Dick Metcalfs response

by Drago, Monday, November 11, 2013, 11:40 (4035 days ago) @ Charles

Charles, I think Metcalf would still be employed if his opinion wasn't espoused from the bully pulpit of a national publication. The other side has already used his column for their purposes, just as they used Zumbo's pronouncements on AR's. I listened to the pod-cast of Sunday's "Gun Talk" during which Metcalf attempted to explain himself. Assuming it wasn't just CYA talk, it appears that his central idea was that 16 hours training for an Illinois CCW/LTC wasn't too much to ask considering the alternative was no CCW's. Unfortunately he used three different anti-gun talking points in failing to get that idea across; Fire in a crowded theater, driver's licenses, and that "regulated" in the 2nd Amendment meant regulations on firearms. The latter was something Dianne Feinstein tried to use in 2004 trying to get support for a new AWB ban.