That kind of power has drawn a customer base of gun enthusiasts, Hollywood actors..."It's like, what does a 55-year-old man do with a Corvette? You drive it around and enjoy it," said Barrett, 51, whose customers include doctors, lawyers, movie makers and actors. "I know all the current actors who are Barrett rifle shooters, some Academy Award-winning people. But they don't publicize it. They love to play with them and have fun. Shooting is very fun."
So aside from having "fun," what are these privileged dilettantes doing to help shoulder the load of protecting the right to keep and bear arms? Hollywood's public statements overwhelmingly disparage guns in a very high-profile manner.
It's pretty much the same with pampered, overpaid sports "heroes," who own guns at a higher rate than the general populace while their leagues and teams, and the networks and advertisers that bring them into American homes, help fuel the anti-defense propaganda machine.
Where are the rich and notable individuals willing to step to the forefront on the Second Amendment--to use their talents and positions to proclaim the truth, and to pledge their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to the cause of liberty?
Ain't gonna happen. They're too focused on the universe revolving around their navels. If things are going to change, those of us without famous names or fabulous wealth are going to be the ones to make it happen.
Well there is Bruce Willis, and to some extent, Arnold Swa... forget it, not going to try to spell his last name. Anyway... there are some, but they are very few and very far between, that is most certainly true.
ReplyDeleteWindaria, please show me a post where Willis has made a statement of any significance regarding the Second Amendment, and more importantly, lent his name to the cause as a spokesman.
ReplyDeleteAs for Arnhole, that oaf is an enemy of gun rights and signed the .50 ban into law--he also publicly sided with Feinstein on banning semiautos. I researched and wrote extensively on this back during the CA gubernatorial campaign.
The two major film stars--Heston and Sellick--and rocker Nugent are the biggest names in the fray, but they're basically NRA party liners of the "enforce existing gun laws" school. Still, I respect their courage and willingness to attach their names to gun rights, even though I don't agree with them all the time.
Dave, did you catch the part in the FOX article you linked about ... "Ironically, within days of the December New York Times piece, it was revealed that the New York Times lets its reporters carry guns in Iraq." I never heard about that one.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I remember that--hypocrisy is nothing new for the "paper of record"--their elitist Chairman Emeritus "Punch" Sulzberger also has a CCW that ordinary New Yorkers couldn't get if their lives depended on it.
ReplyDeleteAnd their lives do depend on it.
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