{"id":32242,"date":"2022-06-08T16:04:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T16:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32242"},"modified":"2022-06-08T16:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T16:04:57","slug":"gun-control-matthew-mcconaughey-and-wild-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32242","title":{"rendered":"Gun Control, Matthew McConaughey, and Wild Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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08:03:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2972,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.wildturkeybourbon.com\\\/eddie-russell&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.wildturkeybourbon.com\\\/our-heritage\\\/eddie-russell\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2973,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.wildturkeybourbon.com\\\/contact-us&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>The news yesterday was that Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, was at the White House to make a plea for gun control. You couldn&#8217;t watch any TV news, either national or local, without seeing him at the podium in the White House with a pair of green sneakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-640x320.jpg 640w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-940x470.jpg 940w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uvalde-matthew-mcconaughey-2x1-bn-220607-50f271-1320x660.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>From Today Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/06\/07\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-matthew-mcconaughey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remarks<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>So, we know what\u2019s on the table.\u00a0 We need to invest in mental healthcare.\u00a0 We need safer schools.\u00a0 We need to restrain sensationalized media coverage.\u00a0 We need to restore our family values.\u00a0 We need to restore our American values.\u00a0 And we need responsible gun ownership \u2014 responsible gun ownership.\u00a0<br><br>We need background checks.\u00a0 We need to raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-15 rifle to 21.\u00a0 We need a waiting period for those rifles.\u00a0 We need red-flag laws and consequences for those who abuse them.<br><br>These are reasonable, practical, tactical regulations to our nation, states, communities, schools, and homes.<br><br>Responsible gun owners are fed up with the Second Amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals.\u00a0<\/p><p>These regulations are not a step back; they\u2019re a step forward for a civil society and \u2014 and the Second Amendment.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In Uvalde, the killer<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/25\/us\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-salvador-ramos\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> passed a FBI NICS background check<\/a><\/strong> to purchase his firearms. In Uvalde, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2022\/06\/08\/social-media-app-allegedly-used-by-uvalde-gunman-to-send-warning-signs-is-adding-new-safety-features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">killer <\/a><\/strong>was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/05\/25\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gunman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">known to have issues<\/a><\/strong> but no one acted upon them. In Uvalde, the killer entered through a door that was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/03\/uvalde-teacher-emilia-marin-traumatized-over-open-door-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not properly locked<\/a><\/strong>. In Uvalde, the police <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kake.com\/story\/46644151\/teacher-who-survived-uvalde-shooting-slams-police-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waited <\/a><\/strong>until it was too late to storm the classroom even though best practices say never to wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any new law or policy that is enacted in a hurry because &#8220;we have to do something&#8221; ends up as a fiasco. More importantly, they don&#8217;t prevent or solve the issue at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those that are not aware, McConaughey is now the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2016\/08\/02\/interesting-move-on-part-of-campari.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Director for Wild Turkey<\/a><\/strong> and has been since 2016. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildturkeybourbon.com\/our-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wild Turkey Distilling<\/a><\/strong> is owned by the Italian company<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campari_Group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Campari Group<\/a><\/strong>. He even has helped launch <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildturkeybourbon.com\/news\/matthew-mcconaughey-teams-with-bourbon-hall-of-famer-to-launch-new-wild-turkey-longbranch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wild Turkey Longbranch<\/a><\/strong> in conjunction with master distiller Eddie Russell.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Longbranch-1_1800x1800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32246\" width=\"454\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Longbranch-1_1800x1800.jpg 750w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Longbranch-1_1800x1800-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Longbranch-1_1800x1800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Longbranch-1_1800x1800-640x640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Anyone who has followed this blog for any amount time knows that I enjoy good whiskey and especially bourbon. Wild Turkey does make some good bourbons and ryes. I have even toured their facilities in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky where their beautiful Visitor Center overlooks the Kentucky River. Looking over my collection I see have a bottle of Russell Reserve and an older Austin Nichols-labeled bottle of Wild Turkey Rye. I respect the work of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildturkeybourbon.com\/jimmy-russell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jimmy <\/a><\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildturkeybourbon.com\/eddie-russell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eddie <\/a><\/strong>Russell in crafting good whiskey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a personal philosophy of not patronizing companies whose spokespeople or officers wish to run roughshod over my enumerated civil rights. As such, I will not be buying any more bourbon or rye from Wild Turkey so long as Matthew McConaughey is affiliated with them. Now my personal boycott of Wild Turkey is not going to hurt their bottom line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if enough people made their displeasure known, it just might. I sent them a note last night saying I wouldn&#8217;t be buying their product any longer. You can do the same by using this contact <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildturkeybourbon.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a bourbon or rye drinker, the choice is yours. Do you support a company whose Creative Director wants to curtail your rights or do you go to one of the many other fine distilleries instead? 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