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Quoted: I thought conservatives were better than this cancel culture nonsense. As I have posted before, KE Arms does not pay anything to Karl or InRange related to the KP-15 and the WWSD2020 project. Karl has never posted about his religion (or lack there of) through InRange channels. People he believed were his friends took his postings on his personal facebook and shared them. They attacked people he cared about and violated his privacy. He regularly receives harassing and threatening messages and slander that have nothing to do with content he has put out through his own channel. Despite all this he hasn't responded to it or addressed the issue publicly because all it would do is embolden these assholes that take joy in trying to make his life miserable. Seeing what happened to people Karl cared about is why I personally don't share anything about my own girlfriend on social media. She doesn't deserve the sort of hatred that anonymous people on the internet would bring. Karl cannot respond to you directly because the site views InRange as a commercial entity; the same way they do dealers and manufacturers. So unless he's willing to spend hundreds of dollars monthly (he's not), he cannot answer you or anyone else. My personal political opinions and beliefs differ from Karl's in many areas. You want a hint of that you can look at my own Instagram account and compare it to the stuff he posts on InRange. But you know what? Functioning adults can work together towards common goals and for common purposes even if they believe differently. Without InRange's coverage of the WWSD project and invigorating interest from an entirely new generation and untapped demographics of shooters the concept would have faded into obscurity. Being able to produce receivers in volume for responsible american citizens as we enter political uncertainty is a net good for the firearms community. The more people who own modern rifles, the lower the possibility of you losing your rights. This includes people you may not agree with politically. InRange has attracted a very non-tradtional audience compared to any other firearms media outlet; and that is a very good thing. These people are less likely to vote against your rights if they see value in having them themselves. Quoted: Quoted: I'm a big fan of the Cav Arms stuff going way back. I can't get into this because of Karl's involvement. I wish I could, but I can't be a party to something which is connected to someone with apparent leftist ties. It's antithetical to what I believe, let alone the connection to Satanism. I wish Russel all the best, but much like Troy, Springfield, et al, I'm not going to purchase anything from them while that connection exists. I appreciate you pointing out that Brownells is apparently in on this too. It could very well effect my membership and anything I buy from them too. I have not doubt I'm not the only one, but there probably aren't enough of us for anyone to care. I thought conservatives were better than this cancel culture nonsense. As I have posted before, KE Arms does not pay anything to Karl or InRange related to the KP-15 and the WWSD2020 project. Karl has never posted about his religion (or lack there of) through InRange channels. People he believed were his friends took his postings on his personal facebook and shared them. They attacked people he cared about and violated his privacy. He regularly receives harassing and threatening messages and slander that have nothing to do with content he has put out through his own channel. Despite all this he hasn't responded to it or addressed the issue publicly because all it would do is embolden these assholes that take joy in trying to make his life miserable. Seeing what happened to people Karl cared about is why I personally don't share anything about my own girlfriend on social media. She doesn't deserve the sort of hatred that anonymous people on the internet would bring. Karl cannot respond to you directly because the site views InRange as a commercial entity; the same way they do dealers and manufacturers. So unless he's willing to spend hundreds of dollars monthly (he's not), he cannot answer you or anyone else. My personal political opinions and beliefs differ from Karl's in many areas. You want a hint of that you can look at my own Instagram account and compare it to the stuff he posts on InRange. But you know what? Functioning adults can work together towards common goals and for common purposes even if they believe differently. Without InRange's coverage of the WWSD project and invigorating interest from an entirely new generation and untapped demographics of shooters the concept would have faded into obscurity. Being able to produce receivers in volume for responsible american citizens as we enter political uncertainty is a net good for the firearms community. The more people who own modern rifles, the lower the possibility of you losing your rights. This includes people you may not agree with politically. InRange has attracted a very non-tradtional audience compared to any other firearms media outlet; and that is a very good thing. These people are less likely to vote against your rights if they see value in having them themselves. For many years, from my experience, conservatives stayed out of the cancel culture shit and it was only a tool of the far left. I choose to vote with my wallet, if a person or company makes decisions I dont support or take political stances I dont agree with, I dont support them or give them my time. In 2020, shit has been turned up to 11! The cancel culture and race baiting (which is the issue it seems people have with Carl) has gotten completely insane. Conservatives seem to have had enough with it. He's your buddy, and I get trying to defend him, but let him fight his own fights. Just because he cant post here, doesnt mean he cant reply to the issues people have. Functioning adults can absolutely work together, but telling someone their voice doesn't count, because they're white, isn't part of being a functioning adult. |
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Quoted: I worked out something last night. KE Arms doesn't pay Karl any royalties on the WWSD rifles that sell. Every click on ARFCOM makes Brownells money. Brownells will be paying Karl royalties on every WWSD rifle that sells. So - if you're even browsing ARFCOM, you are literally supporting SATAN, lol. |
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Quoted: Out of context? I thought his meaning was rather plain to see in the screenshot I posted, hence my use of the admittedly tongue in cheek “shut up whitey”. Karl participated in an online movement that was intended to suppress the ‘voices’ of people based on the color of their skin, NOT the ideas in their head. That, my friend, is by definition racism. Quoted: Out of context? I thought his meaning was rather plain to see in the screenshot I posted, hence my use of the admittedly tongue in cheek “shut up whitey”. Karl participated in an online movement that was intended to suppress the ‘voices’ of people based on the color of their skin, NOT the ideas in their head. That, my friend, is by definition racism. Again he cannot respond to you directly because of this site's economic policies. IIRC one of the hash tags he used he later deleted because it was used in error. Your screen shot was not of the original muted post, it was a follow up, so yes it was out of context. A good portion of his reasoning for going MUTED for a week was he felt that the news cycle and current events over shadowed any kind of regular content and it would get lost in the noise. It seems like people read his statements and often make up their own narrative about what they mean. You can find my posts about the MUTED movement on instagram. He and I disagreed about that, but surprisingly its possible for intelligent people to hold different opinions and still work together. Furthermore, he has given a rabid anti-Trumper and Democrat supporter access to his supporters by inviting him on his channel. In an election year that will undoubtedly be close, this shows poor judgement on Karl’s behalf. Karl is an anti authoritarian libertarian. He's not beholden to any particular party. I'm assuming you're talking about Deviant? Deviant to the best of my knowledge never talked about anything political on Karl's channel, he certainly never said anything about Trump or who to vote for. Deviant is a hacker and physical security expert. His career is based around getting paid by corporations to break into their facilities and networks to show them their security vulnerabilities. You may not agree with the man politically, but he certainly knows what he is talking about in those areas and is a worthy guest for that reason. Again, adults can work together and share information and not be in lock step ideology wise. I’m glad to know he won’t receive compensation from KE Arms (and hopefully none from Brownells, either) as I really liked the original Cav Arms lower. If you liked the original lower, you will like our take on the monolithic polymer receiver even better. |
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Quoted: Functioning adults can absolutely work together, but telling someone their voice doesn't count, because they're white, isn't part of being a functioning adult. He absolutely didn't say that and I think misunderstood what the "muted" movement was about. People CHOSE not to post for a week to help others in the social media algorithm. Again people read his statements and make up their own narrative. Karl definitely doesn't hate himself for being white or whatever else you may think. |
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If you have actual tech questions please come ask them in the KE Arms forum: https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_749/296126_Polymer-Receiver-Update.html You can continue the public trial of Karl here in absentia, but I think I'm done. |
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Quoted: Thank you both. This has been a major undertaking, and I cannot wait to reach the finish line and get these to market as it will take a huge mental load off me. We'll be busy making parts and filling orders but the hardest part will be done. If you're ever in my AO, first drink's on me 
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Quoted: @SinistralRifleman Is this a Brownells exclusive or will it be possible to buy a KP-15 complete lower off the shelf at a LGS. only the WWSD is a complete exclusive. Lowers stripped and complete can be bought direct by individuals and dealers once we start shipping. We just aren't doing any pre-orders. |
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Quoted: only the WWSD is a complete exclusive. Lowers stripped and complete can be bought direct by individuals and dealers once we start shipping. We just aren't doing any pre-orders. Quoted: Quoted: @SinistralRifleman Is this a Brownells exclusive or will it be possible to buy a KP-15 complete lower off the shelf at a LGS. only the WWSD is a complete exclusive. Lowers stripped and complete can be bought direct by individuals and dealers once we start shipping. We just aren't doing any pre-orders. Great. Once you're in production, I'll nudge the LGS where I got my KE-15 complete lower. |