Just a company espousing their First and Second Amendment rights. I salute them and hope their campaign goes well.

Thank goodness for someone willing to stand up for our Bible and our 2nd amendment rights, especially at the same time. Well done, Henry!!

He had to reason to apologize. Seems Henry is the only firearms company I see advertising on regular (non-pay) TV any more.

"Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition."

I like a company being honest about their values AND I like Henry's values.

Some of the big corporations donate millions to causes that are bad for society and are wrecking our nation. If it wasn't for watchdog groups like the American Family Associaiton, we wouldn't be the wiser about where we throw down our hard earned cash.

As for the ad itself, I would have changed the composition a bit -- but not the concept.

they shouldn't apologize to anyone that this ad offends. It is our right to bear arms and speak as we so desire. It is also a persons right to be offended if they so choose to live a bitter and cantankerous life.

its about time somebody stood up for what they believe in, ESPECIALLY GOD...who cares whether or not theyre "politically correct."...their use of freedom is correct...no matter what they say

Sorry, should have read "... no reason to apologize." Sportsmen have been doing that much too much lately.

Applause for Henry using it's head when coming up with this ad campaign. It should appeal to most Americans that religious freedom and the right to bear arms were two of the base rights that this country was founded upon.

After all the ads against guns and hunting that have been going around, it's high time somebody started pointing out what americans have done since they left england. Hunting has been a mainstay of providing food for a family for years, and we need to promote it better.

HENRY, HENRY, HENRY... Great marketing add. It draws attention and is provocative in nature. I applaud you.

The add is done in good taste and at the right time.

Hopefully Ammo manufacturers and other firearms manufacturers will follow suit. While not using the same add topic but just as provocative and thought out.

I really like this. Like people said they are exercising their 1st & 2nd amendment. Good for them!

hell yeah

My late father in law was a preacher. He kept two Bible cases in his car. One was loaded with The Word, the other was loaded with an H&K 9mm and four 18 round mags.
I never thought to conceal in a Bible case... pretty clever. I still have his H&K. It still lives in the Bible case. In my rig. Now I need to get a Henry and put it in a Bible case for my other rig.

A thought for ingebrigtsen:
At many points in time, there has been no freedom or tolerance of the practice of religion- many faiths included. It has been necessary to defend the right to worship according to the dictates of the conscience during many periods of history- recent and ancient. The founding of America’s first colonies should speak to that the loudest. Historically, Firearms have played a vital role in protecting the free exercise of religion, especially in the United States. On that premise, I disagree that the two subjects should be kept separate. You have alluded to the contemporary marketing scheme being dubiously clever, which has some merit, I agree. However, they are parallel freedoms, and to give up one or the other would mean losing both. Depending upon the sequence, you may risk to forfeit them simultaneously.

inge,
I understand what you are saying but the man in the photo is not thumping his bible or waving his gun.

To look at the ad at first glance it could be offensive
to some.I do agree that it is your right to keep and bare arms but I also believe that Henry could sell guns to good god fearing people without this ad.

buckhunter, u have to agree he looks poised and ready to do so in less than .3 seconds though :P

Nice ad, Henry. lol

This Ad reminds me of my Great Great Grandfather, not only he carried a bible in one hand and a six shooter in the other; he was a Baptist Minister and a Sheriff in Eastern Oklahoma!

All I see is a man enjoying the freedom of living in America.

The question is what real freedom is left?? if bibles and guns are the only freedoms left then i fear for the state of the whole world.. and religious people with guns are often adamant against free speech of others.. isnt that in the constitution too?? i have the right to think and say openly that i think all religious people are delutional and think that the voices they hear in theire head is the voice of an all-powerfull god persistantly unprovable by any science, but still real and someone that whacked out of theire mind shouldnt be allowed to have firearms and especially be blocked from holding any political powers over the rest of us.. or they will start another religious crusade to make theire conviction more real by eradicating the opposition..
"we won so our god is more powerfull!" thinking.
And im in my full right to speak my opinion about it, but then, if the majority of the human population share in this or similar delutions, then how can i expect people to really wake up and see what damage religion is doing in our world?? i cant can i?? not withouth wiping out religion permanently! and that means there isnt many people left here on earth.. dang it when is that rapture thingy gonna happen so all the nutters dissapear??:P
"and then there was peace all over, and it was good!"

my "belif" in this is based on a branch of science called psycology, i dont have missionaries for it and try to convert others to my "belif", neither do i harass others that doesnt share it or introduce pseudoscienses in schools for it..
And me thinking they r all serious whackjobs, compared to what they say to people doing things against theire religious belifs, is comparably a term of endearment :)
but do get me right, im not anti guns at all, but for the sake of future arguments against the antis, keep the religious factor out of it like henry`s ad appartment should have done..

ingebrigsten, We'll pray for you.

what gods there may be do not concern themselves with us, and thus would not seek to punish us either in this or any other life!

and psycology is more of a science than creationism ever will be :P and when we can create aI sucsessfully psycology will prove itself valid.. its a matter of time not faith:P
Consider this too, when alot of humans work together doesnt we as a whole have all the attributes of all gods known thus far?? both good and bad??all the gods potential for infinite evil or infinite good??:P
i do like a good discussion:D:D:D

Ing,

I think you are leaning way into humanism, which is your right of course, and don't let me try to change your mind :P
I agree that there have been many a wacko crusade in the name of religion. But it has almost always been a religion that was misinterpreted or misrepresented- a human failure, not a flaw of the Devine. In my references to history, consider the forming of the American Nation and the reasons that many people came here: to escape tyrants that dictated the nature of worship. Take into consideration the Holocaust- if the Jews would have had the means and methods of defence, the story of the Jews during that time period would not read the same. There are a great many other examples that point to free people being armed people and unarmed people being persecuted for their beliefs: the Waldensians in the 12th to 14th century- the wole Reformation period really, and the French Revolution- when a nation denies God, bad things happen.

I read about the crusades, and the spanish inquisition, and am familiar with Jihad, and other extreme Islamic philosophy- all more reasons to be armed, really.
I ask you to refrain from making comments about the ignorance of others because you may disagree. I read history en masse.
Reliance solely on human virtue is a mistake. All things that have gone wrong in the human experience have been at the hands of man, and they outweigh the good that has been done by man. I have faith in a Living God, that allows the freedom of choice. I would not deny that freedom to anyone.
I would also defend my right to worship freely from any that would deny it to me. With any force necesary. If that makes me an insane religous fanatic, then so be it!

I wanted to include an e-mail I received the other day. It is not intended a fuel for the "religious fanatic fire"
But I believe it is an argument for why we should maintain our ability to defend our freedom of religion...even Henry style… because there are some very powerful and influential people who have resolved that they know better how to run my life than I do.
It bothers me, and makes me defensive. It should bother you too Ing, because it has the potential to interfere with the way you choose to not worship. Please read the following:

“Recently Obama went to Italy to meet for the G-8 summit. He also had a personal interview with the pope, and the pope presented him with a copy of the pope's latest encyclical. The pope prepared this just for this summit and for Obama. The folks at HOPE read it--it is called "Charity of Truth."

And HOPE believes this is a wake-up call... They have listed 10 points which the pope has made which seem to directly fulfill the ...understanding of Bible prophecy. Here are the points:

1. A Global Government. The pope is calling for a "true world political authority" to fix the problems that plague the world. (page 67)

2. Church and State. The pope says this new political authority will make its decisions based on spiritual values. (Chapter 5)

3. The Papacy at the Head. These spiritual values cannot be derived from just any religion, since not "all religions are equal." (p 55)

4. Religion, Politics, and the Economy. The church must influence all areas of society since God must have "a place in the public realm, specifically in regard to its cultural, social, economic, and particularly its political dimensions." (56)

5. Power to Enforce Law. This "political authority" must have "real teeth" and "be vested with the effective power" to enforce its laws around the world. (67)

6. Control Buying and Selling. The new world governing power will institute socialistic policies for government to redistribute wealth. (chapter 3)

7. Resurgency of Labor Unions. Labor Unions are to be empowered to "play a decisive role" in the new world order. (25)

8. The Church's Goal. Pope Benedict says that this encyclical is to help achieve "The goal of the history of the human family"--to build "the universal city of God .." (7)

9. Redefining Religious Liberty. While claiming not "to interfere in any way in the politicis of States," the pope redefines "liberty" as happening when the world obeys laws shaped by the Roman Church's spiritual values.

According to the pope, as the church influences states to enforce its view of "truth" on others, people are set "free." "This mission of truth is something that the Church can never renounce." (9)

10. Immortal Souls. The non-biblical belief that man has an immortal soul helps to insure the pope's global agenda. "Man is...God's creature, whom God chose to endow with an immortal soul." (29)

"The pope's views on the redistribution of wealth and his agenda set forth in Charity in Truth echo many of the same themes that Obama campaigned for last year. As a result, the White House was excited about the meeting as this insider describes:

"The encyclical ramped up the level of White House enthusiasm for this meeting because you can't read it without sensing that these two men are seeing economic questions the same way," says a Catholic adviser to the White House....The Holy Father's emphasis on putting the human person at the center of the economy strongly echoes themes that Obama campaigned on and is working to implement. (Dan Gilgoff, Obama's Most Important Catholic Adviser, U.S. / News & World Report, July 10, 2009).

I think there is and has been a plethora of worthwhile and scientific evidence in the favor of God. If you have the inclination to refute the validity of God/religion, study Biblical Prophecy and disprove it the same way that "Bible Thumpers" prove it. Do some reading from publications by the Christian Science Institute. Know the opposition... if you are of an open and reasonable mind, you may find things you have missed previously.

hey i went to bible school as a kid and know "the opposition" very well of most religions.show me the one thing that proves god exists..

in the mean time ill show u this: if God is unable to prevent evil, he is not omnipotent
if God is not willing to prevent evil, he is not good
if God is willing and able to prevent evil, then why is there evil?
:P

In my opinion, it is called the Great Controversy. It is complicated to explain in breif, but the gist of it is that at a point in time, the universe was in complete harmony, with God ruling in a perfect manner that I am not going to pretend to understand, but believe in, regardless.
Sin and evil was not even a concept. Sin originated in selfish and jelous thoughts (Lucifer), as God created beings to be of free will- to that point there had been no question of God's perfection. Selfishness and pride caused a spiritual seperation from God, thus opened the door for the fruits of selfishness- pain and suffering and injustice. God does not condone or promote or revel in these things, but must allow humans to live of free will, lest He create a race of mindless minions.
After the fall of man, sin, pain and suffering is a process we must experience before we have the ability to choose an existence free of these circumstances, thus enters the plan of Salvation, a sacrifice to justify the penalty of seperation from God...in the stead of the perpetrators.
I know, it is not a complete description, I know, you have heard it all before...
But I believe, truly, that God does not allow suffering for the sake of its existence, but has a Master Plan to bring us out of it once and for all, by our acceptance of His Grace- in some way or another- I have my method of religious practice, it may not be the ONLY ONE way to go, but I prefer it.

The information is out there if one is inclined to seek it. It is a process oriented journey, as well as a product oriented process. I for one do not understand a good deal about the nature of God, but I am comfortable with my limitations, and that those things that I do not understand will make sense at some point-

God is willing and able to prevent evil, He is simply working on a time table that may not make sense to you or I until after we can look back on what happened to understand- instead of being frustrated by the present existence, which we do not understand.

It still comes down to freedom- to choose how we shall live, to choose God, or humanity, or frustration, but to choose. Henry is promoting the ability to choose- what you shoot and what you read and believe. They are right to do so.

There were also many Jews with guns doing the same in all of the wars the us Fought. Lets not forget that salient fact.

hmm ranger2 first i heard a bit of blablah, then u said something to the effect that since we havent found the missing ink yet we couldnt possibly have elvolved from monkeys, then there was a whole lot of blahblahblah-mememe--blah blah!
seriously a shrink looking at the transcript from this would put a little mark in his questioneer where the word delutional is used for effect:P

The add was done in good taste. It was done as a statement and way of protest over rights being infringed upon. No one is denying that. Whatever your beliefs in God, Gods, Bibles etc. The Christian religion / Freedom of Religion is what this country was founded on among other fundamentals to include Free Speach, The Right to Keep and Bear Arms etc. All of these fundamentals are in jeapardy everyday: People (Extremist, Fanatics, Criminals etc)are also going to abuse these rights and use them to their advantage. The more the criminal elelments are allowed to do this no matter their religious beliefs are The more we the honest are going to lose.
Guns have played an important part in Americas history and American lives. They are a part of our lives directly or indirectly. You chose to own one or not. You chose how and when to use them. War is caused by man period not guns. Crime is committed by man not what he/she uses to commit them.

I'll leave you with these quotes:" Truth crushed to the earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again" Jefferson Davis

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” James Madison

A free people ought to be armed.” George Washington

That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.” George Orwell

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.
Ronald Reagan

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
Ronald Reagan

The last quote I hope hits home the most!

When I put on my political hat, I don't have a problem with this ad.

When I put on my religious hat, I get a little bit more concerned - I guess I am just too cynical to blindly accept the sincerity of this ad without any personal knowledge of the individuals involved. I can easily imagine this ad as being nothing more than the exploitation of religion for commercial benefit and that leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

Ranger2,
Keep up the good work, you are winning the argument hands down. Some people refuse to see or learn from history. My dad calls it " being stupid on purpose".

oh did i piss u off calling your rantings blahblahblah??:D i asked u for 1 scientific piece of evidence to support the notion that there really is a god, and u come up with the missing link?? weak!!!! there are proven steps from human down, and for ape up, just the final link in the chain is missing, and psycology is admissable in court! just cos u wanna ignore its validity doesnt mean the state does too. luckily! if your rantings was a real equation then it could be put on paper with numbers and symbols and solved mathematically, and boy u have no f-ing chance for that:P but in the spirit of fredom to have any religious belif u want im not gonna take it further, just gonna add the definition on wiki for delusion:

A delusion, in everyday language, is a fixed belief that is either false, fanciful, or derived from deception. Psychiatry defines the term more specifically as a belief that is pathological (the result of an illness or illness process). As a pathology, it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information, apperception, illusion, or other effects of perception.

Delusions typically occur in the context of neurological or mental illness, although they are not tied to any particular disease and have been found to occur in the context of many pathological states (both physical and mental). However, they are of particular diagnostic importance in psychotic disorders and particularly in schizophrenia, paraphrenia, manic episodes of bipolar disorder, and psychotic depression.
;)

ingebrigtsen,
Try and talk with some class and education. No one here likes to read your swearing. If you can't talk without swearing it shows you don't have the education to get your point across with civilized vocabulary.

Ing,
Uh buddy, it sounds like you are the one who is upset.

I have provided you no less evidence that God does exist than you provided that He does not... actually, you refused to acknowledge the evidence because it is apparently too tedious for you to crack open the Good Book et al. and look... it seems canned answers from wiki are more your caliber.
Which is a shame because the Bible can provide for some seriously thought provoking reading, even if you do not believe in God. Many of the books of the Bible have been proven through archeological research to have great historical merit (even by non-religious entities, gasp!) There is also a lot of great advice, like not being greedy or selfish- See Philippians 2:4, "Each of you should look not only into your own interests, but also to the interests of others." NIV
You can take that as a challenge to read it more thoroughly.
What is with you and the missing link issue? That was not part of my commentary. It appears you brought that in all by yourself, to argue with yourself about it...(delusional, perhaps schizophrenic?.) Besides, the human genome project has already determined that our DNA is only .1% different among all humans, and the difference between man and ape is over 5% different- which I think sinks the argument... our DNA shares commonalities with essentially all living creatures, but macro evolution has not ever been observed in science. It sounds like you only have faith to go on, no proof. Certainly no more proof than I have for what I believe.

BTW, thanks for the re-read on the definition of delusional. It helped me realize why you are acting the way you are. And back to that idea that mankind is evolving into a more advanced state... you are really not helping to prove that either, in case you were wondering.
Good luck with the whole monkey-man/greedy/creepy cult psychology thing you have going for you. If you get to the end of life and feel lonely, empty, and unfulfilled- perhaps you will change your mind. At least you should not have to wonder for the cause of your disappointments.

I figure this horse has been beaten well past dead. I agree that we do not agree. If you wish to not accept that, then you will have to continue arguing by yourself. God Bless~

Bella, I always enjoy reading your posts, although seldom agree with them, but I must say your last one left me dumfounded. ??????
Inge, please write legibly, I've grown tired of trying to interpret u'r shorthand.
R U 14?

Paraphrenia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paraphrenia is a group of psychotic illnesses distinct from paranoia and from schizophrenia. In patients suffering from this type of psychosis, personality decay is minimal, and emotional rapport is well retained. The onset occurs around age 40.

Furthermore, paraphrenia is characterized by the preoccupation with one or more semisystematized delusions. These delusions are not encapsulated from the rest of the personality as in delusional disorder. The affect is notably well-preserved and appropriate, as is the ability to maintain rapport with others. There is no intellectual deterioration, no flat nor grossly inappropriate affect. Disturbance of behavior is understandable in relation to the content of the delusions. The illness is associated with distress and agitation. Irrational behaviour may appear as delusions become more vivid and judgment lessens. Patients may accuse others of persecution and complain to the authorities.

The predisposing factors in the onset of the disease are associated with severe stressors such as social isolation, migrant status and deafness.

This psychosis is thought to be caused by abnormalities in the tau protein. These abnormalities can occur when the protein becomes hyperphosphorylated. It has not been shown that the phosphoric acid prevalent in sodas can contribute to this.

And i know this is a struggle i could never win cos of the 3 criterias for a delusion:
certainty (held with absolute conviction)
incorrigibility (not changeable by compelling counterargument or proof to the contrary)
impossibility or falsity of content (implausible, bizarre or patently untrue)
:P

Inge,
Boy, that really clears it up!
You are either:
a) a brilliant comedian
or
b) way too smart for me.
Please don't try to clarify, I'm in pain right now.

JohnR, well said...

Bella,
Though we share little regarding spiritual conviction or practice, I appreciated your last comment. I do not put my faith in organized religion, I identify well with JohnR, however.
I am also fully aware of the heinous maladies done to good folk in the name of "religion"(popular in Roman Catholicism; I have not had the same bad encounters with Mormons, but their theology is certainly not for me either).
Lord forbid any be "converted" by the sword, or Henry Rifle.
The greatest commandment: "...Love the Lord your God with all of your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind...And...Love your neighbor as yourself" Matt. 37-39 NIV
While far easier said than done, this would make a significant difference for the planet if people took it to heart.

JohnL, what part of my last post dumbfounded you? The bit about the country being a Masonic plot or the bit about the conflicting agendas of religious entities (if drawn out to their logical conclusions).
I am a fervent believer in The Gods, and while I recognize that "proof" for individual creeds or myth cycles may be solely subjective I do see scientific, anecdotal, and other evidence for Higher Powers. I have experienced or witnessed successful faith healing, firewalking, and Divine trance possession. I have seen and experienced contact with other spiritual planes, out of body experiences. I have done extensive study and meditative practice (as well as much prayer). I have come to the opinion that there is LOTS of evidence for proof of the existance of the Divine and No contradiction between the goals, rules and methods of Science and it's counterpart Religion. The problem I see is the evidence I have found just doesn't support
Evangelical Christianity or the means and goals it propounds. I suppose this makes me like everybody in that we all find "evidence" for that we wish to believe, rather than what is...
I find there is lots of evidence for...
Life after death,
Reincarnation,
Spiritual healing,
Gravity = Love,
Astrology and divination. The funny thing about divination, whether one is referring to Astrology, reading the Tarot or the IChing or reading thrown or burnt bones is every method devised by humans works! How often does a person flip a coin or draw lots to make a decision? That is divination, asking God(s) to choose on an issue, and most people do it without a thought as to the spiritual nature of the act of appealing to randomness or luck to favor them.
But most people are not interested in meeting God really..They'd rather get their God served up neat as meat on Sunday, all packaged and shrink wrapped, cut and dried. Unfortunately for that Big Corporate Church Ideal..of faith packaged in Sunday School lessons sent down from the Corporate Religious Mecca (or whatever) falls flat because God will not be so contained or defined or so Convenient as all that. However, despite the inevitable psychic trauma, I reccommend everyone attemp to meet God(dess) some time, rather than just muttering at God through the ether. God is more than warm fuzzies in the chest after a good sermon and once you get there you get a glimpse of the Big Picture and you get blown away by the experience. But you don't get to just join my religion...I say Joseph Smith had one good idea, all existing religions suck, so go meet God and found your own! I figure with 6 or 7 billion people on the planet that works out to 6 or 7 billion different religious faithways properly. In the end You will meet God(dess) and the experience will be unique to you, but it might not be quite what you expect. Why louse up your learning experience by staying on the package tour of life? You only Really learn about God, when you take the question on for yourself, without preconditions and go crying into your own wilderness to seek the Divine in You. For you have to look within, without you will never find what you seek.

I've got a Bible, and I've got a 6 shooter, I won't push either one on anybody. Don't try to take either one from me though! Good ad Henry, you've sure started bruhaha on this web-site though! LOL