Major Gun Company Begins Asking Customers to Fight Obama's Proposed Reforms

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http://www.thenation.com/blog/172309/major-gun-company-begins-asking-customers-fight-obamas-proposed-reforms


Strum, Ruger & Co. CEO Mike Fifer presents National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre with a jumbo-sized check in January 2012. (Screenshot from YouTube.)


As President Obama announces a set of reforms to deal with gun violence in America, the gun lobby is mobilizing to defeat it. The gun industry-controlled advocacy group, the National Rifle Association, has a new ad accusing the president of being of a “hypocrite” for having armed security for his own family.

Meanwhile, gun manufacturers like Strum, Ruger & Co.—a Connecticut-based maker of rifles and pistols, and a major benefactor to the NRA, as I reported last month—have stepped up to provide direct advocacy.

The New Hampshire Business Review reports today that Ruger is now asking its customers to contact lawmakers to fight reform. Ruger has launched an advocacy section of its website, which reads: “Given the forces assembling against us, merely relying upon lobbying efforts is insufficient. Law-abiding firearms owners must stand up and be heard.”

The website provides a form letter to send to lawmakers, and other ways to spread the word. Already, at least one local gun club is promoting the gun company’s message.

[leveymg]

1. Big checks, small dicks, smaller brains.

Reptiles.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

8. The check was a year ago

[leveymg]

10. But, the small dicks and smaller brains are forever. eom

[krispos42]

2. An obvious next step.

I fail to see why anybody is surprised by this.


Especially the knee-jerk reactions after Newtown and the proposed laws that are more about winning some culture war and make politicians look like they're doing something than actually, you know, accomplishing anything.

[riqster]

3. I'll buy my next gun from a manufacturer that does not act in such a way

That is crap behavior, aimed at manipulating people so as to pad their already bloated bank accounts.

[Robb]

7. Which do you think are the progressive gun manufacturers?

[riqster]

9. None.

But some are bigger dicks than others.

[madinmaryland]

11. That's an oxymoron, Robb. "progressive gun manufacturers"

[cantbeserious]

4. Proof Positive That The NRA Is A Lobbyist For Gun Manufacturers

eom

[Hoyt]

5. Did we expect gun profiteers to act responsibly, or in society's best interests?

Bunch of right wing terrorists.

[sir pball]

6. Bill Ruger is spinning in his grave..

I remember when Ruger was persona non grata, utterly loathed by the crazies..

Ruger received criticism from gun owners for suggesting that rather than ban guns, that Congress should outlaw magazines holding more than 15 rounds.[8] On March 30, 1989, Bill Ruger sent a letter to every member of the US Congress stating:
"The best way to address the firepower concern is therefore not to try to outlaw or license many millions of older and perfectly legitimate firearms (which would be a licensing effort of staggering proportions) but to prohibit the possession of high capacity magazines. By a simple, complete and unequivocal ban on large capacity magazines, all the difficulty of defining 'assault rifle' and 'semi-automatic rifles' is eliminated. The large capacity magazine itself, separate or attached to the firearm, becomes the prohibited item. A single amendment to Federal firearms laws could effectively implement these objectives."
William B. Ruger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Ruger

(He's right, ya know)