if o'connor were writing today, people would take exception to a lot of the things that he said and did.... same with whelen, if maybe a little less so... i don't know if he originated the term but whelen considered himself and his kind to be rifle cranks...
crank, loony,.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> ..... john w
