Dick Metcalf Fired

[truck driver]

Well it seems G&A has fired Dick Metcalf for writing and publishing an article supporting Gun Control.
The article is Let's Talk Limits in the December issue. I read it and must have missed something some where. He was stating his approval on the latest CCW statute that was passed by Ill. giving the gun owners the right to carry if they took some training to prove they know how to handle a hand gun.It seems the anti gun crowd picked up on it and blew it out of proportion. In my home state you have to prove the need for a permit and most of the times are turned down unless it is for work and then it's only good while on the job.

 

[Guest]

I responded over on Weatherby Nation, so I'll just post the link here:

http://www.weatherbynation.com/spikecam ... nd-ammo/0/

But I contend that Metcalf wasn't fired for expressing support for training, but rather for failing to use logic, failing to be honest about the meaning of words, and misunderstanding the concept of burdensome or prohibitive. Literally every argument he made is either a twisting of the meaning of words, an outright reversal of meaning, an untruth, or a straw-man argument with no factual basis in reality. Are there people careless with firearms? Certainly. Do accidents increase when shall-issue laws are put into effect? Nope. So his logic is unsound, at least, and his justification for it is what got him into significant trouble.

 

[hubcap]

I,m hardcore on this one. Give them an inch and they will take a mile. Metcalf blew it in my opinion.

 

[steve4102]

http://www.thebangswitch.com/guns-ammo- ... f-article/

Sorry, I'm not impressed.
Bequette published the Article, he read the article, he new what was in the article, he knew what the article meant, IMO he Agrees with the Article. Then when his subscribers get pissed, he fires the author of the article. That's pretty Chicken Shit.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Metcalf is gone, we have enough problems trying to protect our rights, we don't need people like him writing anti Second Amendment articles in the future.

Then Berquette, throws us another bone saying he is resigning as well. Well, not really resigning because of his actions, just resigning a few day/weeks early. Thanks for nothin.

IMO there is no apology that can fix the damage this article will generate. The Antis and the Bradys will wave this article in our faces for months to come.