{"id":71121,"date":"2017-03-27T08:22:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T12:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=71121"},"modified":"2017-03-27T08:22:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T12:22:39","slug":"washington-post-doesnt-like-cabelas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=71121","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post doesn’t like Cabela’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chief Tango sent us a link to a Washington Post article written by Abha Bhattarai entitled New Cabela\u2019s megastore in Gainesville, Va., is a monument to gun rights<\/a> and the article is a monument to hand-wringing beltway liberals who are out of touch with Americans. The Post couldn’t help but bring politics into the opening of the store.<\/p>\n

In short, shoppers heralded the new store as a victory for Virginia gun owners. Many said they feel underrepresented in a state that would have put Hillary Clinton in office (she skimmed past Donald Trump here with 50 percent of the vote). Meanwhile, back in Sidney, Neb., where Cabela\u2019s is headquartered, 79 percent of residents had voted for Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a constant battle, keeping our gun rights,\u201d said William Fisher, 71, of Haymarket, Va., who got his first gun at age 16. \u201cThe fact that Cabela\u2019s is here now, and that they carry firearms, is another step in the right direction.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bhattarai talked with some of the customers;<\/p>\n

Like many others here, [Guy] Arndt says he is breathing a sigh of relief after President Trump\u2019s victory. For weeks before the election, he had worried that Clinton would win the presidency and threaten his gun rights. To prepare, he bought a rifle and stocked up on ammunition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t know what would\u2019ve happened had she gotten in there and done what she said she was going to do to,\u201d Arndt said. \u201cIt would\u2019ve killed the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clinton had called for closing loopholes that allow people to buy guns online or at gun shows without undergoing criminal background checks. She also vowed to \u201ckeep military-style weapons off our streets.\u201d (It\u2019s quite complicated to kill a constitutional amendment, requiring action by both houses of Congress and state lawmakers.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is no “loophole” in gun show or online gun sales – it’s called “private sales” between American citizens. Nice to see that the Post advocates that we “kill a constitutional amendment”, though. <\/p>\n

Anyway, Bhattarai focuses on Cabela’s gun sales, which I imagine is small part of their business, because there are cheaper places to buy guns. I like Cabela’s, my wife likes Cabela’s, mostly because you can find sporting equipment there that you’ll find no where else.<\/p>\n

I went by this store yesterday and the Post’s article doesn’t seem to have done any damage to Cabela’s bottom line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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