i've said this before in defense of writers and it's based on askins the younger's comments in his autobiography regarding editors: you can't be sure that what you're reading in a magazine is what the writer wrote because of what editors may have done to it.

in this case having read neither the article nor the response i wouldn't comment on that aspect altho if as purported, there's no excuse for outright rudeness. some people shouldn't believe their own PR. the only gun magazine i'll even pick up is the Brit mag "Sporting Gun" but i'm almost curious enough now to find a copy of SSM and read the response.

roger