https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Kimber-Vice-President-hates-guns-/5-2419584/

Basically opposes pro 2A legislation in MT and contributes to several democrats.

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Well I already disliked my kimber no even more.

https://missoulian.com/opinion/columnists/being-pro-gun-also-means-being-pro-responsibility-we-must-oppose-hb102/article_f601b1b0-17e1-5e60-9136-ebe2e5aa4981.html

Kimber Vice President : "Being pro-gun also means being pro-responsibility: We must oppose HB102"
01-26-2021, 06:47 PM
Like so many Montanans, I grew up with a rifle in one hand and a shotgun in the other.

I converted my love of shooting into a 25-year career in the firearms industry. I helped build an iconic international gun company. I sold millions of guns. I've won awards, even been a finalist for the “Firearms Industry Person of the Year,” which is the industry’s highest honor. It’s an award that has also been bestowed on firearms royalty like Charlton Heston and Bill Ruger.

I've got a long history with guns, but I never forgot the lessons that my father taught me. “Be safe, be responsible, guns can take a life in an instant.”

As a boy, I learned the rules in hunter’s safety class and I followed the mandated safety procedures before every single gun industry event. House Bill 102 does away with this kind of common sense. If enacted, people without any permit could carry concealed guns into bars and college campuses across our state. Of course the sponsors of the bill mandate that permits are required around their offices in Helena, but not for the rest of us. Safety is important, but I guess it's only important for them.


I know first hand that we need to minimize the likelihood of violence, not increase it. This spring my young son was attacked in Kalispell by armed “Second Amendment patriots” at a local peaceful demonstration. They used their guns to frighten and intimidate. I stepped in to defend my son and it slowly diffused, but the situation could have gone very wrong. I shudder to think what might have happened if alcohol or the emotion of late night college parties would have been involved.

I am among the many Montanans who own and appreciate guns, but I also know that citizens of our state understand we must also be advocates for responsibility. Montana boasts of a wonderful common sense and deep down all of us know that protecting our rights also means avoiding extremist policies that only increase the likelihood of bloodshed. Montana House Bill 102 will not make us safer. It is not a pro-gun bill. It is an anti-responsibility bill.

I believe strongly in the Second Amendment, I own plenty of guns, I shoot with my boys every chance I get and I believe in the right to protect my family. But I also believe in responsibility, safety, training and common sense. This bill is the equivalent of waving flames over open gasoline; the sort of action every ranch kid like me knows is reckless.

Permitless concealed carry, guns on college campuses and in bars? These are policies that make gun tragedy more likely and there is nothing patriotic about that.
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Ryan Busse was raised on a ranch where he learned to hunt and shoot. He helped build the gun company Kimber while serving as its vice president. Busse has also served as board chair for Montana Conservation Voters and as North American board chair for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. He lives in Kalispell.

And I am in the 1911 market right now. Guess I will stick the the God fearing folks at Night Hawk Custom.

Statement from Kimber

Probably won't change any minds, but worth a look.  Yes, I know the guy worked there for a long time.

It's crappy that their name keeps coming up when he isn't even with them.

"I believe in the 2nd amendment BUT"= I'm a liar and don't believe in the 2nd amendment.

Pity.

Sounds like his opinions could have something to do with why he does not work there anymore.

Former Executive

So, was he fired or did he leave with a golden parachute?

Glad he is a former exec.  I like my kimber rifle and didn’t want to have to sell it.

The argument always falls apart because people who intend to do harm will carry without a permit anyway. Make irresponsible actions illegal and enforced, and stop putting people in jail for paper felonies. Isn't that what the left keeps championing anyway? Less procedural prosecutions?