Okay, I have been sick for ten days now, finally went to the doctor this morning, and he has me drugged up on codeine. By drugged up I mean I took one Tylenol-3 and am high as a kite. (Yes, yes, this is confirmed safe for pregnancy.) This is why being anti-drugs to the point I don’t even usually take Advil is awesome. One Tylenol-3! Whee!

The downside is I am now incapable of properly articulating my incredulity (and outrage) at H-S Precision, Inc. having chosen to promote their business with a ringing endorsement from none other than Lon Horiuchi.

Hat-tip to Commander Zero, Ahab, Uncle, War on Guns (who actually called H-S to confirm), Tam and a billion others.

Lon Horiuchi. Seriously.

The next day, FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shot Randy in the back while he, Harris, and Weaver’s 16-year-old daughter Sara were outside, attempting to retrieve the body of Sammy Weaver, which was placed in a shed after being recovered the previous day. As the three ran back to the house, Horiuchi fired again, but this time hit Weaver’s wife Vicki in the head as she held their 10-month-old daughter Elishiba at the door. Vicki Weaver collapsed on the floor, dying instantly with her bloody but uninjured daughter in her arms. A Justice Department review later found the second shot was unconstitutional and the lack of a request to surrender was “inexcusable”, since Harris and the two Weavers were running for cover and could not pose an imminent threat. The task force also specifically blamed Horiuchi for firing at the door, not knowing whether someone was on the other side of it, along with those who had decided on the special rules of engagement allowing shots to be fired with no previous request for surrender. [WIKI]

Are they STUPID? I am not alone in thinking Horiuchi ought to be in prison, or perhaps in front of a firing squad, so I cannot imagine what idiot at H-S thought associating their business with him was any sort of a good idea. Somebody there is either very, very ignorant (and unaware of Google) or a very provocative asshole.

Either way, H-S better have a really good explanation for this, fast, or they’re on the fast track to Zumboland. I can’t imagine their .gov customers even like Horiuchi enough to want to actually associate with him, you know?

Also – as neighbor Joe points out, McMillan is a great alternative for high-end stocks made by a company that doesn’t suck. (I have a feeling Joe might my special indignation about Horiuchi, considering he’s rather a persona non grata in our home state of Idaho.)

Last Modified: Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 @ 20:07

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