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.
I think Hornady has shown me the way.
Going to the store in the morning to buy some ammo!
Yes, they are that stupid. Consider two two theories: The Dunning Kruger Effect, that states stupid people don't know they are stupid, and indeed believe themselves intellectually superior to others, and the IQ Bell Curve, what states that individual Intelligence Quotients actually is genetic.
It's becoming evident that leftists really are that mentally impaired. They can't see it in themselves, and they can't dig themselves out of the hole. All we can do is nod and pat them on the heads, and limit them to drinking Brawndo...
NYS needs to be boycotted not only by Hornady, but also by food companies and energy suppliers. Let the New York liberals eat bark and warm themselves by candlelight.
I hope there’s a few dozen of those indictments with Comrade Cuomo’s name on them.
Visualize what Cuomo would say if a bank announced it was stopping use of its credit card at Planned Parenthood. Or gay bars.
Your choice. Wonderful how that works, isn't it? Frankly, I'll spend a few bucks more and get the Hornady for my weapons.
Do you practice with the same ammo you carry?
Good news - I use their Critical Defense rounds in my .380s and have a “few” rounds from them....
—having served with many New Yorkers from all areas of the state other than NYC, I never heard even one align themselves with “The City” or this ugly bastard who thinks he’s going to become POTUS.
How the **** is that legal or constitutional?! Anyone got a link to the order?
I found it. Link to order buried near the bottom. Maybe some of our legal eagles could check it out...
BTW, looks there are two versions, one for banks and one for insurers...
Holy cr@p. You guys have got to read these. Especially the bit about “reputational risk”. That sounds like a THREAT to me...
A few years ago, Magpul relocatd from Colorado to Texas because of the stupid gun laws Colorado implemented on their citizens.
Magpul is a great company, I have bought many AR mags from them.
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