Jim Zumbo just stated what he truly believed and that statement made publicly in his forum got magnified into such an issue that it cost him his livelihood.  Here is a man that for 40 years has been one of the point men in keeping our hunting rights and gun rights for us all.  So he does not like or believe an AR or AK rifle or weapon has a fit in the hunting world?  I personally see no reason to ever hunt with such a weapon but I do think they are needed for sport shooting and self defense of life and property.  This is America and when someone has an opinion even if you don’t ageree with it so what?  Be outspoken on your opinion but don’t push to crucify someone jsut because they don’t agree with yours.   Our diversity in thinking is one of the things that helps to make our melting pot here in America so strong.  I see it being jeopardized by actions such as this that has cost Jim Zumbo his job, his TV shows and all of his sponsorships.  When we as hunters and gun owners turn on our own it gives all of the anti people a leg up from where they stood a month ago.  Oh the power of the written word is strong and everyone coming out and uniting against Jim Zumbo was really powerful; but I think we killed an icon that meant only good things for us all.  I hope our knee jerk reactions like this in the future can be more controlled and that we all understand what is happening.     

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