Comments on: Showtime’s Lock N’ Load: Hollywood Finally Lets Gun Owners Speak

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:23:45 +0000

I’ve met the host. He’s a great gun salesman. Yes he has a brash fun style, but we found him refreshing than your normal stick in the mud behind the counter. From what we read, he’s a member of the NRA, pro 2nd ammendment. Regardless of the channel’s producing and I am sure they got their claws in it, I think we should support the guy for trying to do a show that doesn’t demonize us. Sure he’s an actor by night, but he’s legit, and it’s very hard to get a show produced. My sister and I thought he was attractive too, which doesn’t hurt, this is T.V. after all. But I just think it would be great to support the show, first seasons always are working the kinks out, it’s great to see a show that doesn’t do a 20/20 slam on gun ownership, regardless if you think he “sweeps” with the barrel, etc. And how great is it to see a WOMAN who is a triple crown expert, give the guy some credit for at least having the gumption to make this happen. It’s easy to point out what needs work, it’s harder to support someone who is trying to feed their family like the rest of us.

By: Dblade

Dblade — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:11:26 +0000

It might be more negative than you think. If you show that people have an infatuation with firepower, it actually works against the case for gun rights. It’s one thing to make the argument that gun rights are a necessary good to ensure self-protection.

It’s another when you get someone drooling over the latest AK-47 variant, or buying guns “with a curious gleam in their eye.” Or reminding us that a little Dirty Harry exists in all of us. There’s an argument from necessity, and there is loving a gun culture, and the latter is what frightens a lot of us.

By: kittie

kittie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:17:43 +0000

Thanks Tennessee Bud,I,m proud of both my girls.My daughter didn,t take the shot because she didn,t know where I was.I could have been in one of the rooms behind the intruder.When shooting a large caliber weapon the bullet could pass through the target .She knew that and chose not to take a chance.

By: Real Deal

Real Deal — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:18:38 +0000

Yeah I was wondering whether or not a name change will be in order for this show as R. Lee Ermy’s show was around first AND is a really great show that is informative.

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:45:51 +0000

Surprise! The Wicked Demon Weapons of Death don’t leap around and cavort killingly on the counter! They’re inert and don’t turn customers into Gigantic Grand Kluxxers or Frothing Werewolves of gun-violence. It’s boring to see that gun-hatred is wasted on a piece of metal.

By: deguello

deguello — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:43:42 +0000

About time;Widespread gun ownership is one of the most wonderful things about this country!

By: Tennessee Budd

Tennessee Budd — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:51:12 +0000

Kittie: Congratulations! Your granddaughter sounds like quite a capable young woman.
I have to disagree with you about your daughter, though. If “she had a rifle and knew how to use it”, the intruder would have been unable to take off running. Deadly force is best met with deadly force.

By: Old Soldier

Old Soldier — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:11:14 +0000

Justin: I will have HBO for at least another year. “The Pacific” is coming – I have sky high hopes for this one to be as good as “Band of Brothers.”

http://www.hbo.com/events/pacific/video.html

By: Delia

Delia — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:31:26 +0000

24. Trouble,

I think fear of guns is propaganda induced because ‘weaponry’ is ‘death’.

But, weaponry is also protection.

Weaponry is also defense.

Weaponry is also a last resort.

I’d rather have something and never need it
…rather than need something and not have it.

By: Delia

Delia — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:46:22 +0000

Criminals with guns will ALWAYS exist. ALWAYS.

Law abiding citizens shouldn’t be disallowed of their gun rights because of thugs who will NEVER adhere to laws anyhow.