Olympic Arms Stops All Sales to NY LEOs

[Jrlobo]

jnevis,

      But what they can do is move to states that do allow sales to citizens and perhaps raise prices to government entities that infringe on citizen rights. Right now the friendly states have few and relatively small firearms industries. The AR revolution has allowed many such small manufacturers to exist, expand and now prosper. That is the threat to government tyranny that causes it to find excuses to ban such weaponry. It is not public safety, as we all know, it is government control of the means of production. Once the government achieves that then the rebellion is quashed before it starts. We have to stop looking at the trees and start considering the whole forest before it is too late.

[tombogan03884]

There's also this option.

http://cowboybyte.com/19002/print-and-fire-3d-printing-could-muzzle-new-gun-laws/

[SIG229DAK]

Aside from buying from the brave supporters of the 2nd Amendment, we need to personally thank these folks.

I've sent THANK YOU emails to these businesses for what their doing.

[jnevis]

jnevis,

      But what they can do is move to states that do allow sales to citizens and perhaps raise prices to government entities that infringe on citizen rights. Right now the friendly states have few and relatively small firearms industries. The AR revolution has allowed many such small manufacturers to exist, expand and now prosper. That is the threat to government tyranny that causes it to find excuses to ban such weaponry. It is not public safety, as we all know, it is government control of the means of production. Once the government achieves that then the rebellion is quashed before it starts. We have to stop looking at the trees and start considering the whole forest before it is too late.

Both companies are in relatively gun-friendly states so moving doesn't make a whole lot of sense.  Sig is in NH which as Tom can into out is getting dumb but still isn't restricting ownership yet. Glock is in GA, definately not on the anti-gun list.  Beretta is one of the few that are in anti-gun states, but also have federal contracts.  They could move the operation but it would be a year or more just to get a facility, another year to get production going.  Its easy to say your going to do it but you'd better be able to have production shut down for two plus years and still survive.  Stopping contracts with a couple state and local agencies is much easier to absorb than actually moving operations.

[tombogan03884]

So far the biggest infringement we have faced is the new dems overturning CCW in the state house .
Constitutional carry is still on the table. so Sig, Ruger, and HK won't be going anywhere soon.

[Sponsor]

[Respen33]

Personally I would like other main stream makers to follow up. Brownell's as a huge online retailer then maybe a bushmaster or rock river sizes company. It doesn't have to be those companies exclusively but when large corporations start weighing in, governments look.

[PegLeg45]

Midway is in on it now.....Thanks Larry Potterfield!!

Midway: No LEO Mag and Ammo Sales Where Civilian Bans Apply

TTAG reader and Registered Nurse Lance Sauer recently received this email from MidwayUSA:


Currently, there are several parts of the country that have restrictions on civilian ownership of certain magazines or types of ammunition. Sometimes it is entire states and sometimes local municipalities pass these regulations, which I consider unconstitutional. At any rate, when we encounter these situations it has always been our policy not to sell to anyone in these areas, regardless of what law enforcement or government credentials they offer up. If the laws change and all law abiding citizens can buy these products we would be happy to sell to Law Enforcement, but not before then. Thanks for taking the time to be involved. I wish all firearms would follow your lead.

On Behalf of Larry, Thanks For Your Business,
Eric Ellingson
Contact Center Supervisor
MidwayUSA
NRA Endowment Member

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/02/robert-farago/midway-no-leo-mag-and-ammo-sales-where-civilian-bans-apply/

[Solus]

The 'Rule' is easy. 

If it can't be sold to an honest citizen, it can't be sold to LEO's.

As a matter of fact, since the heart of the 2nd Amendment is to insure that The People are armed in the same manner as the military, the 'Rule' should be:

If it can't be sold to an honest citizen, it can't be sold to anyone.

[Ichiban]

Add Spike's tactical to the list.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/02/daniel-zimmerman/spikes-tactical-joins-list-of-government-leo-boycotters/#more-202749

[Ulmus]

Can we get any ammo manufacturers to follow suit?