Guns & Ammo – October 2019

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If a law-abiding citizen
wants to legally purchase
a firearm, he or she should
be able to do so. I’m a bit
tired of seeing folks who
cause no trouble for anyone
being punished for the acts
of criminals or the mentally
ill. Benjamin Franklin is
quoted, “Those who would
give up Essential Liberty to
purchase a little Temporary
Safety, deserve neither
Liberty nor Safety.”
bob Stretton
Savanna, Illinois

LET’S BE CLEAR

Gun suppressors are for
quieting the noise of fire-
arms. Buying them should
not be a form of revenue for
our government. Shooters
enjoy the sport when there
is less noise. I’m sure that
most of us would like to see

the government’s taxation

on silencers repealed.

Gary Sather

bismarck, North dakota

A MUST READ

As a retired police officer

and firearms instructor,

I read Jeremy Stafford’s

“Speed Trap” column with

great interest. His informa-

tion is spot on in regard to

the speed at which rounds

are fired. It is still practiced

by some departments

to fall back on the man-

tra, “Shoot fast until the

threat is gone.” We had an

incident in Florida where

an officer stopped a known

drug dealer at 3 a.m. After

an altercation, the officer

was shot in the leg. The

perp ran back to his scooter

where he received 14

fast rounds of .40-caliber

ammo, one of which hit him

in the abdomen. The injury

didn’t phase him much, but

he was taken into custody.

The cognitive distortions

Stafford described were

also the same experienced

by the injured officer, as

explained in his interview.

Every civilian who has a

carry permit or is planning

to apply for one should

read Stafford’s article. It

is to the point, and a lot

of civilians without formal

training are going to fall

into the “speed trap.”

Carrying a firearm is a great

responsibility.

richard Taracka

Sebastian, Florida

WASTE OF SPACE

Garry James’ article in

the August issue on the

Japanese Type 26 should

have been left for his “Gun

Room” column. As it is, that

could even be debated.

It’s only out of respect for

Guns & Ammo and fellow

subscribers that I figure it

had some purpose. With the

internet any one of us could

have done our own research.

To devote multiple pages to

such a gun is a waste. It is

outright uninteresting.

Vince F.

boca raton, Florida

CITORI DATE

I was interested in the

August 2019 article on

the Browning Citori. As a

young man, I purchased a

brand new one from J.C.

Penney’s. Contrary to the

article that states the first

year of manufacture was

1978, mine was purchased

in either 1972 or 1973. The