ruger ceo "we provided mags during dorner hunt"

[Hoooper]

very erroneous statement. CA is the largest gun buying population in the country and several manufactures have backed this up with their own statements (recently LWRC). while we do not account for the "whole country", the buying population is a large percentage.

Kentucky smokes everyone at #1, Texas is #2, looks like CA is #3. Maybe they mean more people TOTAL are buying, but not more purchases. Its quite possible based on population that CA has more people buying, but not higher overall sales. More people buying fewer vs fewer people buying more

[Kestryll]

Kentucky smokes everyone at #1, Texas is #2, looks like CA is #3. Maybe they mean more people TOTAL are buying, but not more purchases. Its quite possible based on population that CA has more people buying, but not higher overall sales. More people buying fewer vs fewer people buying more

You have to be careful with those stats.

Some States like Kentucky run NICS background checks (which is what Fed stats are based on, DROS is a State thing) on LTC applications, renewals and other licensing changes.

This artificially inflates their NICS stats beyond just firearms purchases.

[Kestryll]

And, like Smith & Wesson, a publicly-owned business. The management and directors have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to maximize profits.*

Anyone on Calguns can buy shares in Ruger and express their feelings in person at Ruger's AGM. If you had bought shares last June, you would nearly have doubled your money by now.



* Which is one reason the position taken by smug media pundits, that Ruger and Smith & Wesson are leaving the California market in a huff, to make a political point, is so stupid and absurd. If they actually abandoned the largest state in the Union for no good reason, shareholder lawsuits would fly.

^^^THIS^^^

[sdblu]

In the interview with tom Gresham on sunday ruger ceo acknowledged he provided standard capacity mags for the ruger rifles as there was a shortage. What a perfect opportunity to put it on center stage that California law is unworkable. Instead he sold them because he was just looking out for the best interests of the officers.

Dont know about you but best interests or not he gave up all kinds of political bargaining power by doing this. the unions are happy that their donors (police) are happy so we will get stuck with more gun bills as the union was never held to the fire for supporting this crap in the first place.

To be fair he seemed sincere IMO. He had to make the choice of helping out officers who were doing their job and needed supllies. Versus, and he admitted as such, challenging the politics of California and supporting it's 2A law abiding citizens.

[BigPimping]

Ruger is all about PR like any smart business. They make a fine product.

[Funtimes]

You have to be careful with those stats.

Some States like Kentucky run NICS background checks (which is what Fed stats are based on, DROS is a State thing) on LTC applications, renewals and other licensing changes.

This artificially inflates their NICS stats beyond just firearms purchases.

Hawaii ran it on every gun registered in the State as well as purchased.

[Stanze]

The new management of Ruger is way better than the previous one.

http://www.ruger.com/micros/million/index.html?r=y

[Exile Machine]

You have to be careful with those stats.

Yep, because in Texas (maybe other states too, who knows) if you have a valid CHL, when you buy from an FFL you skip the NICS check. You still have to fill out a 4473 but no phone call is made. Don't forget other states allow private party sales with no FFL involvement.

[mag360]

To be fair he seemed sincere IMO. He had to make the choice of helping out officers who were doing their job and needed supllies. Versus, and he admitted as such, challenging the politics of California and supporting it's 2A law abiding citizens.

He did sound sincere. Which is why it took me 4 days to get worked up about it and finally post. We have got to draw a line and hold that line. They keep passing more and more restrictions without repercussions.