词条 | Dick Metcalf |
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Background and careerMetcalf was born and raised in Illinois on a family farm, property dating back generations. From childhood on, he grew more and more interested in shooting and hunting, particularly hunting with handguns. He has served in the U.S. Army and as a teacher of history at both Yale and Cornell.[1] He has written about firearms for decades. He's a former columnist for Guns & Ammo and has served as a technical editor of the magazine. He's additionally been a TV personality, appearing in the Sportsman Channel's show "Modern Rifle Adventures TV".[1][1][2] He was seen as a hunting and self-defense enthusiast.[3] Controversial dismissal from Guns & AmmoIn November 2013, Metcalf was fired from Guns & Ammo after a column[4] he wrote on what he thought were appropriate limits to Second Amendment rights became controversial and sponsors of the magazine threatened to withdraw funding.[5] Before Metcalf's dismissal, the article had been praised by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.[5] The firing was criticized by a variety of publications, including conservative and pro-gun-rights periodicals such as National Review.[6] Metcalf's column had been approved for publication by his editors at Guns & Ammo; subsequent to publication editor Jim Bequette issued an apology to the publication's enraged readership.[7] A TV colleague remarked to the Washington Times that Metcalf had "provided a great service to the firearms community as a reviewer of guns" but that the controversy "could be awfully hard to recover from."[5] ViewpointsHe has stated that "way too many gun owners still seem to believe that any regulation of the right to keep and bear arms is an infringement" and that "all constitutional rights are regulated, always have been, and need to be". In terms of specific policies, he supports the requirement of adults getting a concealed carry license to take gun safety and handling classes.[6] In his opinion, the fact that U.S. culture and law doesn't treat the First Amendment's protections of free speech as absolute shows that other protections shouldn't be treated as such either.[5] See also
References1. ^1 2 http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/story/1270168709eu7w6bkg88x 2. ^Bequette, Jim, “Tomorrow's tradition today Ars make inroads in hunting camps all across the country”, Guns & Ammo, June 2010 3. ^[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1993/09/motherjones-so93-bullet-kills-you-better Petersen, Julie “MotherJones SO93: This bullet kills you better”, Mother Jones, September 1993] 4. ^Dick Metcalf, Let's Talk Limits: Do certain firearms regulations really constitute infringement?, Guns & Ammo, December 2013, p. 120. 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|publisher=The Washington Times|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/7/longtime-gun-writer-guns-ammo-fired-piece-question/?page=1|last=Frazier|first=James|title=Gun writer fired for a piece questioning Second Amendment reach|date=November 7, 2013}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|first=Charles C. W.|last=Cooke|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/367645/guns-ammo-no-room-mild-deviation-charles-c-w-cooke|title=At Guns & Ammo, No Room for Mild Deviation |accessdate=February 24, 2014|publisher=National Review|date=January 6, 2014}} 7. ^{{cite news|publisher=The New York Times|first=Ravi|last=Somaiya|date=January 4, 2014|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/business/media/banished-for-questioning-the-gospel-of-guns.html|title=Banished for Questioning the Gospel of Guns}} External links
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