You can always count on Ted

The Arizona Republic has an article by Glen Creno about Ted Nugent's appearance at the National Rifle Association convention, now going on in Phoenix:

Some big-name politicians, including U.S. Sen. John McCain, will be there. So will high-energy rock guitarist Ted Nugent, an outspoken NRA board member who has a TV show, writes books and a newspaper column, and plays in a band. Nugent is speaking at the convention Sunday. He gave a telephone interview to The Republic a few days ago. He has no problem giving an opinion and cracking a joke.

How did you get involved in the NRA? I finally woke up from the convenient denial doldrums of the American education system. I became politically aware, studied history and decided to get involved... Over the years I watched how our gun rights were being attacked with just nonsense, hyper denial entrenched misrepresentation. I decided to become more and more involved... I have an intellectual, moral, and spiritual obligation to participate in this unique experiment in self-government. I think it's serious, serious stuff.
Do you have a lot of guns? A lot of guns. You don't have the time or the tape to list them all. I love guns, I collect guns, I've had guns since I was a teenager.
How about examples? I have an MP5 submachine gun in 10-millimeter. I have probably three dozen AR15-type guns of various design from long-range varmint sniper rifles to big-game sniper rifles to semiautomatic versions of the military M4 for home defense.
Do you worry about accidents? We know that accidents can occur. But the chance of negligence in the Nugent household is about as realistic as us chopping our arm off with a chainsaw. We've got gasoline in the barn, we've got chainsaws and rototillers and machetes and gunpowder. We don't have any accidents. We pay attention to what were doing. Call us weird.