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Reports of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated*

Joint Munitions Command has not changed its policy regarding commercial production at Lake City. Lake City has not cancelled commercial contracts. [More]

So does that answer that?

[Via Jess]

Weasel Wording with Winchester II

WarOnGuns Correspondent Mike F writes:

I contacted Winchester Customer Support and got the same response that the other gentleman received.

The same non-response…

Based on the number of gun owners contacting them, that is, a handful, they feel they can ignore inquiries. That tells us something about their management. It also tells us about something else.

It’s nice to know they’re not all like that.

Weasel Wording with Winchester

War on Guns Correspondent Lane got a nonresponsive response:

I’ll let you know if they reply to me.

The Great Lake City Panic of ’23

will you be making a statement alerting your civilian customers that their government has cornered the output from lake city? the people who kept you profitable during peacetime deserve the chance to prepare before the rug is pulled [More]

Evidently not.

Is somebody trolling? Is somebody hiding something? Did online speculation cause plans to be reconsidered?

Enquiring minds want to know. I’d suggest thousands of us contact Winchester but “experience hath shown” that maybe three people actually would…

I just submitted the following (phone number withheld from screenshot):

Anybody want to join me in holding our breath?

[Via WiscoDave]

Ghost Guns

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t seen Winchester, a 2018 Hollywood hit piece on guns, and don’t want to know what happens, stop reading now.

I had a chance to watch it last night. I’d been curious to see it since it came out but not enough to pay money for.

It’s based on the real-life crazy heiress to the gun company whose story has been twisted to paint her as compelled to build and tear down senseless additions to her mansion because she was haunted by the spirits of those killed “by” Winchester firearms.

How fitting that such a character was portrayed by crazy anti-gun “movie star” Helen Mirren, firing off military weapons for action picture fame and fortune while simultaneously promoting global citizen disarmament right down to demanding “a total ban of replica guns.”

Naturally, the writers and everyone involved had no problem with the malevolent spirits blaming guns for all the killings, which is actually a pretty good analogy for their malevolent real-life counterparts. I also found it ironic (because the filmmakers didn’t) to see the protagonist, a drug-addicted gunquack, save the day by killing the head ghost with a magic bullet fired from a Winchester rifle.

The stuff that delusions are made of…

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