Politically incorrect - Crossfire Letters To Guns

Guns Magazine, Nov, 2003 by Jeffrey T. Koogler

I enjoy reading a magazine I find entertaining and educational. GUNS magazine fits both criteria. I have enjoyed it for some time, and the September '03 issue had many great articles, but I will just give you my two cents worth on two of them.

First, I enjoyed John Taffin's "Guns in the Classroom." I am sure you will get many comments concerning this entertaining epitome of political incorrectness. I would have never guessed a private citizen would have been able to take a firearm onto school property without being arrested.

Although the firearms were a valid teaching tool concerning the history of the time period, I doubt that there are any liberal politicians who would appreciate using them in that role. I remember guns being a common sight in the parking lot of the high school I attended many years ago, and I was probably much safer then than children going to school today.

Second, I enjoyed David Fortier's article concerning the Para-Ordnance Carry Option LDA. I have thought that it is a very nice looking gun, and it has features I am looking for in a concealed carry weapon. Thanks to the article, I will probably look around some more before I decide to buy.

Although the gun worked fine after he sent it back to the factory, I don't want to take the chance of having to go through the hassle.

Thanks for the information and entertainment,

Jeffrey T. Koogler

Springdale, Ark.

It's worth noting that anyone who has worked in the retail firearms trade can relate stories of defective products from every manufacturer Guns are mass produced items, and the occasional defective example is bound to surface despite careful quality control efforts.

The real measure of a company is how well they react to help a consumer with a truly defective product. The September cover story showed two things worth noting: First that Para made its product right, and secondly, that we shared with you the truth of this test as it happened. Ed.