Just wanted to point out that that Mr. Zumbo implied the owners of some of the most popular carbines in America were "terrorists" on a Friday night, gun owners weighed in via email and gun forums on Saturday and Sunday, Remington dropped him on Monday, and the NRA finally issued a statement THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY. *We* grassroots gun owners emailed the NRA and let them know about it. They were clueless, and their offices were closed while all this went down.
Mr. Zumbo wasn't criticized because he said anything about the NRA (he didn't), but because of the namecalling he directed at tens of millions of gun owners. The fact that his #1 sponsor, Remington, not only sells ammunition for the guns he slammed as "terrorist weapons" (and .223 Remington is Remington's top selling centerfire caliber by far), but also manufactures AR-based hunting rifles in .223 and 6.8mm Remington, also had a lot to do with his loss of sponsorship.
Mr. Zumbo realized his error, apologized repeatedly for the smear, and came to appreciate why the AR-15 platform is the most popular centerfire target rifle in America. He is now back in the good graces of the shooting community, as far as I can tell---which ALSO had nothing to do with the NRA.
Don't let the NRA take the credit for what was truly a grassroots response.
Thanks,
benEzra
Submitted by benEzra (not verified) on November 18, 2008 - 12:22pm.
Mr. Schoenke,
Just wanted to point out that that Mr. Zumbo implied the owners of some of the most popular carbines in America were "terrorists" on a Friday night, gun owners weighed in via email and gun forums on Saturday and Sunday, Remington dropped him on Monday, and the NRA finally issued a statement THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY. *We* grassroots gun owners emailed the NRA and let them know about it. They were clueless, and their offices were closed while all this went down.
Mr. Zumbo wasn't criticized because he said anything about the NRA (he didn't), but because of the namecalling he directed at tens of millions of gun owners. The fact that his #1 sponsor, Remington, not only sells ammunition for the guns he slammed as "terrorist weapons" (and .223 Remington is Remington's top selling centerfire caliber by far), but also manufactures AR-based hunting rifles in .223 and 6.8mm Remington, also had a lot to do with his loss of sponsorship.
Mr. Zumbo realized his error, apologized repeatedly for the smear, and came to appreciate why the AR-15 platform is the most popular centerfire target rifle in America. He is now back in the good graces of the shooting community, as far as I can tell---which ALSO had nothing to do with the NRA.
Don't let the NRA take the credit for what was truly a grassroots response.
Thanks,
benEzra