The Latest: REI halts future orders from gun conglomerate

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 7:29 pm, Thursday, March 1, 2018

SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on tension between corporate America and the gun lobby (all times local):

5:20 p.m.

Outdoor retailer REI says it's halting future orders of some popular brands — including CamelBak water carriers, Giro helmets and Camp Chef stoves — whose parent company also makes ammunition and assault-style rifles.

Seattle-based REI has been facing mounting pressure from some customers since last month's school shooting in Florida to stop doing business with brands owned by Vista Outdoor, which also has a shooting sports division that includes Savage Arms. The pressure included online petitions that garnered thousands of signatures.

Late Thursday, REI issued a statement noting that while it does not sell guns, it expects companies that do to help prevent mass shootings. The statement said REI will "place a hold on future orders of products that Vista sells through REI while we assess how Vista proceeds."

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/The-Latest-REI-halts-future-orders-from-gun-12721451.php

[Freethinker65]

1. Interesting. Thanks

[JDC]

2. Definitely big name sellers at REI. Bold on their part.

[vkkv]

3. REI has always been a reputable company - glad they aren't bowing down.

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[pnwmom]

4. Wow. Good for REI. I had already checked and found out they didn't sell guns.

I wouldn't have thought of checking to see if they had OTHER products from the manufacturers.

[volstork]

5. Good for them.

I am a big REI shopper. Was also a fan of CamelBak and Giro, but will choose otherwise next time I make a hydration or helmet purchase.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Same here

[samir.g]

6. Camelbak sells tons of military gear

They've profited nicely from bush's wars.

[BigmanPigman]

7. We need to nail Fed Ex and Amazon Prime!

Fed Ex email address is [e-mail]. They profit off of the NRA and shipping their products. BOYCOTT!

[jberryhill]

8. I was impressed with the member services email response

REI is an interesting organization, since it is run on a partial co-op model.

I had been an online customer of theirs for years, as I do a fair amount of cyclocamping, but their nearest retail location was about 45 miles away.

Depressingly, a while back, a Cabela's opened up near me. Cabela's has a good outdoor line, but since a portion of their revenue goes directly to the NRA, I couldn't buy anything there.

Then, a few months later, an REI opened up in the same complex. Freaking nirvana.

[riversedge]

9. good news for all Americans.

[obamanut2012]

11. As a runner, there are much better hydration packs than CamelBak

imo.

[IronLionZion]

12. Sweet! I need a new wind jacket. Maybe I'll get it from REI!

It's windy out here in DC from all the windbags, but also the weather.

[SweepPicker]

13. Nice!!

I just placed an order for a pair of hiking boots with REI.

[lagomorph777]

14. We need to cause more pain with our Dollars than the NRA can cause with its #NRAROUBLES.

As always, the only pressure that matters is money.

[locks]

15. Just learned about this this am

Called our REIs in Denver and Boulder to thank them and wrote to our well-known hardware McGuckins in Boulder to ask them to follow suit and publicize these actions.