Ricochet Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist

[willbrink]

Ricochet Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist is on the book shelves. Anyone read it? I'm suprised there are no ongoing threads on this, at least I found none on doing a serach for the title. The inside cover states it's not a pro gun control book and the author is pro 2A, but says the NRA is doing gun owners no favors and is bad for 2A guns rights. Inside cover I read at the store:

http://www.mlscommunication.com/

So, lets hear it, anyone read it? Crap? Good? Makes some legit points but comes off as having an agenda?

 

[willbrink]

44 views and counting, and no takers...hmmm...interesting. I did find a review here, and it seems to support the author as no traitor:

http://www.thegunzone.com/software/ricochet.html

 

[strat81]

Looks interesting, and Amazon has it cheaper than your link. I added it to my wish list.

 

[Old Fuff]

The book was mentioned in a previous thread, but there was little comment because it wasn't available at the time. As I understand it, the author worked for the NRA at one time, and was instrumental in trying to get an accommodation between the firearms industry and Clinton Administration. Obviously this was a case of the sheep trying to get along with a wolf - something the handgun makers learned the hard way.

So yes, we probably should read the book before making any judgments, but at the same time perhaps take it with a grain of salt.

 

[mjrodney]

That's what happens when you "take on the top"......and lose.

You write a book.

 

[willbrink]

I take it you have not read this book then?

Im not willing to just call it sour grapes and ignore what he has to say about the great NRA.

 

[TexasRifleman]

I ordered a copy from Amazon the other day.

We'll see how it turns out.

There are lots of sour grapes between Feldman and the NRA so I'll hold off til I read it.

A huge chunk of the "pissed off-ness" comes from people who paid one price for an endowment membership in NRA and those that paid another price.

Who gives a flying crap what it costs? There are people that quit the NRA because someone else got an endowment membership cheaper.

That's ridiculous. My neighbor got his H2 Hummer cheaper than me, I didn't go postal at the dealership.....

There's lots of bad blood to be had, but I'll read the book with an open mind as much as I can.

 

[willbrink]

Look forward to your review.