Under the Bed!
I really fail to see why everyone is so dead set against machine gun laws. What in the world would a law abiding person want with a machine gun? It's all very well to say that our rights are being encroached upon, and plead the second amendment, and say it's fun and enjoyable. But if we have a lot of legal machine guns floating about, then I'm going under the bed and staying there. I'm all for shooting and less restriction of sporting and target weapons, but let's keep things within sane limits.
Aside from that, you have a wonderful magazine. I would like to see more articles like the one H. J. Erfurth is doing on the army's new machine guns, and less fire and brimstone boys on why we should be able to hunt woodchucks with hand grenades.
Stan Washburn
Chicago, ILL
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"Wake Up, America"
With respect to William B. Edwards' article, May 1958Ñ"Re Guns In The Desert:"
Wake up, America-
Take note, free world-
We need nation wide automatic weapons training.
John F. Woodhull
Eagle Pass, Texas
So--how'd those reasonable restriction/sporting purposes concessions work out for you in Chicago, there, Stan? I'm sure you considered Mr. Woodhull an extremist. Thanks for all those chains you enabled, by the way. I wish you'd have stayed under the damn bed.
And the debate goes on today.
The September 1958 issue of GUNS Magazine is now online.
Hey, look who wrote the first letter in "Crossfire"! You don't see that nowadays, particularly from Democrats!
Also, meet a blind Russian gun designer! Read what Roy E. Weatherby had to say about high velocity. All this and more, plus the great period ads...