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Originally posted by RandyWakeman:
It is a real shame when all that is offered is personal comments-- where is your contribution for the day?

Any healthy American who earns no income is likely a thief or a bum. Anyone familiar with the firearms industry knows that the people in it are in it for the love of the sport. This isn't Bill Gates or Warren Buffett territory. That said, no one has ever offered to make my mortgage payment for me, pay for my health insurance, fix my car, etc. There are no NBA or NFL contracts floating around in hunting land.

Very few mothers in this country advise their kids to drop out of law school or dental school . . . so they can be a gunwriter. As far as a "salesman"-- what country are you living in? Not much happens in this country until something gets sold. You either sell a good or a service, or are paid from the proceeds from a good or service. If you work for a manufacturing plant that manufactures goods that nobody wants to buy, you won't be working there for very long. Those convinced that the American way of life is evil should go elsewhere. There are plenty of places to picket: you can burn signs at Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, BassPro, and Cabela's. Everyone there does what they do expecting to be paid for it.

Yes, it is a shame when an honest look at a new rifle is met with nothing but trash-talk. Even though it is called "nobody's business," I have zero affiliation with Knight Rifles, and have never written any article because I was 'told' to write it. Like many of my articles, it is correctly priced at a very affordable "free." No one makes anyone so much as glance at a thread I started, much less read any of my work.

People apparently do find value in the effort, though-- to the tune of 650,000 readers per month. Naturally, those that feel they can do a superior job creating articles are welcome to do so. That would, of course, take far more time, effort, and yes-- money than just casting stones. A good look in the mirror shows that there are very few full-time pro philanthropists out there. Anyone who is one should really let me know, so I can sing your praises.