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Kirby Jonas (no login)
Posted Mar 29, 2009 5:50 PM
I'm not sure to whom I'm responding, but I do like your input. You're right: Johnny West would have seemed pretty incomplete without the '73 Winchester, Colt Peacemaker and Remington derringer he came with. I would have been downright devastated if I got one in our current politically correct times and opened the box to see that all his firearms had been removed because they "were evil."
I, like you, am in love with the romantic look of Old West guns. I have 30 or 40 guns (maybe I shouldn't admit that in a public forum--might get the ATF people on my tail, or plain old burglars). I have the majority of them because of their appearances, because somewhere in my childhood I got enamored with the graceful beauty and sense of authority associated with those old pieces of what I consider artwork. My dad also had guns, and he taught me to respect them. Honestly, a gun is less deadly than a semi truck by far, and they aren't trying to outlaw semi trucks--or trains!
I love the feel of an old, or simply old style, firearm in my hands. It makes me think of Matt Dillon, Davy Crockett, and yes, Johnny West. Thanks for posting this. Why don't you sign your name next time so I can call you by name? I like to know who's hanging out here.
Howdy to all!
Kirby Jonas
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