Olympic Arms Stops All Sales to NY LEOs

[Ichiban]

I like it.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/02/foghorn/olympic-arms-stops-all-sales-to-ny-leos/#more-200867

In short, Olympic Arms will no longer be doing business with the State of New York or any governmental entity or employee of such governmental entity within the State of New York – henceforth and until such legislation is repealed, and an apology made to the good people of the State of New York and the American people.

[tombogan03884]

Way to go !

[twyacht]

Good. If ammo manufacturers follow suit, there will be a swift end to this nonsense.

[PegLeg45]

Good. If ammo manufacturers follow suit, there will be a swift end to this nonsense.

Ding! Ding!


One more to the list....... That makes at least two companies that stopped doing business, and I know of one that is moving from Kalifornia to Alabama due to the political anti-gun mentality.
Hope it continues.

[TAB]

If ammo makers stop, it will be just a matter of time before some one sees $$ and starts a ammo company.   

[Sponsor]

[JLawson]

We, being the shooting community, need to remember these companies when we contemplate future purchases.  Standing on principle, knowing that it will hurt sales, is a very courageous thing to do.  We can show our appreciation by buying their products.

[Ichiban]

Magpul is saying they will leave Colorado if the ban on 30 round magazines passes.  I think I read somewhere they have something like 200 employees.

[jnevis]

Magpul is saying they will leave Colorado if the ban on 30 round magazines passes.  I think I read somewhere they have something like 200 employees.

We'll see whether they do or not.  Hopefully they do, and show that it can be done so companies like Beretta can get a pair and leave MD.

[tombogan03884]

It's up to 6 now, and CTD is one of them.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/02/15/Gun-Companies-To-State-Governments-With-Strict-Gun-Laws-No-Guns-For-You

Six gun companies have announced plans to stop selling any of their products to any government agency in states that severely limit the rights of private gun ownership.

Disappointed with New York State lawmakers and other jurisdictions around the country who have passed strict gun control legislation, the companies—composed of firearm manufacturers, gunsmiths, and sporting goods retailers—have announced these policies in the past week.

Their various statements emphasize that such laws create a class of government employees with rights and and a class of citizens without rights. Thus, they refuse to aid the enforcement of such inequality.

The announcements read:

    LaRue Tactical

    Effective today, in an effort to see that no legal mistakes are made by LaRue Tactical and/or its employees, we will apply all current State and Local Laws (as applied to civilians) to state and local law enforcement / government agencies. In other words, LaRue Tactical will limit all sales to what law-abiding citizens residing in their districts can purchase or possess.

    Olympic Arms

    Due the passing of this legislation, Olympic Arms would like to announce that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the State of New York, or any New York State government entity or employee of such an entity - will no longer be served as customers.

    In short, Olympic Arms will no longer be doing business with the State of New York or any governmental entity or employee of such governmental entity within the State of New York - henceforth and until such legislation is repealed, and an apology made to the good people of the State of New York and the American people.

    Extreme Firepower Inc, LLC

    The Federal Government and several states have enacted gun control laws that restrict the public from owning and possessing certain types of firearms. Law-enforcement agencies are typically exempt from these restrictions. EFI, LLC does not recognize law-enforcement exemptions to local, state, and federal gun control laws. If a product that we manufacture is not legal for a private citizen to own in a jurisdiction, we will not sell that product to a law-enforcement agency in that jurisdiction.

    Templar Custom

    We will not sell arms to agents of the state of New York that hold themselves to be "more equal" than their citizens.

    As long as the legislators of New York think they have the power to limit the rights of their citizens, in defiance of the Constitution, we at Templar will not sell them firearms to enforce their edicts.

    Templar Custom is announcing that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the State of New York, or any New York State government entity or employee will no longer be served as customers.

    York Arms

    Based on the recent legislation in New York, we are prohibited from selling rifles and receivers to residents of New York. We have chosen to extend that prohibition to all governmental agencies associated with or located within New York. As a result we have halted sales of rifles, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, machine guns, and silencers to New York governmental agencies.

    Cheaper than Dirt

    Recently, companies such as LaRue Tactical and Olympic Arms have announced that they will no longer sell prohibited items to government agencies and personnel in states that deny the right to own those items to civilians. It has been and will continue to be Cheaper Than Dirt’s policy to not to sell prohibited items to government agencies and/or agents in states, counties, cities, and municipalities that have enacted restrictive gun control laws against their citizens. We support and encourage other companies that share in this policy.

Second Amendment activist groups Guns Save Life and Grass Roots North Carolina are currently urging big gun manufacturers Sig Sauer, Smith and Wesson, and Glock to halt their sales to government agencies within states that have clamped down on their residents' right to bear arms.

[jnevis]

Second Amendment activist groups Guns Save Life and Grass Roots North Carolina are currently urging big gun manufacturers Sig Sauer, Smith and Wesson, and Glock to halt their sales to government agencies within states that have clamped down on their residents' right to bear arms.

While they can ask anything, Sig and Glock have to much to loose doing that. The companies that are announcing they won't sell to NY or what have you only have state and local contracts.  Sig and Glock both have federal contracts.  Plus they are parts of foreign owned so if they stop honoring their federal contracts, they would soon find themselves out of the US market.  Wouldn't shut them down but would suck for us.  Lucky for Smith they are now wholy US owned.