[Sammi79]

I think it is safe to say politicians and their relationship to lobbyists are a significant part of the problem. In a last ditch attempt to garner some rational responses to the essay itself however, I am sure you are aware Mr. King is not a politician or lobbyist. Of course everyone is entitled to express their opinion, about Mr King himself, his views, his work as a fiction writer or indeed any of his individual works, about me, about my posts in this forum etc but this is not why I started this thread.

Since we are off topic I might as well add I have only ever enjoyed 1 book out of several I have read by Mr. King. It is called 'Eyes of the Dragon' and is a sort of Gothic fairytale. His horror writing style never particularly appealed to me, and I have not and very likely will not read 'Rage'. As far as I can tell from a brief days research his political views are definitely leftward leaning but I think you are mistaken to assume he is very far from the middle. Anyway he addresses those points in the essay and he is not advocating the banning of keeping handguns, shotguns, sports or hunting rifles or concealed carry with relevant licenses etc.

@August re the implication that all liberally minded people think guns are evil etc... As Leonard Cohen wrote, 'I'm startled by the beauty of our weapons.'

This is a forum based around warfare. Not to mention a very specific and brutal part of an exceptionally brutal war. Correct me if I'm wrong, but everyone here has a deep appreciation for military prowess and the engineering genius and aesthetic of weapons. Weapons in general, but not excluding guns. I would love nothing better than to blast a few targets with an L86 LSW which I think is a good looking (probably on my own here) and exceptional weapon, but I don't think I should be allowed one just because 'I' know I'll be safe. I know, it doesn't matter what I think - what does matter to me is what you think about the article and the essay described therein. I would be very grateful if anyone who is American and a gun owner/enthusiast as is Mr. King would oblige me. Rather than attacking Mr. King, attack his arguments laid out in his essay. Think of it like this: It's open season on his essay! bring the best firepower you can get! Rational debate is not doublespeak for government conspiring tyranny, or liberals stealing liberty, it is discussion. You all have strong views, I'm sure you won't be damaged in any way, or heaven forbid suffer any permanent change of viewpoint. What are you afraid of?

If as Sailor Steve said, 'I won't pay to read anything by that hack.' (That I can understand entirely) I would happily purchase it for you (at a £ a pop I can afford a tenner) if that is acceptable you can PM me with an email address. You will need a Kindle or Application to view it obviously, and as a gift you will be able to exchange it for gift vouchers of some sort according to Amazon. I leave that to you to sort out what you can get for a $.

I'll check back in later if anyone wants to take me up on that. One time only, first come first served.

If you truly have no interest in discussing the topic, with me or with Mr King, feel free to ignore this thread, in fact I humbly request you do so. No replies, the thread dies. Fair enough?