lobby to increase taxes on internet sales

Mrs. dpnewell wrote:

I found Zarectsky's statement interesting. If the PCA really did lobby to increase taxes on internet sales, I find that extremely disturbing. As far as the rest of the article, if a manufacturer is not reaping additional profit and sales from the show, then why spend the money and time to set up a booth? If this trade show fails, will it really affect you or I?

David

Mrs. dpnewell wrote:

Except for the taxes lobbying thing. As a consumer I find that is a good enough reason to despise them

Sunoverbeach wrote:

Yeah. This is why Springfield Armory, while .5 miles from my house is dead to me. Several years ago their, wit Rock River Arms, lobbyist made a deal with the legislation to pull their objections to the "gun dealer licensing" scheme in return for tax carve outs and exemptions for them.

Unfortunately for them they were at an NRA but the word got out. "What? How? Internet? DOH!"

They got ripped new ones. Made videos trying to smooth this over, the whole nine yards. **** em. I have an XDS and an older 1911 of theirs, but never another one. And I spread the word "never more" every chance I get.

I think some are still adjusting to how fast word will spread. "Bad gas travels fast in a small town."

USNGunner wrote:

If I remember right, Bill Ruger, co-founder of Sturm, Ruger & Co., was an early supporter of a law to limit magazines to 10 rounds maximum. Purely coincidentally I'm SURE, most of his gun models at the time held 10 or less rounds anyway, but many of his competitors had models that held more than 10.

Pudding Mittens wrote:

Why should law-obeying good people be limited to 10 rounds to defend themselves and their families, while criminals simply ignore that law like they ignore all laws, and get to keep whatever high magazine capacity they like, forever?

Pudding Mittens wrote:

Many gun owners adopted a "Ruger is dead to me" attitude after that, and boycotted them forever, as well they should.
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