Posted on 04/30/2018 2:17:51 PM PDT by PROCON
Founded in 1949, Hornady Manufacturing Company is a family owned business headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska. (Photo: Hornady)
Ammunition giant Hornady is cutting off government buyers in New York over an order by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to financial services companies regarding gun politics.
Steve Hornady, the company’s president of manufacturing, announced on social media on Friday that the ammo maker will halt sales of their products to Cuomo’s state government or agencies in the Empire State. The move comes after an order directed by Cuomo earlier last month that cautioned banks, insurance companies and lenders against involvement with the National Rifle Association and similar organizations. Slamming the Governor’s move as one of the most “despicable acts ever perpetrated by any state,” Hornady closed the doors to the state.
“While it may not make a difference to New York, Hornady will not knowingly allow our ammunition to be sold to the Government of the State of NY or any NY agencies,” Hornady said. “Their actions are a blatant and disgusting abuse of office and we won’t be associated with a government that acts like that.”
The guidance issued by Cuomo came from the state’s Department of Financial Services on April 19 in the form of official letters to all DFS-regulated insurers and banks in the state. In the missives, Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo urged financial institutions to examine their relationships with the NRA and organizations that promote guns to take “prompt actions to manage these risks” when it came to protecting their corporate reputations. Pointing to the public backlash on gun rights groups and firearm companies in the wake of a high-profile mass shootings that have dominated the news cycle, Vullo encouraged those regulated by her agency that “Corporations are demonstrating that business can lead the way and bring about the kind of positive social change needed to minimize the chance that we will witness more of these senseless tragedies.”
In recent weeks, big-name lenders such as Citi and Bank of America have adopted new policies that could see them cut ties with partnering businesses unwilling to adopt new policies for selling firearms or manufacturing some types of semi-automatic guns — which has in turn brought calls for more regulatory oversight of the institutions with respect to government contracts.
Hornady is one of the premier ammunition suppliers to law enforcement in the country. The company recently was awarded a $19 million contract to provide a new generation of 9mm duty rounds to the FBI.
isn’t it Ronnie Barrett?
Hornady just became mine!
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I appreciate the sentiment but given the price difference I think we'll stick with the cheaper brand - unless Hornaday can show that their ammo makes bad guys 42% deaderer.
Hornady is often sold out of their more popular bullets already. Cutting off NYS simply appeals to their base customer, and maybe affects demand in a slightly positive. way.
The Hornady .223 75gr BTHP Match was the 200-300 yard bullet used by the Oregon National Guard Service Rifle team from 2001-2003. It’s still my go to bullet for AR matches.
“I will point out for those who carry, Hornady Critical Defense is very good out of short-barreled semis.”
Not good for full-size 1911s?
yup, i have always run nothing but Hydra-Shok in all my handguns
God bless you Hornady!
The 124 grain HST P9HST1 is dang near impossible to beat. Now when it comes to match rifle shooting, the Hornady rifle brass, and match bullets are very nice. You can get better with Lapua, but the price gets excessive.
If ALL gun makers and ammunition manufacturers would do this, it would squeeze the communists and teach them that their tactics arent going to work.
Now the gun manafacturers need to refuse to sell spare parts to NY or any other government that hates the Bill of Rights.
Oh, sure, they do just fine, it's just that a lot of people prefer +P ammo for self-defense. Personally I'm not sure it makes all that much difference, but out of a longer barrel you have better muzzle velocity optimization, or so in theory. I do a lot better with a follow-up shot in a subcompact with standard pressure ammo - less muzzle flip - and most self-defense shooters don't have to worry about barrier penetration as LEOs do. Just my $0.02 and I'm sure a lot of people disagree.
If someone chartered a bank called 2ND AMENDMENT BANK, I suspect it could be quite a success.
Nice going Mr. Hornady. Hopefully some of your friends will join you.
I first handled a 1911 in 1963 in JROTC. I never fired anything but issue ammunition until around 2008. My (middle) son, SIL, and I have endless discussions about the best carry ammunition, but never reach any final conclusion.
I just use whatever my son brings home. I have faith in the 1911. If I put one on target when appropriate, quickly enough, I should be good regardless of the type of ammunition.
Won’t work. They’ll contract with some foreign govt contractor or even our own US Ammunition plant at Lake City- But I repeat myself- ATK is Swedish-held.
You cannot starve the money laden beast- it is self propagating by virtue of politics and taxation.
It can only be changed by replacement -voting and appointments until...
BTTT Thank you!
They all need to do that.
Gun manufacturers, Ammo manufacturers, even holster makers should all boycott selling to these leftist -anti-constitutionalist state and city government's thug squads.
It is indeed. Thanks for the correction.
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