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I just got off the phone with the temporary head of RECOIL magazine, who confirmed Jerry Tsai’s statement as posted on RECOIL’s Facebook page<\/a>. When asked if Jerry had left all together, or if he was still attached in some way, I was told he is no longer with RECOIL in any<\/em> capacity. Here is his statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is with deep sorrow that I announce I am stepping down as editor of Recoil, effective immediately.<\/p>

It is very difficult for me to walk away from something I helped create, something that I loved doing, and something I firmly believed would appeal to a fresh new generation of gun enthusiasts, but I accept that the comments in my story in the current issue have made my position as editor of Recoil untenable.<\/p>

With that said, Recoil is bigger than any one person, and if my departure will allow Recoil to continue to grow and engage gun enthusiasts, then stepping down as editor is clearly the right thing for me to do.<\/p>

I accept I made mistakes, and I apologize unreservedly for calling Recoil’s support for Second Amendment rights into question.<\/p>

While I understand the passions aroused over this incident, the deeply hurtful words from some of my fellow gun enthusiasts have been painful to endure. I hope now we can all move on.<\/p>

Finally, I would like to thank all those who have supported me over the past few days. These are the people who know me to be at heart a passionate gun enthusiast whose dream was to make something bold and new in firearms media.<\/p>

Jerry Tsai”<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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