1/2 of the duo I referred to as “the gun store guys” is no longer with us:
My thoughts go out to Eric, the rest of the Iraqveteran888 YouTube guys, and everyone else who was close to Barry. I got the news this morning at a donut shop, when I checked my email and realized a lot of people had seen a sad announcement on Facebook. Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” was playing in the background, a fitting song seeing as the gun community lost a valuable asset. It was impossible not to learn from Barry, and laugh at his jokes / various shenanigans which played out in the videos. Just the other day I was thinking about how hilarious The Exploits of Sir Arthur HiPoint were, the education and comical complaining found in the gun gripes series of videos, and all the various other educational videos Barry put out such as the lost art of cut shells etc… Lots of you probably didn’t even know that Barry and Eric even had a TV show on Destination America called Prepper Hillbillies. Sadly I never got to blog about it before today.
Barry accomplished a lot online over the past few years I’ve have had the pleasure of enjoying and posting his channel’s videos. The great thing about the internet is that through the vast amount of content he put out, he and his knowledge will live forever.
Rest in Peace Barry. Thank-you for everything.
Hat tip: Lots of people
Gun Gripes Episode 85: Final Farewell
To donate to the family see the Barry Elliot Memorial Fund.
Comments
17 responses to “R.I.P Iraqveteran8888 Barry”
That’s very sad news. He really rounded-out the IV channel. RIP Barry.
Our condolences to those who really knew him.
Very sad news indeed. Barry Elliot was great voice in the 2nd Amendment community and just all around good guy. His family has setup a donations site for anyone wishing to help. iraqveteran8888 has all the info on his site.
That is too bad. I liked watching his vids and their show. Condolences.
How sad, I really liked his contributions to the channel and the gun community as a whole.
Barry was one of the best on youtube. Had hope in my heart he would be able to straighten everything out that happened in the last few months. This is awful news.
We lost a great one for the cause gentleman.
Very very sad and that Cash link blew my mind. Amazing cover/video.
Barry was a different breed. He seemed like a real gentleman and a good guy, I’m very sorry to hear this. May he rest in peace, I’ll say a prayer for his family.
Yep, a great human left us. He was a huge asset to the civil rights community and our species.
Took a while to warm up to him after they youtube channel got started but I really started appreciating both of them. Going to miss that guy and all that he brought to the table.
I will be honest, I cried when I read this. I couldn’t believe it at first but when it hit me, it did like a sledgehammer would.
Rest in peace Barry. I’m probably not alone when I say I’ll miss him a lot.
why is this in the humour category…
Did you ever watch gun gripes, or Barry’s stuff in general? It was funny…
this isn’t about Barry’s stuff in general, it’s about him passing.
The post will remain in the humor category because that’s what Barry represented. I’m not creating a RIP category because you’re triggered.
this isn’t about what Barry did in general, it’s about him passing.