Yes. I know. Holly doesn’t swear out here. But maybe just this once.
This book. This amazing piece of American Prose. Such as it is.
For those of you who have not seen it, I am talking about a book. “My Parents Open Carry” which was published by White Feather Press (January 13, 2011) It is getting a lot of play recently.
Supposedly it espouses the joys of Open Carry in this All-American Normal Family and their All-American Normal Family Life.
Right.
It sells for $9.95 on their website (plus shipping of course) and now is available for $3.95 in PDF form. Or on Amazon for $120.30. Plus $3.99 shipping.
$120.30?
The sarcasm meter is off the charts with me on this one. And I don’t see anyone else saying it might all be bogus.
For example? The “Special Offer” on their website.
For a limited time only,
White Feather Press is giving away a free copy of the fun book
“Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate!” by Doug Giles,
with every purchase of “My Parents Open Carry” in book form.
That’s a $15.99 value!
“Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate”? Seriously?
OKAY … Not for nothing but … here goes.
The main character is Richard Strong (get it? DICK STRONG). No possible sarcasm there.
And Moms name is Bea Strong (as in BE STRONG). Honestly. No hidden meanings in this one.
The daughter’s name is Brenna which is just funny because … Brenna. I have a good friend named Brenna. I’m pretty sure she didn’t write it, but it is the kind of thing she would do for a joke.
The Strong family. The Armed Strongs. One fine family.
All three faces are the same and all look like ten-year-olds. Including Dad.
You can tell he is the Dad because he has a mustache. And a hat. Just like Dad’s do.
No stereotypes being made fun of here or anything.
The book has a creepy pic of the three taking practice at a local shooting gallery.
So where is Dad’s arm? Or as the person who posted this picture on Twitter said “Check out Dad back there. Eww.”
And the verbiage on the official site talks about “coming out of the closet”. Something just doesn’t click here.
A description of the book on the My Parents Open Carry website reads:
Out of the closet? Since when was gun ownership something that needed to come out of the closet? Isn’t that phrase usually reserved for something 
else?
Then there is the Sheridan Bookstore.
As in Sheridan Air Rifles maybe?
And I notice ALL the signs there say “Fiction”.
Almost like it was telling us this whole thing is bogus.
The book was written by Brian Jeffs (as in Warren Jeffs? WAR AND …) and Nathan Nephew (really? How about Nancy Niece?)
Has anyone actually *seen* these authors?
Just sayin’.
In an interview with Armed American Radio, the official radio program of The United States Concealed Carry Association, Jeffs and Nephews said that the book represents “an open carry adventure” in which the Strong family goes to the grocery store … and confronts people.
Confronts people.
Well that certainly sounds friendly enough, now doesn’t it?
Somehow I expect them to jump out from behind something and say “Surprise! We were just kidding. We wanted to show how ridiculous this whole Open Carry Mania is.”
The only thing more strange than this being a sarcastic send up of the over-the-top gun culture would be if … if it is serious.
Happy Holly Project 
OMG. Unbelievable. You did a great job calling bs with your post. I couldn’t agree more!
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Thanks Jennifer … yeah, some things just scream to be called out sometimes. 🙂
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Dear Holly:
Okay this is going to be seem weird, but I actually grew up in the house you are renovating in your blog! We moved out in the early to mid 80’s. My grandma lived in the house across the street from you and my pap built it. (the one where the garden is). My mom, sister, and younger brother all lived there for many years. The pictures of your renovation brought tears to my eyes as it brought back so many memories from growing up there ( we moved when I was about 8). I often times wonder what it looks like inside because I drive by it frequently as I work at the campus. I’m glad to see that someone is giving it some much needed TLC. I remember the milk door on the front porch beside the door, and ALL those windows that I actually put my arms through broken glass once pretending that I was superman! Boy do I have stories about things that have happened in that house! Ones we could explain and ones we couldn’t! Take care, good luck as you continue your journey!
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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When I read this I first thought “nah … couldn’t be” but as I read further and saw the comment about the little milk door I knew it was for real. Great chatting with you online. You know, this whole thing is just *begging* to be turned into a blog post. 🙂
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And now they want to research the house for paranormal activity. Curioser and curiouser.
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LOL, that’s pretty pathetic.
It’s interesting, but I grew up in rural areas and parent’s really did open carry. Kids, too. In high school, kids would drive to school with a rifle rack in their truck and nobody ever thought anything of it. The guy that owned the grocery store always wore a gun. Part of it was a hunting culture, part of it was farming, and part of it was self defense. In some areas, if you call 911, it takes 12 hours to get to you. So I think I have a good feel for both sides of the issue.
Of course, the world has gone completely mad and it’s not the good old days anymore. Last week somebody posted on FB, “I shot my first turkey the other day. Scared the crap out of everyone in the frozen foods section.” Made me laugh. That pretty much sums it up, there’s been a lot of changes in our culture recently.
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We have a lot of those rifle racks around here as well. And a lot of folks use their hunting rifles to get food. But I agree, there seem to be a lot of mad people out there … both mentally and emotionally. Mad as a hatter, and angry at the world … sometimes at the same time.
Scared the crap … frozen food section … HA HA HA. Made me laugh. Thanks! 🙂
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