Regular readers of TAH likely have heard that a number of firearms firms have stopped sales to state and local governments that restrict the 2nd Amendment.\u00a0 Enough firms have declared their intent to do so that the practice has been dubbed the “Firearms Equality Movement”.<\/p>\n
Wilson Combat, a maker of custom pistols, did that on February 28, 2013.\u00a0 Their statement announcing this policy read, in part:<\/p>\n
“Wilson Combat will no longer provide any products or services to any State Government imposing legislation that infringes on the second amendment rights of its law abiding citizens. This includes any Law Enforcement Department, Law Enforcement Officers, or any State Government Entity or Employee of such an entity. This also applies to any local municipality imposing such infringements.<\/p>\n
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Wilson Combat will in NO way support the government of these states or their anti-gun agenda that only limits the rights of law-abiding citizens. Wilson Combat will continue to supply any product and\/or service they can legally sell in these states to all non-government affiliated citizens.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Wilson Combat went on specifically to identify several major jurisdictions with which they will no longer do business:\u00a0 California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington D.C. and The City of Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n
Wilson Combat doing this is relatively minor.\u00a0 However, the fact that the number of firearms firms making similar declarations\u00a0 reportedly more than tripled<\/a> in the period between 22 Feb and 9 March – from 34 to 118 – may well be significant.\u00a0 Today, the number is 120.<\/p>\n
The full list of companies refusing to do business with some\/all government entities in the US that restrict 2nd Amendment rights may be found here<\/a> (the site requires scripts to be enabled).<\/p>\n
No, the “biggies” aren’t on the list yet.\u00a0 But if they start losing enough business to the smaller guys . . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"