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Author: | joelr [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:43 am ] |
Post subject: | Fisking, Part One |
I'm not sure I'm going to get to all of this, but this essay by Gary Shade is sort of the Kennedy Gold Mine of the fiskable. I'll skip over some of the trivia -- after pointing out that somebody who apparently finds it a challenge to spell "Minnesota" probably should exercise some discretion when taking digs at others' typeaux -- and get right to the "facts." Facts? Well, I dunno. When some soup company refers to their stuff as "zesty" and "homestyle", or a Vegematic salesman says, "you'll love my nuts," are those "facts", or just adspeak? Quote: Let's look at the facts: 1) Shade's Landing Inc. is an approved training organization in the state of Minnesota Quote: 2) It's instructors are NRA certified, including an NRA training counselor for rifle, shotgun, pistol, personal protection in the home, home firearm safety, and refuse to be a victim courses As a qualification to do a good job teaching non-NRA carry classes, it's kind of a snoozer. Quote: 3) The legal company we keep consists of noted attorneys David Gross and Marc Berris Quote: 4) Our curriculum has been APPROVED by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety as meeting or exceeding the MN standards for a MN carry class. Nah. It's just a drivers license and an insurance card. But, sure, like all the 174 other organizations, Shade filed some paper work, and got his ticket stamped. Quote: 5) We've trained over 5,000 students in the art of the handgun and hold roughly 6.5% to 7% of all Minnesota permit holders. Quote: 6) We're certified to teach Utah by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification Quote: 7) We post much of the feedback we get online - we let our clients do the talking Quote: We've had various county attorneys and even a Sheriff's deputies take our class (one Sheriff wanted his deputy who handles permit applications to take the class to see what permit holders go through) Sheesh. This is too easy. Gary, do you do "zesty, homestyle gun training?" |
Author: | jdege [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:01 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Fisking, Part One |
Don't you have a book to write? |
Author: | joelr [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:05 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Fisking, Part One |
jdege wrote: Don't you have a book to write? Why, yes, I do; thanks for asking. |
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