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Forty-five Maine lawmakers are pressuring Cabela’s to stop selling AR-15s and other firearms Democrats describe as “assault rifles,” noting the October 25, 2023, Lewiston attacker bought a handgun from the retail giant. Lawmakers did not explain what buying a handgun has to do with buying an AR-15, but they are pushing for Cabela’s to drop the sales of AR-15s anyway. WGME noted that the push is being led by State Rep. Lori Gramlich (D), and that she the other 44 lawmakers sent a letter to Cabela’s which said, in part:

The Biden Administration has admitted to surveilling the private financial transactions of Americans for words including 'MAGA', 'Trump' and 'Kamala' following the January 6 riots. Federal investigators in the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) instructed banks to comb through records to look for 'extremists'. A letter from the Treasury Department, seen by Fox News, was sent to Senator Tim Scott on Friday which states 'Exchange events' began 'shortly after January 6 under the prior Administration'. It said it 'included terms such as "antifa," "MAGA," "Trump," "Biden," "Kamala," "Schumer," and "Pelosi."' The federal government was specifically 'watching' Trump supporters and...

A shocking report from Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, indicates that federal law enforcement agencies wanted financial institutions to identify potential extremists by flagging otherwise benign purchases and search terms affiliated with former President Donald Trump in the wake of the incident at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. On Wednesday, Jordan sent an alarming letter to Noah Bishoff, the former director of the Treasury Department's Office of Stakeholder Integration and Engagement in the Strategic Operations Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, better known as...

The Biden regime allegedly flagged transactions using terms like “MAGA” and “TRUMP” for financial institutions. This is a direct violation of the US Constitution. Individuals who shopped at stores like Cabela’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, or purchased religious texts like a Bible, may also have had their transactions flagged. This is a shocking report. The House Weaponization Committee reported on Wednesday night that the Biden regime was targeting Americans who were shopping at Cabela’s and Dick’s and those Americans who may have recently bought a Bigle! We are clearly witnessing the MOST GODLESS ANTI-CHRISTIAN regime in US history! (letter from Jim...

Cabelas lost a $2000 sale yesterday because of their inane gun control. Went to the one closest to me to purchase a thermal rifle scope that cost around $2000. When I entered the store I had my usual conceal carry pistol on me. I noticed a sign saying all weapons must be checked in at customer service. I asked if that included conceal carry and was told yes. There was one couple in front of me so I got behind them. He not only had to surrender his weapon but had to fill out a "20 questions" form. I then...

The global economy is at risk of crippling hyperinflation and “extraordinary” conditions that could prompt the worst financial crisis since World War II, according to major hedge fund Elliott Management. Elliott Management, led by famed billionaire investor Paul Singer, warned clients that extreme conditions present in the current economic landscape have “made possible a set of outcomes that would be at or beyond the boundaries of the entire post-WWII period ... The letter also cautioned that economies around the world are “on the path to hyperinflation” — a term referring to uncontrollable acceleration in the cost of daily necessities. While...

I went to my nearest Cabela's this week to do a little shopping. When I entered the store I noticed a sign at the service counter that essentially said guns entering the store must be registered at the counter. I asked if that was all guns and was told yes. I took out my conceal carry and put it on the country. Thee attendant asked me if the gun had bullets in it (DUH!). I said yes. He then told me I had to take the gun to the gun sales and have them unload it and then bring it...

What started as a reported shoplifting and a "disturbance" at a Cabela's store ended with seven children being arrested following a pursuit. Woodbury Police said it was called to the Cabela's at 8400 Hudson Rd. at 1:37 p.m. Saturday, where employees said "several teens were involved in a disturbance and shoplifting incident." According to police, the youths were reportedly "associated with a stolen vehicle," and had been attempting to steal goods from the store including an Airsoft gun and a pistol magazine. The suspects fled a Woodbury police patrol car in the stolen vehicle, heading north into Lake Elmo on...

Fox News Host Tucker Carlson dedicated a segment of his show Tuesday night to torching the Wall Street billionaire Paul Singer. Carlson’s show featured an investigation into how hedge funds, like the the one Singer manages, have destroyed American towns and economies for the sake of lining their pockets. Carlson described how Singer and his hedge fund Elliott Management has made billions of dollars from their style of “vulture capitalism,” exploiting financially distressed countries and American companies. “Elliott Management has made billions by buying large stakes in American companies, then firing workings, driving up short-term share prices, and in some...

Brady argued in court that Cabela’s provided incorrect data to NICS when the buyer checked that she was the actual transferee/buyer of the gun in 2016. The court said last week the retailer had no way to know the woman was lying at the time, a fact that was only uncovered by police months later (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)A national gun control group was handed a defeat by a Delaware court in a lawsuit over a gun sold to a straw buyer that was later used in a crime. New Castle County Superior Court Judge Vivian L. Medinilla agreed with big...

Outdoor gear giants Bass Pro and Cabela's will combine in $5.5 billion deal announced Monday. The deal will give Cabela's shareholders $65.50 cash per share, but it creates uncertainty about jobs in the retailer's home state of Nebraska. The combined companies plan to keep some operations in Sidney and Lincoln, Nebraska, but it's not immediately clear how many jobs might be lost. Bass Pro CEO Johnny Morris says he hopes to continue growing the Cabela's brand alongside his own Springfield, Missouri, based chain.

If you’re a person in the USA, you probably get ads in the mail all the time from gun and outdoor stores advertising firearms, especially during November and December, or whenever Obama says anything about more gun laws. Sometimes these ads come in the Wednesday flyer pile in the newspaper, as was the case this week when a Cabela’s ad featuring an AR 15 was circulated in the Oregonian ads. Most people either chuck the ad or save it and head to whatever gun shop it is. Unless you’re Willamette Week author Coby Hutzler or reader Doug Menely, then you...

Gun Control 2015: Will Cabela's Stop Carrying 8-Round Magazines? Not Likely If Customers Have Their Say On Trinity Church Proposal By Clark Mindock @clarkmindock On 12/22/15 AT 3:03 PM Trinity Church in New York City is using its shareholder status to push major U.S. gun retailer Cabela's to stop carrying firearms with more than an eight round capacity, underscoring the efforts of gun control proponents who continue to look for ways to make the nation safer through stricter limits on weapons and gear. With second amendment politics effectively stopping federal gun control legislation in a calendar year replete with mass...

Cabela’s has hired a communications firm that advertises itself as a “defender” of companies against activist investors as the retailer could be looking to put itself up for sale. "No one has defended more companies against the big-name activist shareholders," the firm, Joele Frank, says on its websiteCabela’s hasn’t commented publicly on the activist’s stake, but the hiring of Joele Frank suggests the Sidney-based company isn’t rolling over in the face of the big shareholder agitating for change. Cabela’s is under pressure to make big changes after the New York-based activist investor announced earlier this month a big stake in...

Olajuwon Davis and Brandon Orlando Baldwin(VIDEO-AT-LINK)ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Two members of the New Black Panther Party face felony charges for conspiracy to use explosives to damage property during the Ferguson protests. The Department of Justice says Olajuwon Davis and Brandon Orlando Baldwin wanted to use the explosives against people, buildings, vehicles and property. They say Davis and Baldwin also made an illegal firearms purchase at a Hazelwood Cabela’s store. If convicted they face up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $250,000.

Cabela’s Incorporated (CAB), the World’s Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today plans to bring Cabela’s unique retail experience and legendary customer service to Farmington, Utah, and the greater Salt Lake City area. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2015, and Cabela’s anticipates a spring 2016 opening for the 72,000-square-foot store. It will be located in the newly planned Park Lane Commons development adjacent to Station Park on the west side of Interstate 15 near the intersection of Station Parkway and Park Lane.

Cabela’s Incorporated (CAB), the World’s Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today plans to introduce Cabela’s unique retail experience and legendary customer service to two new markets: Gainesville, Va., and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Cabela’s Incorporated (CAB), the World’ Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today plans to bring the unique Cabela’s retail experience to customers in Noblesville, Ind., serving the greater Indianapolis area. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year and the store is expected to open in fall 2015. The 80,000-square-foot store will be located at Interstate 69 and Campus Parkway in the new Saxony Campus development adjacent to Hamilton Town Center.

Cabela's Incorporated (CAB) announced that Richard N. Cabela, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, passed away today at his home in Sidney. He was 77. Dick, along with his wife, Mary, and brother, Jim, founded Cabela’s somewhat inadvertently in 1961 when he purchased $45 worth of hand-tied fishing flies while in Chicago on a furniture and housewares buying trip with his father for the family’s Chappell, Neb., furniture store. With the flies not moving off the store shelf, Dick came upon the idea of selling them through the mail. His first ad, in a Casper, Wyo., newspaper, produced one sale. Rethinking his...

Cabela’s Incorporated (CAB), the World’s Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today plans to introduce the unique Cabela’s retail experience to customers in three new markets in 2015 and 2016 – Ammon, Idaho; Short Pump, Va.; and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.