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Backlash Against The NRA
March 03, 2018, 09:12 PM
comet24Backlash Against The NRA
Piss off a liberal....tell them that while Delta and other may have cut ties with the NRA you can still fly with your gun and even your AR-15. Just saying its fun to watch their reaction.....
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March 03, 2018, 11:30 PM
Ackksquote:
Originally posted by comet24:
Piss off a liberal....tell them that while Delta and other may have cut ties with the NRA you can still fly with your gun and even your AR-15. Just saying its fun to watch their reaction.....
I'm not sure we even want to bring that up. They will start protesting to change that.
March 03, 2018, 11:59 PM
StorminNorminMy backlash has been to upgrade my life membership from Endowment to Patron.
NRA Benefactor Life Member March 04, 2018, 03:51 PM
Tuckerrnr1I wonder if Delta will be disarming their pilots to show that are sincere in their stance against guns.
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March 04, 2018, 04:05 PM
ChicagoSigManI just read the REI release. It's worse than I thought. They don't even sell guns, but they are cutting ties with a large supplier because that supplier has a division that makes guns sold through other stores.
"REI does not sell guns. We believe that it is the job of companies that manufacture and sell guns and ammunition to work towards common sense solutions that prevent the type of violence that happened in Florida last month. In the last few days, we’ve seen such action from companies like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart and we applaud their leadership.
This week, we have been in active discussions with Vista Outdoor, which has recently acquired several companies that are longtime partners of REI. These include Giro, Bell, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Blackburn. Vista also owns Savage Arms, which manufactures guns including “modern sporting rifles.”
This morning we learned that Vista does not plan to make a public statement that outlines a clear plan of action. As a result, we have decided to place a hold on future orders of products that Vista sells through REI while we assess how Vista proceeds.
Companies are showing they can contribute if they are willing to lead. We encourage Vista to do just that."
I don't think they can claim they are just being neutral and staying out of the politics.
REI is dead to me.
March 04, 2018, 04:09 PM
jljonesI plan to continue to use REI. I plan to still go to their stores and try on the latest stuff. And then go home and buy it online from someone who isn't overtly anti-gun.
March 04, 2018, 04:20 PM
alptraumquote:
Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:
I just read the REI release. It's worse than I thought. They don't even sell guns, but they are cutting ties with a large supplier because that supplier has a division that makes guns sold through other stores.
"REI does not sell guns. We believe that it is the job of companies that manufacture and sell guns and ammunition to work towards common sense solutions that prevent the type of violence that happened in Florida last month. In the last few days, we’ve seen such action from companies like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart and we applaud their leadership.
This week, we have been in active discussions with Vista Outdoor, which has recently acquired several companies that are longtime partners of REI. These include Giro, Bell, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Blackburn. Vista also owns Savage Arms, which manufactures guns including “modern sporting rifles.”
This morning we learned that Vista does not plan to make a public statement that outlines a clear plan of action. As a result, we have decided to place a hold on future orders of products that Vista sells through REI while we assess how Vista proceeds.
Companies are showing they can contribute if they are willing to lead. We encourage Vista to do just that."
I don't think they can claim they are just being neutral and staying out of the politics.
REI is dead to me.
That pisses me off as a long time customer. I was just about to order new boots and other stuff from them as well. Instead of my order they're going to get a screenshot of my $500 some dollar shopping cart from their site and a letter explaining why I'll be ordering those items elsewhere.
March 04, 2018, 04:21 PM
Sigmundquote:
Originally posted by Tuckerrnr1:
I wonder if Delta will be disarming their pilots to show that are sincere in their stance against guns.
And refuse to allow air marshals.
March 04, 2018, 05:00 PM
Dallas239quote:
Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:
I just read the REI release. It's worse than I thought. They don't even sell guns, but they are cutting ties with a large supplier because that supplier has a division that makes guns sold through other stores.
"REI does not sell guns. We believe that it is the job of companies that manufacture and sell guns and ammunition to work towards common sense solutions that prevent the type of violence that happened in Florida last month. In the last few days, we’ve seen such action from companies like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart and we applaud their leadership.
This week, we have been in active discussions with Vista Outdoor, which has recently acquired several companies that are longtime partners of REI. These include Giro, Bell, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Blackburn. Vista also owns Savage Arms, which manufactures guns including “modern sporting rifles.”
This morning we learned that Vista does not plan to make a public statement that outlines a clear plan of action. As a result, we have decided to place a hold on future orders of products that Vista sells through REI while we assess how Vista proceeds.
Companies are showing they can contribute if they are willing to lead. We encourage Vista to do just that."
I don't think they can claim they are just being neutral and staying out of the politics.
REI is dead to me.
What the heck does that mean?
"I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace, a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." -- Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, Jan. 11, 1989
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Feeding Trolls Since 1995 March 04, 2018, 05:30 PM
lymanquote:
Originally posted by Dallas239:
quote:
Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:
I just read the REI release. It's worse than I thought. They don't even sell guns, but they are cutting ties with a large supplier because that supplier has a division that makes guns sold through other stores.
"REI does not sell guns. We believe that it is the job of companies that manufacture and sell guns and ammunition to work towards common sense solutions that prevent the type of violence that happened in Florida last month. In the last few days, we’ve seen such action from companies like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart and we applaud their leadership.
This week, we have been in active discussions with Vista Outdoor, which has recently acquired several companies that are longtime partners of REI. These include Giro, Bell, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Blackburn. Vista also owns Savage Arms, which manufactures guns including “modern sporting rifles.”
This morning we learned that Vista does not plan to make a public statement that outlines a clear plan of action. As a result, we have decided to place a hold on future orders of products that Vista sells through REI while we assess how Vista proceeds.
Companies are showing they can contribute if they are willing to lead. We encourage Vista to do just that."
I don't think they can claim they are just being neutral and staying out of the politics.
REI is dead to me.
What the heck does that mean?
means they think they (REI) have enough buying power to dictate how Vista does business,
not sure how big REI is nationwide, but betting Vista makes much more money selling Savage's and the other offensive (to REI ) products to other retailers than they do to REI
https://www.chesterfieldarmament.com/
March 04, 2018, 09:39 PM
comet24quote:
Originally posted by Dallas239:
quote:
Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:
I just read the REI release. It's worse than I thought. They don't even sell guns, but they are cutting ties with a large supplier because that supplier has a division that makes guns sold through other stores.
"REI does not sell guns. We believe that it is the job of companies that manufacture and sell guns and ammunition to work towards common sense solutions that prevent the type of violence that happened in Florida last month. In the last few days, we’ve seen such action from companies like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart and we applaud their leadership.
This week, we have been in active discussions with Vista Outdoor, which has recently acquired several companies that are longtime partners of REI. These include Giro, Bell, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Blackburn. Vista also owns Savage Arms, which manufactures guns including “modern sporting rifles.”
This morning we learned that Vista does not plan to make a public statement that outlines a clear plan of action. As a result, we have decided to place a hold on future orders of products that Vista sells through REI while we assess how Vista proceeds.
Companies are showing they can contribute if they are willing to lead. We encourage Vista to do just that."
I don't think they can claim they are just being neutral and staying out of the politics.
REI is dead to me.
What the heck does that mean?
It means they were going out of their way to make this statement. Very convoluted way to make a connection here. Why would a company make a statement? Fuck sell me a good product and do it in a friendly helpful manner.
I've said it before as someone who has shopped there for over 30 years they can suck it. I have probably been in their stores over a dozen times in the last year. I will still go in to check out gear but will not buy from them. My dividend is doing the NRA. I will just ask for a check from REI.
I used to consider them one of the best outdoor retailers with helpful staff. They seem to think hikers/campers/climbers are all anti-gun and gun owners wouldn't shop there. Heck, read the comments on their FB pages. Lots of negative stuff and others that don't understand why hunters/shooters would shop there. Some people are really out of touch with reality. I want good gear. It doesn't have to be hunting or tactical in nature. Just has to fit my needs.
Last years I spent more days backpacking then shooting but this shit REI is pulling is the end.
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Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac
March 04, 2018, 10:34 PM
ensigmaticMy message to REI:
I cannot imagine what in the world possessed you to unnecessarily deliberately annoy gun-owners, many of whom are outdoorspeople <smh> I don't often shop at REI, so it's not a lot to me. I just can't get my head around the stupid.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
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jljonesquote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
My message to REI:
I cannot imagine what in the world possessed you to unnecessarily deliberately annoy gun-owners, many of whom are outdoorspeople <smh> I don't often shop at REI, so it's not a lot to me. I just can't get my head around the stupid.
Interestingly enough, from my friends and you Guys it seems that REI will be about $25k light this year....
March 04, 2018, 10:52 PM
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chellim1Wells Fargo Is the Go-To Bank for Gunmakers and the NRA
https://www.bloomberg.com/news...gunmaker-debt-market
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor March 07, 2018, 04:03 PM
2BobTannerquote:
Originally posted by chellim1:
Wells Fargo Is the Go-To Bank for Gunmakers and the NRA
https://www.bloomberg.com/news...gunmaker-debt-market
After all the account fraud that’s gone at Wells Fargo, NO. THANK. YOU.
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March 13, 2018, 08:50 PM
comet24REI members with dividends. You can request a check instead of using it for REI purchases. I have never done this before but will be this year and putting it towards an NRA membership.
https://www.rei.com/membership/request-a-check
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Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac
March 14, 2018, 11:54 AM
LeemurI just joined for 5 years. It’s only $100 right now. Gonna talk to the wife about joining tonight and a friend joined for the first time last week.
May 31, 2022, 07:06 AM
justjoeThe Board of Directors reappointed Wayne LaPierre. Get your check books out, the man needs some new $5000 suits, vacations in villas on Lake Como....
https://www.usnews.com/news/to...utive-vice-president
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May 31, 2022, 07:10 AM
cruiser68The NRA is about as tone deaf as our current administration. Would have been really easy to do the right thing, but no….