ATTN: We need to give @CoreyCogdell our support as hunters, shooters and AMERICANS! Let's give her some love! @AIMHunting #guns #USA #hunter
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Jennifer Jacques (@JennJacques) August 07, 2012As Twitchy reported on Sunday, ace Olympic trap shooter Corey Cogdell and her family became the targets of disgusting threats from hunting opponents. In the wake of all the viciousness, gun rights advocates, fans, and others who just understand what it means to have good manners tweeted their support for the eagle-eyed 25-year-old:
@CoreyCogdell if you ever come to Birmingham let's go HUNTING open invite #yourock—
Lynn Brown (@1US_Patriot) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Keep kicking arse. don't pay any attention to the PETA weirdos. They come out of the wood work on the internet.—
(@Xzen) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Thank you for representing our country with grace and class!—
KevinPrewitt (@ilike2bike) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell I support your hunting. The world started with hunting for food. Srew all the haters!!—
Christie Rucker (@crowley0913) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell We support you, the right 2 bear arms, and the right 2 hunt! If we lose customers because of this, we didn't want them anyway!—
TwistedGeckoClothing (@TwistedGeckoCo) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Congratulations on your Olympic Medal performance! You're a great American!—
Kirk Zumwalt (@KangZumwalt) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell So sorry and disgusted to hear of these threats to you and your family! Please know that the majority of Americans support you—
Michael Barden, Sr. (@Mikotos) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell – don't let the haters get you down. You go, girl! If you need help, contact me, I'm president of WHO@ ( haltabuse.org)—
JA Hitchcock (@Netcrimes) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell congratulations and stay strong! So many idiots out there!!!—
Mike Nicora (@MikeNicora) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell I just read all that stupid stuff people were saying and I am showing my support for you. Congrats on your medal—
casey wells (@WellsCasey) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell ran across this story about people giving an avid and ethical hunter death threats. Seriously sad. Congrats on the Olympics!—
Joseph Jennings (@Thechitwood) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Keep your head up & don't let any the idiocy bother you. Congrats on your hunting & shooting successes!—
Alan Clemons (@BigAlFishes) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Don't let the anti-hunting crazies get you down! Keep shooting!—
Josh Pulliam (@Marcellus_101) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell just want you to know that there are people who support you. May your sights stay true!—
Kevin Barber (@kbarber5000) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Don't pay attention to the PETA idiots. God Bless you and thank u for the way your represent the USA..—
Luke Leissner (@shotgunag) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell I love how all the anti's are big talkers behind a computer or phone. Sorry for all the crap you've been taking!—
Caleb Miller (@the_calebmiller) August 07, 2012
@CoreyCogdell way to remain poised in the face of all the leftist hatred. You are loved by thousands !—
Frank Dombrowski (@FDombrowski) August 07, 2012
@JimShepherd slams those who've belittled and threatened #gold #medalist @CoreyCogdell theoutdoorwire.com/features/226304 #Olympics2012—
Tammy Sapp (@TammyDianeSapp) August 07, 2012
You have accused shooters (and hunters) of being unappreciative of life. You’ve called them – and by extension all shooters or hunters – mean-spirited. You’ve done that as the launch pad for some very personal assaults on shooters’ intelligence and ancestry. Some of you have made it abundantly clear that – if you had the power to do it (anonymously, of course) – you’d remove all of us from planet Earth.
You’ve written hateful notes and Facebook posts about Olympic athletes in the shooting sports without taking a deep breath and realizing that these “killers” are not only fellow human beings- they represent your country – and you. Whether you like it or not.
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They have done nothing to deserve the benefits of your idiocy, nor have the families you’ve threatened, or the sports you’ve declared as “no longer reflective of the Olympic ideals”. I don’t think making death threats – even anonymous, gutless ones- are reflective of the Olympic ideals, either.
Boom.
For her part, Cogdell has handled the threats with class, grace, and dignity, and she expressed her thanks to all of her supporters:
I am so touched by the outpouring of support I have received in the last few days from everyone on here!Love all my friends & fans! #touched—
Corey Cogdell (@CoreyCogdell) August 06, 2012
I love that #TeamCorey is now tending! Did @michellemalkin start this? I love all my supporters, you rock!—
Corey Cogdell (@CoreyCogdell) August 07, 2012
Twitchy gladly stands behind you, Corey. You make your country proud.
