Why YOU should BOYCOTT ARMALITE

[Bobby Hated]

http://www.gunssavelife.com/?p=5921&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=now-over-a-dozen-gun-companies-tell-new-york-to-pound-sand-and-then-theres-armalite

[pMcW]

I never bought anything from them in the first place. I guess I will keep not buying anything from them.

[phamkl]

Where I disagree with them is that I don't feel that ArmaLite is making the case that LEO lives are worth more. That's just exaggeration and blowing things well out of proportion. The comment that LEO's working wooded areas may run into drug farms and the like, and deserves good hardware, is not saying that civilians don't deserve it. He deserves it the same as we deserve it. The main difference that I see is that sometimes it's a LEO job to go into a suspicious area, whereas the rest of us, knowing the first rule of self defense, should avoid a suspicious area and avoid the conflict to start with.

Do NOT misconstrue my post to say that LEO deserves anything more than we do. I'll state again that I support the companies holding LEO to the same standard as other civilians, and would like Armalite to do the same. I even support this boycott. Where I disagree is the inflammatory and insulting attitudes against Armalite. I have no illusion that "attitude" is going to have a direct effect on Armalite, as a boycott is a boycott. The difference is when this is all over, a lot of people will still boycott the company, holding onto an ire that overblown.

My biggest problem with this is the mob mentality. The company hasn't joined in with the mob and so is ostracized. And what of valuing independent thinking? Until such time that Armalite actively endorses legislation that infringes on our rights, then we I think are overreacting. Arming law enforcement does not mean arming the disarmament movement. LEO's have other jobs as well.

And to reiterate - I do NOT think law enforcement deserves modern firearms more than any of us; however I do not begrudge Officer Joe his rifle just because I can't get mine. That anger is directed higher up.

[qdx450]

if people boycott armalite at the gun shows maybe that would help. i'll bet it would be very uncomfortable if no one came to your booth and everyone around you knew why.

[FlipR1dah]

Apparently I've been boycotting them for awhile...since I never purchased from them...and now don't plan to.

Aren't they on the prohibited list anyway in Cali?

[m1aowner]

They've always been over priced. Plus I never see their gear for sale anywhere. Let them be the standby and watch losers they are.

[ZombieTactics]

The fundamental and central notion of this issue is that LE are not some set of isolated individuals separate from the oppressive governments who employ them. They are the very means by which unconstitutional laws will be enforced.

Make no mistake. The emphasis on "force" above is no accident, as it is force which will be applied against the human rights of every law-abiding gun owner.

LE agencies (or individuals within those agencies) who do not openly and forcefully voice their opposition to such unconstitutional laws give their assent and tacit approval through their silence. This is not a time for half-measures or benefits-of-doubt.

If a restaurant wants to put poison in your food, you don't have a nice discussion about what is a "reasonable amount", or excuse the cook because "he's just doing his job".

It is a time for choosing. Those who choose to ride the fence will find themselves in an uncomfortable position, as they should.

[Volksgrenadier]

The fundamental and central notion of this issue is that LE are not some set of isolated individuals separate from the oppressive governments who employ them. They are the very means by which unconstitutional laws will be enforced.

^^^^This.

The NKVD was such. Katyn Forest is not hyperbole.

[Sam .223]

Well I won't be purchasing the Armalite rifle I was looking at. Who's their biggest competitor, I'll go there instead.

[k1dude]

Well I won't be purchasing the Armalite rifle I was looking at. Who's their biggest competitor, I'll go there instead.

DPMS.

[nrgcruizer]

I'm still sore over Ruger and have yet to purchase anything Ruger. Looks like Armalite will be on my list now.

[Noble Cause]

I'm still sore over Ruger and have yet to purchase anything Ruger. Looks like Armalite will be on my list now.

I reconsidered my views on Ruger years ago.

As others have frequently mentioned, Ruger is a different company today.

They sell several AR variants, they now sell normal capacity magazines,
not the neutered mags Bill Ruger pushed after being coerced by politicians.

Their letter writing campaign has generated over five million emails
in support of the 2nd Amendment.... S&W has followed with their own
letter program after seeing how effective Rugers idea was.

If Ruger was to go out of Business, it would hurt our cause, not help it.

Not to mention the hard working people at Ruger today, should not be
punished for a grievous mistake a dead man made decades ago.

I think Armalite has responded rather poorly so far. They need to step
up to the plate somehow, and make it clear to us and the anti civil rights
politicians that Armalite stands with us in defense of the 2nd Amendment.

Noble

[tcrpe]

I ain't gonna be boycotting no Armalite.

[.22guy]

If I boycotted every gun maker and gun store that I see people calling for a boycott for I'd be reduced to whittling sharp sticks and making rubber band guns for weaponry.

[HKMadness]

I too will continue not buying anything from armalite.