tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post7698600606228028505..comments2023-10-10T08:27:28.524-05:00Comments on Men Are Not Potatoes: Hollywood and Firearm Fetishism in North AmericaMeatAxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477536538497998805noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-25844457911074308562010-06-23T17:23:17.440-05:002010-06-23T17:23:17.440-05:00I also heard the bit. Was intrigued by her total
...I also heard the bit. Was intrigued by her total <br />unfamiliarity with firearms, or that they might be<br />considered a normal part of life. But was ... <br />heartened? ... encouraged? ... that she didn't <br />immediately go into the "how could those people <br />live with such evil" rant. There's hope. <br />Anon, DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-27635728795508288502010-06-16T02:13:47.587-05:002010-06-16T02:13:47.587-05:00Um, i think firearms are complicated ... if you...Um, i think firearms are complicated ... if you've never encountered one before. I mean the simple bits - don't point this end at yourself or anyone else and this is the trigger - isn't.<br /><br />But, loading it, holding it right, sighting it and firing it smoothly isn't a natural skill (well, not in any newbies i've come across).<br /><br />THEN you get to the complicated bits :)<br /><br />At least she didn't run screaming from the sight of them!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-83544462157342704372010-06-15T10:53:09.495-05:002010-06-15T10:53:09.495-05:00It sounds as though the folks in the Ozarks might ...It sounds as though the folks in the Ozarks might have taught her something about life, family, values and firearms. Amazing that NPR would let such reactionary views go without more pithy comment about clinging to their guns and religion...Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.com