USA Today -- Rifle Maker Bounces Boss Who Supports Obama
Proof that gun-nuts are nuttier than pecan pie.
"Montana gunsmith Dan Cooper has been ousted as chief executive of the rifle company that bears his name after pressure from gun owners who are angry that he is supporting Democrat Barack Obama."
He explains that he is backing Obama "probably because of the war. And also because the Republican Party has moved so far right in recent years." He likes Obama's message about "retooling America, which involves the building of middle class jobs and helping American small business be competitive with those overseas."
This sounds like good common sense reasoning coming from a man who started his own small business (Cooper Firearms employs 38 people). But I guess good reasoning doesn't count for anything when your business is making rifles.
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer defended Cooper and "was disturbed by the backlash against Cooper. 'It's the silly season,' Schweitzer said. 'There are people who have partisan interests here, and they are using the gun issue. Three weeks from now these bloggers are going to wake up, look under their bed and see that their gun is still there.'"
Gun Rights are a hot-button issue, one of many emotionally laced issues that the GOP has harnessed to drive single issue voters to the polls. But it is not an issue that separates the two presidential candidates this time around and gun control does not infringe on a person's right to hunt. It is sad to see that a hunting enthusiast like Dan Cooper who sees the big picture and issues other than gun rights is forced to take one for his company because Republican gun-nuts and the NRA can't stand dissension in the ranks.
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Mmm... Pecan Pie.
