Penner said he and his friends were concerned about government attempts to register weapons and the negative image associated with hunting. The number of hunters are declining every year. Penner said his group had sold 500 tickets to the afternoon event, adding he was disappointed only about half of them attended. Nugent didn't disappoint the crowd. He signed autographs before and after he spoke and received two standing ovations from the largely male crowd.
Animals have rights to garlic and butter and to be singed on two sides.
The success of the animal rights movement, he said, was causing an imbalance in nature. He objected to the ban on spring bear hunting in Ontario. He was critical of international relief agencies who sent grain to hungry people in Africa, saying the people who really need the aid never get it. Instead, he said he went to Africa and shot an elephant. And I gave them meat to eat.