As 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 ن (@1US_Patriot) August 7, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Keep kicking arse. don't pay any attention to the PETA weirdos. They come out of the wood work on the internet.
— Moment of Xzen (@Xzen) August 7, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Thank you for representing our country with grace and class!
— KevinPrewitt (@ilike2bike) August 7, 2012
@CoreyCogdell I support your hunting. The world started with hunting for food. Srew all the haters!!
— Christie Rucker (@crowley0913) August 7, 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 7, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Congratulations on your Olympic Medal performance! You're a great American!
— Kirk Zumwalt (@KangZumwalt) August 7, 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 7, 2012
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@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 7, 2012
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@CoreyCogdell Keep your head up & don't let any the idiocy bother you. Congrats on your hunting & shooting successes!
— Stout, please. (@BigAlFishes) August 7, 2012
@CoreyCogdell Don't let the anti-hunting crazies get you down! Keep shooting!
— Josh Pulliam (@Marcellus_101) August 7, 2012
@CoreyCogdell just want you to know that there are people who support you. May your sights stay true!
— Kevin Barber (@kbarber5000) August 7, 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 7, 2012
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@JimShepherd slams those who've belittled and threatened #gold #medalist @CoreyCogdell http://t.co/apC2GYZ7 #Olympics2012
— Is it Friday yet? (@TammyDianeSapp) August 7, 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 Unrein (@CoreyCogdell) August 6, 2012
I love that #TeamCorey is now tending! Did @michellemalkin start this? I love all my supporters, you rock!
— Corey Cogdell Unrein (@CoreyCogdell) August 7, 2012
Twitchy gladly stands behind you, Corey. You make your country proud.
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