[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Magpul Facebook post (Page 1 of 4)
Posted: 2/10/2013 4:48:26 PM EDT
|
In addition to the national battle to protect our firearms rights, many states are currently engaged in their own fights. Here in CO, a state with a strong heritage of firearm and other personal freedoms, we are facing some extreme challenges to firearms rights. We have been engaged in dialogue with legislators here presenting our arguments to stop legislation from even being introduced, but our efforts did not deter those of extreme views.
After the NRAs visit last week, several anti-freedom bills were introduced by CO legislators, and a very aggressive timeline has been set forth in moving these bills forward. The bills include: HB 1229, Background checks for Gun Transfers--a measure to prohibit private sales between CO residents, and instead require a full FFL transfer, including a 4473. HB 1228, Payment for Background Checks for Gun Transfers-- a measure that would require CO residents to pay for the back logged state-run CBI system (currently taking 3 times the federally mandated wait time for checks to occur) instead of using the free federal NICS checks. And finally, HB 1224, Prohibiting Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines--a measure that bans the possession, sale, or transfer of magazines over 10 round capacity. The measures and stipulations in this bill would deprive CO residents of the value of their private property by prohibiting the sale or transfer of all magazines over 10 rounds. This bill would also prohibit manufacture of magazines greater than 10 rounds for commercial sale out of the state, and place restrictions on the manufacture of military and law enforcement magazines that would cripple production. We'd like to ask all CO residents to please contact your state legislators and the members of the Judiciary Committee and urge them to kill these measures in committee, and to vote NO if they reach the floor. We also ask you to show your support for the 2nd Amendment at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb 12, for the magazine ban committee hearing and Wednesday, Feb 13, for the hearing on the other measures. Due to the highly restrictive language in HB 1224, if passed, and we remained here, this measure would require us to cease PMAG production on July 1, 2013. In short, Magpul would be unable to remain in business as a CO company, and the over 200 jobs for direct employees and nearly 700 jobs at our subcontractors and suppliers would pick up and leave CO. Due to the structure of our operations, this would be entirely possible, hopefully without significant disruption to production. The legislators drafting these measures do so in spite of the fact that nothing they are proposing will do anything to even marginally improve public safety in CO, and in fact, will leave law-abiding CO residents less able to defend themselves, strip away rights and property from residents who have done nothing wrong, and send nearly 1000 jobs and millions in tax revenue out of the state. We like CO, we want to continue to operate in CO, but most of all, we want CO to remain FREE. Please help us in this fight, and let your voices be heard! We have included the contact information for the House Judiciary committee for your convenience: House Judiciary Committee Rep. Daniel Kagan, Chair: 303-866-2921, [email protected] Rep. Pete Lee, Vice Chair: 303-866-2932, [email protected] Rep. John Buckner: 303-866-2944, [email protected] Rep. Lois Court: 303-866-2967, [email protected] Rep. Bob Gardner, 303-866-2191, [email protected] Rep. Polly Lawrence, 303-866-2935, [email protected] Rep. Mike McLachlan, 303-866-2914, [email protected] Rep. Rep Carole Murray, 303-866-2948, [email protected] Rep. Brittany Pettersen, 303-866-2939, [email protected] Rep. Joseph Salazar, 303-866-2918, [email protected] Rep. Jared Wright, 303-866-2583, [email protected] Annoying Google link that snuck into the origninal post removed...please feel free to share and reproduce! |
lots of gun & ammo companies there
|
As a fifth generation Colorado native this shit sickens me to no end.
And make no mistake about it we've been pressuring the dipshits but it wont matter. The mag ban will pass here I have no doubt. And when it does I hope Magpul leaves the next fucking day. Fuck shit fuck fuck fucking fuck |
. Let the extreme pricing reappear.
|
Quoted:
I would say move to AZ or TX those are the safest states to move to without any upcoming or long term bans coming up. Oklahoma is extremely pro-gun, has a low cost of living, and every county votes red in the presidential elections. I think we're pretty ban-safe. Number of companies moving their production here, actually. |
|
Quoted:
Move right next door to the east.  And slightly north 
Dear Magpul. I own 160 acres within 1/2 mile of highway 81, a major 4 lane highway and roughly 35 miles south of I-80 and approx. 60 miles north of I-70. I will make you a hell of a deal on several acres. If it requires less than 2 acres I might trade it for pmags. We would love to have you here.
|
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
Move right next door to the east. And slightly north
Dear Magpul. I own 160 acres within 1/2 mile of highway 81, a major 4 lane highway and roughly 35 miles south of I-80 and approx. 60 miles north of I-70. I will make you a hell of a deal on several acres. If it requires less than 2 acres I might trade it for pmags. We would love to have you here.Dear Magpul, I would love to work on building any buildings you need built to move production to this guys land. 
Funny story: There's an old geezer that always sits around the local McDonalds with a Magpul hat on. We asked him where he got it, and it turns out his son is an engineer for them.
|
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Move right next door to the east. And slightly north
Dear Magpul. I own 160 acres within 1/2 mile of highway 81, a major 4 lane highway and roughly 35 miles south of I-80 and approx. 60 miles north of I-70. I will make you a hell of a deal on several acres. If it requires less than 2 acres I might trade it for pmags. We would love to have you here.Dear Magpul, I would love to work on building any buildings you need built to move production to this guys land.
Funny story: There's an old geezer that always sits around the local McDonalds with a Magpul hat on. We asked him where he got it, and it turns out his son is an engineer for them. Are you willing to work for pmags? |
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Move right next door to the east. And slightly north
Dear Magpul. I own 160 acres within 1/2 mile of highway 81, a major 4 lane highway and roughly 35 miles south of I-80 and approx. 60 miles north of I-70. I will make you a hell of a deal on several acres. If it requires less than 2 acres I might trade it for pmags. We would love to have you here.Dear Magpul, I would love to work on building any buildings you need built to move production to this guys land.
Funny story: There's an old geezer that always sits around the local McDonalds with a Magpul hat on. We asked him where he got it, and it turns out his son is an engineer for them. Are you willing to work for pmags? Not a PMag fan, actually 
|
|
This paragraph makes no sense
In short, Magpul would be unable to remain in business as a CO company, and the over 200 jobs for direct employees and nearly 700 jobs at our subcontractors and suppliers would pick up and leave CO. Due to the structure of our operations, this would be entirely possible, hopefully without significant disruption to production. |
|
The fucking liberals have now done what they did to California. Turn a thriving red state into a blue shithole. Next they will run the economy of this state into the fucking ground. I will fight this and if they pass this bullshit, there will be non compliance. For the record this shit is coming from representatives of the municipalities Of Denver, Aurora and Boulder County. The rest of the state has no voice with these fucking Marxist pigs. |
|
Quoted:
They should just move to Texas and increase Texas' lion share of the U.S. economy. Same for any company operating in any "People's Republic" state. I can think of all kinds of them in Illinois that should have moved long ago. This^ I told them on their FB page also. BigDozer66 |
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
Come to Idaho This. And I don't even live there. It is a very gun businesses-friendly state. Local & state boards of commerce actively try to get more gun company business. State law protects manufacturers from frivolous lawsuits. There is a massive amount of empty public land for T&E of equipment. Sometime look up the surprising number of gun-related companies out here. Nightforce, Gemtech, TacSol, Tac Innovations, Seekins, Eberlestock, Milt Sparks, and the list goes on. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |