Via email from Stephen P.:
If you had not known already:
(Quote from Rawles’ Survivalblog)
“I was saddened to hear that pro-gun novelist John Ross passed away. He is of course remembered as the author of the very influential novel Unintended Consequences. Please say a prayer for his family members.”
I remember when the book came out in 1996… I was working at Microsoft and some members of The Microsoft Gun Club (as it was called at the time, I think it is now called Gun Club at Microsoft) referred to it as “The Bible” for gun owners. It is an extremely influential book. While it could have used a good editor to reduce it by at least a third I still recommend reading it.
In 2004 I sent Ross an email inviting him to Boomershoot 2005 and he called me to discuss it. There are a few QOTDs by him and other references to him on this blog as well.
Update: Michael Bane also has some things to say about John Ross.
John’s circle of acquaintances was vast. Well before UC was even an idea, we had done business, as he had a SOT and I bought an M16 from him back in ’88. He also provided some advice on another NFA purchase years later.
We conversed occasionally as he was a force to be reckoned with, being a Missouri Democrat in the fight for concealed carry and later permitless carry along with non-FFL NFA legalization in Missouri.
He will be missed.
He will be missed. Especially in the difficult years ahead.
Fair winds be yours, neighbor. Rest in peace.
What a shame. May he rest in peace, and his family be console for such a loss.