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Posted: 6/3/2019 12:00:34 PM EDT
AR15.com Community Members,
We have exciting news to share with you today about the future of AR15.com. The News AR15.com has joined the 2nd Adventure Group family. The 2nd Adventure Group is wholly owned by Pete and Frank Brownell, and also serves as the umbrella company that owns Brownells, Inc. and other industry brands. The Avila family will continue to run the site day to day and the same moderators will moderate the forums under the same rules for which you are accustomed. Why? In today’s world of social censorship and the muzzling of pro-Constitutional voices, it’s more important than ever to have a modern, forward-looking place where we can all meet, debate, discuss and create ideas to keep our Second Amendment and our uniquely American freedoms strong for generations to come. In line with that need, the Avila family has long had a vision for making AR15.com an even more robust community for freedom-loving people like you. However, we need more resources to help make our vision a reality. Under the new ownership structure, we (the Avila’s) can focus on developing critical website improvements, which include, but aren’t limited to: •Easier to navigate forums •A better equipment exchange •More content production •A host of user-friendly upgrades The Future We elected to partner with Pete and Frank Brownell because we’ve known them personally for years to be real advocates for both our First and Second Amendment rights. They see the importance, now more than ever, for having a free, unfiltered forum of pro-Constitutional voices and ideas to be heard. Put simply, they share in our vision for the future of AR15.com. In the near term, not much will change. However, in the not-too-distant future, you can expect upgrades to the site aimed at improving your abilities to connect with friends and fellow community members, learn about new products, debate the topics of the day and interact with our advertisers… all in an effort to make AR15.com the ultimate voice for freedom. We sincerely thank you for the 23 years of continued support; we can’t wait to see what the next 23 bring. In Freedom, Edward, Juan & Jorge Avila NOTE: Updated with Pete QA session on page 45. |
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Great!
I’m looking forward to the improvements! Congratulations to all involved! |
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Figured this place would get sold eventually, at least the buyer is better than many of the other options
Given the more mainstream ownership and exposure it brings, will there be increased moderation / suppression of fringe content (Q, other conspiracy theories, etc)? |
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Hmm....
Let's see how this goes. All i hope is this great site only get's better. Here, here to a newer and better ArfCom. |
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You sold us? View Quote |
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Interesting. How does Brownells feel about direct competitors advertising on a platform they now own?
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so do we get a cut based upon post count?
asking for a friend. |
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Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere for a long time. We are more dedicated to this community and the larger firearm community than you can imagine. This is a new beginning and we have a LOT of hope for all the things that are now within our grasp. While the site will continue to grow and improve, there are bigger issues out there we want to help tackle. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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You sold us? |
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So, are he Avila's going on a buying spree with the new found cash ?
Retiring, and working remote from Costa Rica ? What y'all doing with all dat cheddar ? |
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So how long until our Brownells EDGE membership counts for a Team membership here?
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Interesting. How does Brownells feel about direct competitors advertising on a platform they now own? View Quote |
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In on one.
Any chance we can finally get an improved forum search tool? |
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Brownells has been a part of my life for so long that this seems natural, just as it did with Sinclair. |
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Perfectly fine. There are no changes planned to anything as it exists. We have projects in the works already for new tools for companies and a brand spanking new EE with all the trimmings. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Interesting. How does Brownells feel about direct competitors advertising on a platform they now own? |
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Maybe add "stop using Amazon servers" to that list. View Quote It's hard to run a community this size without using top notch resources. As much as it pains people to use google, it's like a necessary evil at times. (Android phones, Google Search, Doubleclick advertising, they are everywhere!) |
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All your information and reported lists help Amazon/Google and eBay to better serve you. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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