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TOMS Shoe Company Donated a Whopping $5 Million to Various Gun Control Groups
townhall.com ^ | 11/21/2018 | Beth Baumann

Posted on 11/21/2018 7:13:03 AM PST by rktman

TOMS shoe company plans to donate $5 million to various gun control groups. The company also launched a campaign to mobilize their customers to support the gun control agenda.

One of TOMS' campaigns includes a postcard campaign. Customers can input their name and address on their website and the company will send a postcard to their representative.

Here's what the postcards say:

Dear (representative),

More than 90% of Americans support universal background checks.

And I'm one of them.

As your constituent, I urge you to stand with me and pass this life-saving legislation.

Let's end gun violence together.

Sincerely, (your name)

The company's founder, Blake Mycoskie, came to the decision shortly after the tragic shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, not far from his family's home. His wife, Heather Lang, called Mycoskie in fear.

“She said, ‘I’m not dropping our son off at school this morning, and I don’t know if I ever will. We’re not safe. Somebody’s got to do something,’” he told Huffington Post. “It was a pretty emotional moment for us.”

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To: real saxophonist

They are very nice comfortable shoes
The ones I know of are a loser style
No relation to Tom McCann shoes.


21 posted on 11/21/2018 7:29:32 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: richardtavor

[Trying to generate shoe sales...never heard of them but now he is tring to ctreate his own base. My criteria for dhoes is price versus quality and comfort. I don’t give a damn about this twerp’s politics.]

What’s this, snowflake owned and operated?


22 posted on 11/21/2018 7:29:53 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Probably 90% of “anti gun democrats surveyed”. It’s how they roll.


23 posted on 11/21/2018 7:30:48 AM PST by rktman ( #My2nd! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: real saxophonist

Omg correction loafer.

Hate auto spell ck on this dumb smart phone.


24 posted on 11/21/2018 7:31:16 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: pgkdan

Looks like they’re a mere shadow of their former selves:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_McAn

K-Mart & Sears?

They’ll be done soon.


25 posted on 11/21/2018 7:31:50 AM PST by Peter W. Kessler ("NUTS!!!")
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To: rktman

They’ve lost their soles!


26 posted on 11/21/2018 7:31:59 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Boycott The NFL! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper)
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To: rktman

These people are truly ignorant. I have to pass a background check every time I buy a firearm. And that happens frequently, as I am an avid boater.


27 posted on 11/21/2018 7:32:22 AM PST by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: bgill

Maybe that was Thom McAnn? Buster Brown popped into my head too..


28 posted on 11/21/2018 7:32:56 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: G Larry

Keep your eye on Washington state. The new gun bill signed into law among other travesties will overturn the state’s preemption law that forbids local governments from going rogue with their own gun laws.

Now every tinpot mayor with a Napoleon complex can ban whatever he & city council want to ban. Scary.


29 posted on 11/21/2018 7:34:29 AM PST by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: allendale

That is the core of collectivism ... by design.


30 posted on 11/21/2018 7:34:54 AM PST by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: NorthMountain

Again, with the left there is no rational thought. There is no rule of law. There is only emotion and how you “feel” about something and how something makes you feel.


31 posted on 11/21/2018 7:36:00 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: bk1000

“avid boater”

LOL!


32 posted on 11/21/2018 7:36:55 AM PST by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: bk1000
I got it. 🔫🚣🏼🌊
33 posted on 11/21/2018 7:36:58 AM PST by rktman ( #My2nd! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Peter W. Kessler
They’ll be done soon.

That's a shame but things change. When I was a kid 'Thom McAns' was synonymous with shoes. My dad would complain about how scuffed my Thom McAns were and them make me shine his shoes after I shined mine.

34 posted on 11/21/2018 7:39:20 AM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP! WWG1WGA)
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To: rktman
“She said, ‘I’m not dropping our son off at school this morning, and I don’t know if I ever will. We’re not safe. Somebody’s got to do something,’” he told Huffington Post. “It was a pretty emotional moment for us.”

It sounds to me like Heather has reached a stage in her life where she needs to do something to make herself feel like she is no longer a helpless victim. I would recommend an NRA approved firearms training course that will give her the knowledge to find the right gun for her. Since she seems a little apprehensive, I think that there is a good chance that a short barreled 20 guage pump shotgun would be a good start for her. They come in attractive pink varieties just right for the fashion conscious Southern CA mom.


35 posted on 11/21/2018 7:40:42 AM PST by fireman15
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To: rktman

Damn, I like their shows. Own a couple of pairs.


36 posted on 11/21/2018 7:41:41 AM PST by Hildy (Don't get bitter, get better.)
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To: headstamp 2

Well the owner brags only cost him 9 bucks to make a shoe.


37 posted on 11/21/2018 7:42:55 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: rktman

Toms is faggoty shoes.


38 posted on 11/21/2018 7:43:21 AM PST by fwdude (Forget the Catechism, the RCC's real doctrine is what they allow with impunity.)
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To: fireman15
Great! Now Mrs. rktman wants one. 😹👍🏼🍿🍻🇺🇸
39 posted on 11/21/2018 7:43:42 AM PST by rktman ( #My2nd! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: pgkdan

That was the go to shoe store back in the day.


40 posted on 11/21/2018 7:44:44 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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