Erich Pratt has been with the Gun Owners of America for the last 27 years. So he knows a thing or two about the gun “debate.” As CNN’s British-born Richard Quest discovered when he locked metaphorical horns with the GOA’s Executive Director (video below). Given the pressure of live TV, you really couldn’t have asked for a better defense of the Second Amendment than the one presented here.
For this interview, and the decades of service Mr. Pratt has devoted to firearms freedom, TTAG names Erich Pratt our Gun Hero of the Day. The People of the Gun and Mr. Pratt’s wife and eleven children should all be proud.
https://youtu.be/t5c9dniXQJA
I don’t see how anyone can feel safe cc-ing anything less than a weapon with a belt fed magazine and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. But if the bad guys bring helicopters or jet fighters, you are so screwed, so you really need a portable AA battery… but if they have a tank….
Wow. CNN’S become so disreputable they’re forced to use game show hosts as on air talent?
I don’t see it possible to access and deploy in a real fight
Can I get one in .60 caliber?
Why are we even arguing with guys like this? Its a total waste of time. We have 2nd Amendment RIGHTS; if you don’t like it, come and take them. Instead of arguing with with these asshats, we should spend time taking newbies to the range. We should work to elect candidates who support a RIGHTs agenda. We should support NRA’s efforts as the big dog in this hunt and we should STOP talking to people who are never ever going to agree with us. End of story.
With regards to the BOB article….
They have a lot of good information but one of the things I think often gets overlooked in that discussion is physical fitness.
Simply put most people ain’t walking out of a disaster area. Generally speaking people need to put that idea the fuck out of their head or start hitting the gym religiously. I ran the Darin Fink SAC this year and most of the people who trained for that event FOR A YEAR dropped out without finishing the event (40+ miles in day and a half with your gear, plus shooting and other challenges). The folks that did well generally had multiple Fink competitions under their belt and some of them didn’t even complete this thing. Add in some medical complications or children/pets and you’re just not doing this.
If people who spend a year preparing physically, mentally, gear and food wise for what, in relation to a serious SHTF situation, is a pretty light event and still can’t complete it the chances your average “prepper” is going to have the physical capabilities to “walk out” of a major disaster are rapidly approaching 0. You’re gonna need a vehicle.
BTW…in re the BoB…
What is the value of the miniature lever-action rifle?
Mostly not bad, but the “Load More” is a deal breaker.
I can’t check in multiple times a day to make sure I keep up with the content. That means that when I do stop in to catch up, I would read 5-6 pages back at a time on the old design.
Now every time I finish reading an article, I start back at the beginning and have to click “Load More” and wait 5-6 times, just to get back to where I was.
I’ll be honest, there were a few sites I used to frequent that went to this style of design, and I’ve all but stopped clicking through to read the articles there. It becomes a question of “Do I think this article that kind of interests me will be worth wrangling with the UI to get back here again when I’m done?” And more often than not, the answer is no.
My opinion? Either go back to standard pagination, or have the page remember where you were and load back to that point. Otherwise I’ll probably stop clicking through here too (and I suspect I’m not the only one).
Format is good but the type is to light for good reading. I do not see the articles forward ‘ backwards buttons. Without the for/aft buttons it’s to much of a pain to read and enjoy. Glad to see that lower banner gone, it reduced the viewing area without going full-screen to cancel it on each page.
Needs the for/aft buttons!
I stand corrected that damn bottom popup is still there.
Eric Pratt is a gun hero, too bad Wayne you know who isn’t!
I love watching people with mad guitar skills.
https://youtu.be/Z6_HlOqy2C0
Just thought I’d leave this here
It’d be nice if they made holsters for mainstream guns, and until then, I’ll stay with my Kirkpatrick leather…
10 rounds for $49.95 equates to approx. $5 a round.
Link worked for me but a search didn’t find anything relevant.