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Ruger and Smith & Wesson: Time to join the LEA Boycott In Anti-2A states
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<blockquote data-quote="Raoul Duke" data-source="post: 2112711" data-attributes="member: 27529"><p><a href="http://www.ammoland.com/2013/02/time-for-firearms-manufacturers-to-draw-the-line/#axzz2LBWM50yc" target="_blank">Time For Firearms Manufacturers to Draw the Line</a></p><p></p><p><em>We need the major manufacturers. When will they step up?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>There are 800,000 law enforcement officers, give or take, in the entire US. That includes State, Federal, and local police of every description. From the beat cop to the FBI HRT. From the deputy with a Glock to the agents of the Department of Education armed with short barreled shotguns. The FBI reports that there were 2,495,440 NICS checks nationwide in January of 2013.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>This means that if every sworn officer in the nation threw his gun away and bought another tomorrow, it would represent less than one third of the total firearms purchases by citizens in January alone!</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Now it’s time to make those economics work for us. Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, is the real gun control threat we face. There are other anti-gun groups, but they don’t have the money to make a real difference. Not so with Bloomie. He has so much money that I can’t really describe it without sounding like Carl Sagan. And he’s not afraid to use it to attack your rights.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>So let’s strike back directly at him. According to Wikipedia the NYPD lets officers choose between three handguns for on duty use, the SIG 226, the Smith and Wesson 5946, and the Glock 19. None of these pistols comes with the now mandatory 7 round “New York Magazine.” That means regular honest citizens of New York cannot buy the same guns the NYPD carries on duty. I think that what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Why should the police be able to buy a standard handgun while the citizens they protect cannot?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Luckily, Grass Roots North Carolina has an idea. They have posted a suggested letter and three email addresses. They are asking you to email SIG, Smith and Wesson, and Glock to ask them to stop selling to New York government agencies, including the NYPD. If the citizens can’t purchase a simple handgun, why should the police have it?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Go to this <a href="http://www.grnc.org/grnc-alerts-archive/419-grnc-alert-2-9-2013-larue-tactical-takes-a-stand-for-second-amendment-rights" target="_blank">GRNC link</a>, read the Alert, and send those three emails. We need to remind these companies who pays their bills.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raoul Duke, post: 2112711, member: 27529"] [URL="http://www.ammoland.com/2013/02/time-for-firearms-manufacturers-to-draw-the-line/#axzz2LBWM50yc"]Time For Firearms Manufacturers to Draw the Line[/URL] [I]We need the major manufacturers. When will they step up? There are 800,000 law enforcement officers, give or take, in the entire US. That includes State, Federal, and local police of every description. From the beat cop to the FBI HRT. From the deputy with a Glock to the agents of the Department of Education armed with short barreled shotguns. The FBI reports that there were 2,495,440 NICS checks nationwide in January of 2013. This means that if every sworn officer in the nation threw his gun away and bought another tomorrow, it would represent less than one third of the total firearms purchases by citizens in January alone! Now it’s time to make those economics work for us. Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, is the real gun control threat we face. There are other anti-gun groups, but they don’t have the money to make a real difference. Not so with Bloomie. He has so much money that I can’t really describe it without sounding like Carl Sagan. And he’s not afraid to use it to attack your rights. So let’s strike back directly at him. According to Wikipedia the NYPD lets officers choose between three handguns for on duty use, the SIG 226, the Smith and Wesson 5946, and the Glock 19. None of these pistols comes with the now mandatory 7 round “New York Magazine.” That means regular honest citizens of New York cannot buy the same guns the NYPD carries on duty. I think that what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Why should the police be able to buy a standard handgun while the citizens they protect cannot? Luckily, Grass Roots North Carolina has an idea. They have posted a suggested letter and three email addresses. They are asking you to email SIG, Smith and Wesson, and Glock to ask them to stop selling to New York government agencies, including the NYPD. If the citizens can’t purchase a simple handgun, why should the police have it? Go to this [URL="http://www.grnc.org/grnc-alerts-archive/419-grnc-alert-2-9-2013-larue-tactical-takes-a-stand-for-second-amendment-rights"]GRNC link[/URL], read the Alert, and send those three emails. We need to remind these companies who pays their bills.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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