A 50 mile Student march Against S&W

August 27, 2018, 12:32 PM

Woodman

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The second is for Smith & Wesson to donate $5 million to study gun violence and other crimes involving the company’s firearms.

Why the bias towards one manufacturer over another, kids?

What to really make a difference? Put on safety vests and yellow hard hats and sweep 50 miles of gutter in the inner city, while counseling kids to stay in school and experiment with more constructive outlets for their energy.

August 27, 2018, 12:49 PM

Rightwire

This is an amazing opportunity for Smith & Wesson & the firearm community.

They could to a lot of things to take advantage of this opportunity from an educational stand point
1. Line the last mile of the router with educational material showing the real statistics on firearm use & misuse in the United States

2. Offer free safe firearm handling classes to the marchers

3. Provide seminars on respect for human life, and the impact of bullying, social media, and video games on these events

4. Assure that the marchers know that the predominant number of shooters are from their age group and obtained/possessed the firearms illegally.

5. Educate the marchers on how to solicit funding for research on firearm related crimes and how to get personally involved in the effort rather than demanding that others do it for them.

August 27, 2018, 12:55 PM

gruntjim

I'm often mystified by the continued presence of S&W in MA.

They'd be much better off down South, if only from a tax perspective.

August 27, 2018, 12:56 PM

HRK

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Originally posted by Opus Dei:
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Originally posted by nighthawk:
Jam their WiFi signal, they will leave.
You have a point. If they can't livestream or tweet so everyone knows how cool and virtuous they are, what's the point in exerting oneself?

So you're saying that without the ability to stream the opportunity for participation in self aggrandizing activities ceases to be of value...... I can see that...

August 27, 2018, 01:01 PM

lyman

quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
This is an amazing opportunity for Smith & Wesson & the firearm community.

They could to a lot of things to take advantage of this opportunity from an educational stand point
1. Line the last mile of the router with educational material showing the real statistics on firearm use & misuse in the United States

2. Offer free safe firearm handling classes to the marchers

3. Provide seminars on respect for human life, and the impact of bullying, social media, and video games on these events

4. Assure that the marchers know that the predominant number of shooters are from their age group and obtained/possessed the firearms illegally.

5. Educate the marchers on how to solicit funding for research on firearm related crimes and how to get personally involved in the effort rather than demanding that others do it for them.

this would be an excellent idea

August 27, 2018, 01:06 PM

craigcpa

Can we get a pool for who goes the farthest and how many?

August 27, 2018, 01:06 PM

Sportshooter

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Originally posted by tgtshuter:
Pray for a LOT of rain!!

How about a nasty blizzard so they can play like they’re at Valley Forge and suffering the hardships Washington’s men faced?

August 27, 2018, 01:32 PM

Timdogg6

quote:
Originally posted by lyman:
quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
This is an amazing opportunity for Smith & Wesson & the firearm community.

They could to a lot of things to take advantage of this opportunity from an educational stand point
1. Line the last mile of the router with educational material showing the real statistics on firearm use & misuse in the United States

2. Offer free safe firearm handling classes to the marchers

3. Provide seminars on respect for human life, and the impact of bullying, social media, and video games on these events

4. Assure that the marchers know that the predominant number of shooters are from their age group and obtained/possessed the firearms illegally.

5. Educate the marchers on how to solicit funding for research on firearm related crimes and how to get personally involved in the effort rather than demanding that others do it for them.

this would be an excellent idea

I would love to ad to the list, that S&W pay for ARMED security to protect these fools and march with them to make sure that they are safe.

August 27, 2018, 01:42 PM

bigdeal

I bet Central Florida would welcome S&W with open arms (and tax benefits) if they'd like to move here. This student tantrum stuff is just, well, stupid.

August 27, 2018, 02:06 PM

ZSMICHAEL

Maybe they should start in Gary Indiana and march west to Mayor Rahm's office and demand he does something about all the murder and mayhem in Chicago.

Those marches are already happening on Lake Shore Drive and the Dan Ryan. Maybe if they just marched in Gary it would solve the problem. There might be some attrition along the way.

August 27, 2018, 02:09 PM

Rightwire

quote:
Originally posted by Timdogg6:
quote:
Originally posted by lyman:
quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
This is an amazing opportunity for Smith & Wesson & the firearm community.

They could to a lot of things to take advantage of this opportunity from an educational stand point
1. Line the last mile of the router with educational material showing the real statistics on firearm use & misuse in the United States

2. Offer free safe firearm handling classes to the marchers

3. Provide seminars on respect for human life, and the impact of bullying, social media, and video games on these events

4. Assure that the marchers know that the predominant number of shooters are from their age group and obtained/possessed the firearms illegally.

5. Educate the marchers on how to solicit funding for research on firearm related crimes and how to get personally involved in the effort rather than demanding that others do it for them.

this would be an excellent idea

I would love to ad to the list, that S&W pay for ARMED security to protect these fools and march with them to make sure that they are safe.

I thought about that but figured they would scream in protest.

I was thinking a bit more strategically. Don't give them what they demand, give them what is really needed, offer it for free with an open invite. If they refuse, it will expose their hypocrisy. If they agree they probably won't like it and it will be obvious (hypocrisy), but might actually learn something.

August 27, 2018, 02:11 PM

mrbill345

IANAL but Attention Hogg has now demanded money from S&W as well as Publix in exchange for not having their businesses essentially be targeted. Isn't this extortion & could RICO be applied?

August 27, 2018, 02:18 PM

FenderBender

I think S&W moves to NH or ME, over FL or TX, but that's just what I suspect.

August 27, 2018, 02:40 PM

erj_pilot

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What is S&W's tie to the Northeast region??

"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne

"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24

August 27, 2018, 03:05 PM

FYI to the little protesting fucks. S&W is probably the best employer in Springfield. They pay considerably more than minimum wage.

August 27, 2018, 03:12 PM

Fla. Jim

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
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What is S&W's tie to the Northeast region??

I guess in 162 years you grow roots. Maybe their waiting out the crisis and thinking of future better days.

"Meanwhile, in 1856 Smith and Wesson joined in a new partnership and began manufacturing the first Smith & Wesson revolver ("Model 1") in Springfield, Massachusetts."
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August 27, 2018, 03:21 PM

Yellow Jacket

I would love to see these "students" actually march/walk 50 miles non-stop.

I doubt if even one of them have ever walked 5 miles at one time in their entire lives.

August 27, 2018, 03:23 PM

oddball

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Originally posted by mrbill345:
IANAL but Attention Hogg has now demanded money from S&W as well as Publix in exchange for not having their businesses essentially be targeted. Isn't this extortion & could RICO be applied?

It is called "Shakedown", the name of the business model that Jesse Jackson employed for decades. He would show up at a Budweiser, or a NASCAR, and threaten a boycott from his "followers" unless the company "donates" to his Rainbow Coalition.