainable. Consider his use of the word "terrorist" in his description of the weapon used by some praire dog hunters: Why is he using such a word in conjunction with legitimate hunting activity? Remember, he's only talking about semi-automatic weapons which require a separate trigger pull for every shot; the sort of weapon that is popular for small varmit hunting. Truly a case of biting the hand that feeds you (maybe he was done eating). I guess he can commiserate with the Dixie Chicks -- and in a couple years he'll probably win some meaningless award that he doesn't deserve.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?position=all&page=S3348&dbname=2007_record
I must admit that I seldom read Zumbo ( I can't even remember the last time) because of that snobbish attitude that many of those spoiled hunting writers get. They go on safaris and hunt everything in the world, perhaps paid for by the magazine or a gunmaker or bullet manufacturer or optic maker or some combination thereof, and then they criticize all of the poor "common" hunters enjoy something a little simpler and more easily attainable. Consider his use of the word "terrorist" in his description of the weapon used by some praire dog hunters: Why is he using such a word in conjunction with legitimate hunting activity? Remember, he's only talking about semi-automatic weapons which require a separate trigger pull for every shot; the sort of weapon that is popular for small varmit hunting. Truly a case of biting the hand that feeds you (maybe he was done eating). I guess he can commiserate with the Dixie Chicks -- and in a couple years he'll probably win some meaningless award that he doesn't deserve.
// posted by Zerin Hood @ 10:14 PM 
