Olympic Arms Picks a fight

[Forever_frost]

Olympic Arms was recently asked to advertise in the FOP Journal; the official magazine of the Fraternal Order of Police. It is well known that the FOP is a staunch supporter of Gun Control, had backed the AWB under Bill Clinton, and supports the current AWB under consideration that was introduced by Diane Feinstein. The FOP was actually accredited as being one of the sources that helped prepare the language of Gun Control suggestions that were forwarded by Vice President Biden. Below is a copy of our response to the FOP Journal:


Please forward this email to every major principal in your organization.

AS:

1. The Fraternal Order of Police is on Congressional Record as having been a major supporter of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban.
a. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZGb...%20Ban&f=false
2. As a matter of fact and record, the FOP is accredited with assisting VP Biden in formulating the language of the newly proposed ban:
a. http://www.politico.com/politico44/2...ar-152546.html
3. Additionally, as a matter of fact and public record, the FOP is in support of the newly recommended Assault Weapons Ban introduced by Senator Feinstein.
a. FOP representatives were actually standing on the Stage during the presentation as a sign of "support".

THEREFORE:
Olympic Arms, Inc, manufacturers of AR15 type firearms, firearms that these legislators would call "Assault Weapons", will not be supporting in any way, shape, form or fashion, The Fraternal Order of Police, any organization that represents, supports, takes advertising dollars from, spends advertising dollars with, is in anyway related to, any individual who is a card carrying member of, or any person or entity in any way associated with the Fraternal Order of Police. Period.

Henceforth;
• Be assured that Olympic Arms will not rest in its efforts to educate our customers, fans and followers the extent of the hypocrisy committed by the FOP and FOP Journal (fighting to outlaw the firearms produced by the very companies they now solicit for advertising dollars…). You can also be certain that we continue to make every effort to properly educate the firearms consumer in general, of the same.
• Additionally, we will make continued efforts at assure that ALL firearms manufacturers are aware of the FOP's support to strip Constitutional Rights from Americans, and their support of further unconstitutional gun control legislation.
• We pledge to inform all of our customers the lengths that the FOP and associated FOP affiliates by proxy (which includes all your advertisers)are willing to go to in order to strip the American Citizen of their Constitutional Rights, while at the same time writing in exemptions to the same legislation to ensure that their members maintain those same rights they would have stripped from others.
• Your actions are the actions of a rogue organization supporting tyranny, not an organization sworn to uphold the laws of the land, to protect, serve and defend their constituencies.

Let it be know, that your actions are reprehensible and shameful.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/12/vp-biden-says-he-needs-cops-help-to-reinstate-assault-weapons-ban-and-much-more/

http://www.guncite.com/aswpolice.html

Sincerely,

Thomas A. Spithaler
Sales & Marketing Dir.
Olympic Arms, Inc.

[Forever_frost]

Press Release: Olympic Arms, Inc. Announces New York State Sales Policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Olympic Arms is a staunch believer in and defender of the Constitution of the United States, and with special attention paid to the Bill of Rights that succinctly enumerates the security of our Divinely given Rights. One of those Rights is that to Keep and Bear Arms.

Legislation recently passed in the State of New York outlaws the AR15 and many other firearms, and will make it illegal for the good and free citizens of New York to own a large selection of legal and safe firearms and magazines. We feel as though the passage of this legislation exceeds the authority granted to the government of New York by its citizens, and violates the Constitution of the United States, ignoring such SCOTUS rulings as District of Columbia v. Heller - 554, U.S. 570 of 2008, McDonald v. Chicago - 561 U.S. 3025 of 2010, and specifically the case of United States v. Miller – 307 U.S. 174 of 1939.

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.

If the leaders of the State of New York are willing to limit the right of the free and law abiding citizens of New York to arm themselves as they see fit under the Rights enumerate to all citizens of the United State through the Second Amendment, we feel as though the legislators and government entities within the State of New York should have to abide by the same restrictions.

This action has caused a division of the people into classes: Those the government deems valuable enough to protect with modern firearms, and those whose lives have been deemed as having less value, and whom the government has decided do not deserve the right to protect themselves with the same firearms. Olympic Arms will not support such behavior or policy against any citizen of this great nation.

Olympic Arms invites all firearms manufacturers, distributors and firearms dealers to join us in this action to refuse to do business with the State of New York. We must stand together, or we shall surely fall divided.

Sincerely,

Brian Schuetz
President
Olympic Arms, Inc.

[Downs]

Thumbs up to them.

[Forever_frost]

http://www.examiner.com/article/olympic-arms-cuts-off-business-to-new-york-over-gun-restrictions

Olympic Arms – the Washington-based manufacturer of AR-15 type rifles and semiautomatic pistols – announced Tuesday that because of legislation passed recently in the state of New York, the company “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.”

Olympic joins other companies that have recently cut off business to various state agencies due to the adoption of firearms regulations. A letter, posted on the Olympic Arms Facebook page and provided to Examiner, is signed by company president Brian Schuetz, whose father started the business several years ago on the Nisqually Flats south of Fort Lewis.

In his letter, Schuetz wrote, “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.”

Similarly, Extreme Firepower Inc., has issued a statement that they “…will not sell anything to the following local government agencies until their firearm and/or magazine restrictions have been repealed:
City of Chicago, Illinois
New York State
Washington, D.C.”

In California, according to EFI’s notice, only products that may be purchased by average citizens will be sold, and under no circumstances, will any products be sold to law enforcement or state agencies “until the California legislature repeals the gun control laws that have been enacted, as these entities have lobbied in favor of statewide gun bans.”

Recently, Mark LaRue at LaRue Tactical announced, “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.

“State and local laws have always been a serious focus of this firm,” he added, “and we are now dovetailing that focus with the constitutional rights of the residents covered in their different areas by the old and new regulations.”

Some years ago, Ronnie Barrett took the same position with his firearms business, the world-famous Barrett Firearms in Tennessee, which developed some of the most popular .50-caliber bolt-action and semi-auto long-range rifles in the world.

Olympic Arms today took the strategy one step farther, inviting “all firearms manufacturers, distributors and firearms dealers to join us in this action to refuse to do business with the State of New York. We must stand together, or we shall surely fall divided.”

[KBScobravert]

Nice line in the sand. Hopefully the rest of them will follow. But I see one crossing the line and offering their wares to NY.

[Forever_frost]

It'd take Colt and S&W doing it to make a real impact. Imagine if police and secret service no longer are supplied their equipment because of anti gun rhetoric?

[Nash B.]

Nice line in the sand. Hopefully the rest of them will follow. But I see one crossing the line and offering their wares to NY.

Hi-Point?

[Sean88gt]

Good for them. I sincerely hope ALL manufacturers follow them.

[David]

It'd take Colt and S&W doing it to make a real impact. Imagine if police and secret service no longer are supplied their equipment because of anti gun rhetoric?

Govt lease programs would arm them much like they do today.

[racrguy]

Govt lease programs would arm them much like they do today.

The solution to that is no government sales.

[8mpg]

AWESOME... Like you guys, I would hope the very large manufacturers will follow.

Citizens need to pressure the large manufacturers to stop buying their product unless they follow suit.

[David]

The solution to that is no government sales.

And the millions of guns already in storage and part of the lease program?

[slow06]

And the millions of guns already in storage and part of the lease program?

Firesale to the public?

I can hope, can't I?

[YALE]

FWIW, the FOP is one of the primary lobbying groups asking for, "tougher," laws at every turn, and fighting drug law reform.

[talisman]

Awesome.