Posted on 03/10/2013 5:33:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
On February 22, "Right Views" reported that a growing number of firearm companies have suspended the sale of guns to states, counties, cities and municipalities that restrict their citizens' rights to own them.
In just two weeks, the number of companies participating in what has been named the "Firearms Equality Movement," has more than tripled from 34 companies to 118.
The Police Loophole lists every company and links to the statements that each has released regarding their new policies.
Wilson Combat, a custom pistol manufacturer located in Berryville, Arkansas, joined the movement on February 28 stating the following:
"Wilson Combat will no longer provide any products or services to any State Government imposing legislation that infringes on the second amendment rights of its law abiding citizens. This includes any Law Enforcement Department, Law Enforcement Officers, or any State Government Entity or Employee of such an entity. This also applies to any local municipality imposing such infringements."
Wilson lists the states included on its no sale policy as: California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington D.C. and The City of Chicago, Illinois.
The statement also reads:
"Wilson Combat will in NO way support the government of these states or their anti-gun agenda that only limits the rights of law-abiding citizens. Wilson Combat will continue to supply any product and/or service they can legally sell in these states to all non-government affiliated citizens."
This won’t really have any effect until the big makers get on board.
SigSauer? Colt? Armalite? S&W?
When that happens, call me. I won’t wait up.
You are correct.
It would also be nice if ammunition suppliers bought into the same code.
It’s progress in the right direction. I’ll take it for now.
I appreciate these recent announcements, but they are largely symbolic. Most of these companies don’t do a lot of government business.
It would be different if companies like HK, SIG, Glock, or Beretta took a stance like this. But their parent companies are probably still in Europe, and thus probably don’t care much about our 2nd Amendment.
Is there a Facebook site that keeps track of these great companies?
Rand Paul should do a whirlwind visit of these companies.
“It would be different if companies like HK, SIG, Glock, or Beretta took a stance like this. But their parent companies are probably still in Europe, and thus probably don’t care much about our 2nd Amendment.”
Maybe we all need to stop buying from them and patronize those companies that have signed up to support the 2A. I have to believe that private sales trump those to government. That’s what the Liberals would do!
Some folks mention the big manufacturers. Getting the big distributors (Midway, Brownell’s, all) involved is more important than getting the big manufacturers in.
IIRC, Wilson Combat has advertised in the past that they’re a preferred choice for FBI HRT. They’d really be saying something if they disavowed further business with fedgov, IMO.
I thought Kingsford was their number one choice.
That’s gonna fly over some heads, but damned if it wasn’t funny...
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