But don't rant at them, tell them you're ordering a .50 cal rifle because it's in danger of being outlawed!  Here's their email:

[email protected]

Post what you sent them. Please.

Thank YOU.

Sometimes the pen is more powerful than the sword...

Let's do it...!


[sniper]
[b]The Sniper

I wont write, I am gonna tellyou what I am gonna do...

My gun store opens at 10 Am tommorrow.....

Take ONE GUESS what I AM gonna go buy.....

After 12 minutes of this crap , I am so pissed I can scream.....


The Kommunist Manifesto....

I basically said thanks for your piece.  I was never really interested in 50 cals until you ran your piece and showed how there is legislation being drafted to outlaw them.  I'm going out to buy one as soon as possible while they're legal.  Yours,

"Dear Sirs,
I want to take a moment to thank you for airing that very enlightening short piece on the .50 caliber “cannon”. Judging by what you said in your report I assume that the government will shortly be taking up the cry to ban this “killer bullet”. I was so horrified to find out about the destructive nature of these guns, (why would anyone in a proper state of mind even consider firing one of these things, golly gee give me skydiving and snowboarding any day of the week.). I feel much better knowing that these gangsters and low lives who live in our inner cities will have to turn in their illegal .50 caliber “cannons” and other such weapons soon. All this firepower they are amassing scares my wife and I, and we seldom travel into metropolitan areas anymore for fear of all these snipers running amuck. If only our local laws allowed us to carry guns like the police do we might not feel the need to cower in our home rather than enjoy an evening out. Now though, knowing that even brick walls will not protect us from these monsters out for no good we must take further measures to impregnate ourselves behind multiple layers of reinforced concrete and high tech digital wireless security systems. Thank you again for bringing this horrible situation to our attention.
Sincerely,
Nick and Maria
Concerned citizens for the morals and ethics of our neighbors."
Is this ranting? I just couldn't resist.

My letter:

Thank you for bringing the power and beauty of the .50 caliber bmg to my attention with your piece on the .50 caliber militias. I will be ordering one just as soon as I can sell my less powerful .308 sniper rifle. I mean, I can barely hit a 12" circle at 1000 yards with that wimpy thing, so the .50 seems to be just the ticket.

And thank you for supplying those deliciously tyranical quotes by Rep. Waxman. They will go nicely on my pro-gun website, and make even better posters for use at pro-gun rallies.

keep up the good work!

Edited: By the way, I'm not really going to sell the .308, I just bought the damned thing and haven't even picked it up yet. [:)]

You think 'THEY' had me??? NOT without CNN coverage.....


Waxman is a blathering idiot. I was amazed at his statements...



is that steak knives inclusive????

of .50 owners

its a circle nimrod, you dont want me too, so I cant, hence I need to, you dont want me to.

I am startin to get pissed at the CA people in here. How the piss did you guys let your liberals get THIS whacked out? Does this guy NOT know the history of the Jews in Germany? NOT know who Pol Pot was? Idi Amin? What friggin planet is this assborn moron from?

I know I am preaching to the choir, BUT I HAD TO RANT! Kommieslime gets my dander EVERYTIME...

FWIW, they kept mentioning OK City and Ron geting shot. I thought it was a bomb and a .22. I had NO KLUE it was a .50.

Dear MSNBC, thanks for running the piece on the 50 cal guns.  Although I think you did give the appearance that you were "trying" to be objective, I think that the constant reference to militias (a very small group out of the large group of gun owners in this country) made it very clear about your positions on gun control, specifically your desire for more of it.  

This piece has also made me think very hard about acquiring one of these rifles in the near future as they might soon be banned from production.  This in many ways is much like the call for "assault weapon" legislation (which like most of the 1993/1994 gun grabs has been proven not to have an effect on criminals, just law abiding gun owners).

Thanks for the inspiration to finally get out and buy a . 50!

Sincerely,
Sean from Texarkana TX

Remember, gun control is not about guns, its about CONTROL.
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Thanks for the heads up!

And yes, I did copy some of yall's more articulate references.
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AND YOU LURKERS READING THESE POSTS BETTER BE EMAILING THEM!!!!!  [spank]

If I had the money, I'd buy one tomorrow!! Too bad they are so expensive. I'm sure it would be worth it though! [:)]

Why do these militia whack jobs give interviews to these guys ? Alls they manage to do is come off as total idiots on cue when the camera is on them. Have they ever heard of editing in MI ????? It totally blows that the antis are using these jerks as an excuse to ban guns.

My email:



Best I could do this tired and liquored up. [:D]

There's my .04¢ worth

My letter [:D]

Well my e-mail is gone.

I tried to be nice, but damn I simply had to equate their style of journalism to the national enquirer. I did make reference to the fact that I would soon be owning one of those beauties.

Oh, an although I was furious with them equating McVeigh as a leader, I was nice in my reference to those who slither in the hall of congress and the white house.

I also suggested that they should take some courses in American History, and perhaps read the Constitution as well as other documents written by the founding fathers.

Probably for naught, since they are of the dark side, and their masters are pulling their chains.

Here's my rant to the "Transvestigator"---

Thank you for providing a means to respond to your articles.
Please, allow me to be blunt:  your blatant ignorance and bigotry make
me puke!
It's obvious that your staff and the "politicians" you've quoted don't
know much about Firearms.
It's equally obvious that you have no problem in bashing the lawful
American gunowner and the National Rifle Association.

Your practice of hit and miss journalism is one reason this country has
problems.  Perhaps "MEDIA CONTROL" should become the American battlecry
in the near future.  Try a little Truth mixed with Fact, and add a dash
of Balance.  MSNBC's articles have that typical leftist lackey ring to
them.
Get a gun, get some lessons, and get a Life.  You'll be better Americans
for it.
Maybe then, you'll understand the Second Amendment and why it protects
your right to exercise the First.

E-mailed MSNBC, told them what I think about there objective journalism story.Tried not to come off as ranting at them.

Transcript for those that missed it:

http://msnbc.com/news/568339.asp

[url]http://msnbc.com/news/568339.asp[/url]

Typical Anti-Gun media.  Let em know what you think.

[-!-!-]

Sent an e-mail. I think I got my point across without sounding like an illiterate, drunken redneck.


Boy, the computer works wonders, don't it?

Ya know...
Funny thing is...

I never had any interest in a gun chambered in .50 BMG...

UNTIL NOW !!!

750 grains ???
2000 yards ???
shoots through buildings ???
Splits VW sized rocks ???
Takes down helicopters ???

THAT IS AWESOME MAN !!!

I've got to get one !!!

I understand somebody makes an AR upper in .50 BMG ???
IS THIS TRUE ???

I saw a guy shoulder firing one of these .50 BMG's on the video clip...
Was it really a .50 ???
I thought something that big would knock a man on his ass...

DAMN THOSE TV REPORTERS...
NOW I WANT ONE OF THESE GUNS !!!

If the media only knew how badly thier anti-gun reports backfire on them...

HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
All it does is sell more guns...[:)]
Nothing more than...
"Free advertisement for the .50 BMG"

dragracerart,

  Try www.watsonsweapons.com for .50 BMG uppers.

 

btt

Anyone gotten a reply from MSNBC?  Or are they just forwarding the e-mails to the Secret Service?

done

Way to go, Joe! Have uh'nother drink. [8D]

lol , let me tell you guys,

im a resident of michigan the guys they interviewed are the brain trust of the current of citizen soldiers.

i admire their principals but you never saw such a laughable group of people.

Dear MSNBC-

Thank you very much for your piece on 50 BMGCal. Sniper rifles.
I throughly agree that such devices should be outlawed, and I was glad to see that you were able to present such common sense to the American public in an unbiased fashion.
Once again, thanks for such an outstanding piece,

Sincerely,
McLear Dumarlier

OK, here's mine:

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I'm sorry I wasn't able to see this piece when it originally broadcast.  I believe in my time zone it was up against "The O'Reilly Factor".  I did, however, read the transcript available on your web site.  I have more than a few issues with the accuracy of the piece, but it was obvious that accuracy wasn't what you were after.  I must keep in mind that it is May, and this is Sweeps Week.  Therefore the "news" organizations must produce the most hysteria-inducing bits they can in order to boost their ratings.

Well, this piece must have seemed perfect.  As gun-control fervor has apparently died (the truly dismal turnout at the Million Moms Mother's Day rallies attests to that) and it IS high on the agenda of the media (who, of course, know better than the great unwashed public what is best for them), a lurid piece on "a weapon that can’t be traced, pierces armor and is capable of destroying tanks and helicopters at a range of nearly one and a half miles" must have been irresistible.

Who cares if it's largely bovine excrement?  It's sensational!

Take, for example the comment above:  "capable of destroying tanks"??

Excuse me?  Then why do we spend so much on anti-tank missiles if one man with a .50 caliber rifle can destroy a tank from a mile-and-a-half away?

Mr. Waxman's objection to the fact that a .50 caliber rifle can defeat an armored limousine is particularly enlightening, since that seems to be his preferred mode of transportation.  Perhaps if he were not so intent on the complete disarmament of the American public (in direct opposition to the oath he swore to uphold the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic), he wouldn't need to fear the possibility of someone using such a weapon on him.  (Perhaps someone should tell him that any .30-caliber Magnum round is capable of penetrating most armored glass - these are often used as elk rifles.  Maybe he'll sleep better.)

(end part 1)

(part 2)

Perhaps you should direct your "investigative journalists" (and I use the term loosely) at the circumstances under which Jerry Michel was raided.  He didn't have a Pawn license - that's a minor licensing infraction.  He was a Federally licensed firearms dealer, and had a city business license.  Why didn't the city government simply contact him and advise him that he needed the additional license?  Didn't they need the revenue?  Why, instead, did a FEDERAL bureau, a bureau tasked with FEDERAL TAX COLLECTION instead raid his place of business and wreck it?  Why is this abuse of government power not suitable fodder for an "investigative report"?  Would you condone federal confiscation of your automobile because you failed to renew your license tags in honest error?

I could go on, but I understand that this is an exercise in futility.  I just wanted you to understand, the reason for the "militia problem" that you want to frighten the ignorant with is exactly the kind of legislation your propaganda piece touts, and the slanted coverage with which you tout it.  After nearly 70 years of boil-the-frog legislative maneuvering - "common sense gun control" that does nothing to make the citizens safer - more people are finally realizing that the end being pursued is total disarmament of the American people.  Some of those who realize it are radical.  You found a few and put them on TV.  

Congratulations.  I think that this report, much like former President Clinton's gun-control legislation efforts, is a more effective recruiting device than it is a gun-control piece.

Isn't anybody else P.O.'d about this piece of "journalism"?

here's what i sent!

I've missed out on the TV version but I had read the online version. i am here to tell you it was done in poor taste. well there are a lot of honest shooter's out there the uses 50 cal weapons for sport. you do not read or here about 50's being used in crimes. 50 cal weapon is about a 30lb weapon that uses a WWI anti tank cartridge but remember back then how the armour was only 4" thick most of today's armour can withstand this type of hit. well my idea with this misinformation is that your intentions is the BAN OF ALL GUNS period. I personally thought we settled this over 200 years ago with the british but i guess that there are forces in this world today has the intention of totally disarming everyone. well do you honestly think we will give up our guns well lets just wait and see. has for my views this is poor journalism twisting word and phrases to make all gun people look like killer's and murder's. i do agree that a
convicted felon should not have guns.