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Recently, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) has been running a major smear campaign against the Remington firearms company claiming that their Model 700 rifle can fire without pulling the trigger. They have aired this program numerous times on their affiliate CNBC TV. They claim that the Model 700 can be made to fire with the safety on or while taking the safety off.
Of course they hunted (a pun!) for people who had been "victims" of this product. They had one woman who accidently shot and killed her son. She claimed that the gun fired while she was unloading it. No matter what - she was 100% to blame! The number one rule of shooting is: "Never point a gun at anything you do not intend to shoot!" There should never be anybody injured by a any gun even if it fires unexpectedly if you WATCH WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
I'm not sure if there is any truth to NBC's allegations. Remington has denied them.
But, NBC does not have a very good record of credibility. A few years ago NBC TV aired a report that claimed that General Motors (GM) pickups (like the one I have now) can explode if hit in the side by another vehicle. Many times I have watched their video of a truck exploding! Just like they said! In a staged crash, it did explode!
However, although I don't know how they did it, GM got possession of the truck used in the tape. They had forensic experts check it out. Guess what? The truck had been rigged with DYNAMITE which was detonated by remote control! It was a TOTAL LIE!
Of course GM proceeded to sue NBC. NBC paid a large sum of money and issued an apology - sort of! They claimed that their theatrics were necessary to prove their point.
Another time NBC gave a report about a river in America (I don't recall the name) that was so polluted that it was covered with chemicals and killing the fish. They did run a video with their report that showed the river all filthy and dead fish floating in the water. However, later it was learned that the river in the video was NOT the one that they were talking about, but ANOTHER ONE, which I believe was in a different country! ANOTHER BIG NBC LIE!
Remington has been around for 150 years or so and has always been there when needed to produce weapons, ammo and anything else our defensive forces have needed during America's wars. The USA has always been able to depend on them.
My brother-in-law had a Remington 700 that he purchased around 1954. He always kept it loaded with the safety on hanging on a wall rack in his living room. I often told him that this was not safe. He said that he wanted it ready to go in an instant whenever he needed it. He kept it this way until his death in 2008, a period of 54 years! And, it NEVER ONCE misfunctioned!
I believe that the Remington Model 700 is one of the finest rifles in the world. It is the choice of most of our military's snipers. These brave people put their lives on the line EVERY TIME they go to work! Therefore, they want the best they can get and most of them choose Remington! I'm with them!
Until it is proven different, I choose to believe that this report is another one of NBC TV's dispicable LIES!
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Of course they hunted (a pun!) for people who had been "victims" of this product. They had one woman who accidently shot and killed her son. She claimed that the gun fired while she was unloading it. No matter what - she was 100% to blame! The number one rule of shooting is: "Never point a gun at anything you do not intend to shoot!" There should never be anybody injured by a any gun even if it fires unexpectedly if you WATCH WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
I'm not sure if there is any truth to NBC's allegations. Remington has denied them.
But, NBC does not have a very good record of credibility. A few years ago NBC TV aired a report that claimed that General Motors (GM) pickups (like the one I have now) can explode if hit in the side by another vehicle. Many times I have watched their video of a truck exploding! Just like they said! In a staged crash, it did explode!
However, although I don't know how they did it, GM got possession of the truck used in the tape. They had forensic experts check it out. Guess what? The truck had been rigged with DYNAMITE which was detonated by remote control! It was a TOTAL LIE!
Of course GM proceeded to sue NBC. NBC paid a large sum of money and issued an apology - sort of! They claimed that their theatrics were necessary to prove their point.
Another time NBC gave a report about a river in America (I don't recall the name) that was so polluted that it was covered with chemicals and killing the fish. They did run a video with their report that showed the river all filthy and dead fish floating in the water. However, later it was learned that the river in the video was NOT the one that they were talking about, but ANOTHER ONE, which I believe was in a different country! ANOTHER BIG NBC LIE!
Remington has been around for 150 years or so and has always been there when needed to produce weapons, ammo and anything else our defensive forces have needed during America's wars. The USA has always been able to depend on them.
My brother-in-law had a Remington 700 that he purchased around 1954. He always kept it loaded with the safety on hanging on a wall rack in his living room. I often told him that this was not safe. He said that he wanted it ready to go in an instant whenever he needed it. He kept it this way until his death in 2008, a period of 54 years! And, it NEVER ONCE misfunctioned!
I believe that the Remington Model 700 is one of the finest rifles in the world. It is the choice of most of our military's snipers. These brave people put their lives on the line EVERY TIME they go to work! Therefore, they want the best they can get and most of them choose Remington! I'm with them!
Until it is proven different, I choose to believe that this report is another one of NBC TV's dispicable LIES!
PLEASE VISIT NORTHWEST LIBERTY.COM