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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: twyacht on June 03, 2013, 06:56:00 PM
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Perhaps memory will serve consumer habits better by going somewhere else.....
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/31/Staples-Frowns-On-Gun-Stores-Lumps-Firearms-Together-With-Illegal-Drugs
by AWR Hawkins 1 Jun 2013 937 post a comment
Staples is currently conducting a "PUSH It Forward Contest," which awards a $50,000 marketing campaign to the small business that wins it. However, as Maple Creek Gunsmithing in Fremont, Neb. learned--small businesses that sell guns are not allowed to take part in the contest.
As Todd Starnes posted on May 30, after entering Staples' contest, Maple Creek Gunsmithing received the following email:
We're sorry, but your small business entry into the Staples PUSH It Forward Contest has been rejected for the following reason(s): Entry contains content that promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of the foregoing); promotes any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous; promotes any particular political agenda or message; is obscene or offensive; or endorses any form of hate or hate group.
Wow. If your business promotes illegal drugs or firearms, Staples doesn't want you to enter their contest.
Does Staples know firearms and illegal drugs are fundamentally different? Firearms are part of America's heritage and are protected by the Second Amendment while illegal drugs are just that--illegal. Illegal drugs are indicative of deviant behavior while firearms are indicative of the freedom George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Madison risked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to secure (see Declaration of Independence).
Or think about it this way--whether they realize it or not, Staples is literally barring businesses that are framed around one of the most famous amendments in the Bill of Rights.
What's next? Will Staples begin rejecting contest entries of businesses that exercise free speech (First Amendment) or which stand up for private property (Third and Fourth Amendments)?
Throughout the centuries Americans in uniform have sacrificed their lives in military service to defend the Second Amendment, yet Staples apparently can't see the difference between having a Glock model 19 for self defense and having a meth lab in one's basement for illegal activity. Shame on Staples.
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Just part of the plan....Nothing to see here.....
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Well, to be honest drugs, legal or not, are also part of the American heritage and no more illegal than a Glock in NY state right now. I see both bans as illegitimate and legally, but not morally, binding. Its the obscene part that I object too. That should be reserved for Cheaper than Dirt selling Pmags for $100 after the school shooting in New Town. Or anything that passes the lips of DiFi. Frankly Staples needs to HTFU and move on. I have gotten to an age where I just really don't give a frak about someone's moral opinion of me and I invite all the professional "victims" and "offended parties" to bugger off. Oh Christ, I've become Tom haven't I? ;D
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Staples and similar stores are to the first amendment what gun stores are to the second amendment. Its a shame that Staples cant see that.
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Staples and similar stores are to the first amendment what gun stores are to the second amendment. Its a shame that Staples cant see that.
Well said.
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Staples and similar stores are to the first amendment what gun stores are to the second amendment. Its a shame that Staples cant see that.
Printer + Gun
Ink = Ammo
Can I get a bayonet for my three color"High capacity Assault Pen".
It will compliment the one for a Glock .
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Printer + Gun
Ink = Ammo
Can I get a bayonet for my three color"High capacity Assault Pen".
It will compliment the one for a Glock .
If they sell 3D printers the answer is yes. ;D
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OK, so we vote with our feet. Staples is now officially a no-fly zone for people in my house.
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Sadly I still have to deal with them as that's where I bought my tablet along with an extended warranty/service plan. However, I can take comfort in the fact that every time I walk through the door I will be costing them money rather than giving them money..
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Don't really shop there though I did buy a Waterman pen for my little girls desk at the bank once... Maybe an office chair a few years ago..
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Rather than boycotting them first maybe we should make an effort to point out their hypocrisy first and how by not supporting us they are shooting themselves in the head.
Federal form # 1369 "Record of Purchase of literary implement"
All dealers in paper, ink, and associated items must be licensed by the "Bureau of Pens, pencils, and Crayons".
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I think I would check to see if their prohibition on firearms was in place when they began the contest. If it wasn't, they are disqualifying people they don't like after the fact. Ought to be good for a lawsuit, which might bring the gun store more than the $5000 they were hoping to win.
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Well Staples found out you don't Piss off gun owners. :-\ Looks like company's would learn.
http://www.guns.com/2013/06/12/following-backlash-from-excluding-ne-firearms-co-from-contest-staples-decides-to-change-the-rules/ (http://www.guns.com/2013/06/12/following-backlash-from-excluding-ne-firearms-co-from-contest-staples-decides-to-change-the-rules/)
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Even if I had a need for office supplies, even if there was a Staples in my area, I still wouldn't patronize them.