OUTDOOR LIFE COLUMNIST JIM ZUMBO’S anti “assault rifle” statement doesn’t seem to be playing very well with the commenters.

UPDATE: A later post by Zumbo: “I was wrong, BIG TIME.”

ANOTHER UPDATE: Tamara weighs in, with an unimpressed take on Zumbo: “Your attempt to throw me out of the sleigh, hoping that the wolves would be satisfied with my AR and would leave your precious bambi-zapper alone, is the most craven act of contemptible cowardice I’ve seen in a while.” Ouch.

MORE: Wow, this is harsh: “Remington Arms Company, Inc., has severed all sponsorship ties with Mr. Zumbo effective immediately. While Mr. Zumbo is entitled to his opinions and has the constitutional right to freely express those options, these comments are solely his, and do not reflect the views of Remington.”

STILL MORE: Zumbo’s blog has been pulled. This seems like overkill to me.