Posted on 04/20/2012 12:28:36 PM PDT by pabianice
[UPDATE: In an email late this evening, Ryan McMillan has confirmed the validity of this story.]
When the Bank of America was founded back in 1904, no one ever thought that it would one day truly be the Bank of America. As in (partially) government owned. Just like Government Motors, Chrysler, the entire student loan industry and more, the federal government’s insatiable grasping tentacles are woven throughout one of the world’s largest commercial bank and brokerage operations. And as has always been true, if you take the king’s shilling, you’re damned well going to do his bidding. The folks at McMillan found out recently that means some kinds of business are no longer wanted . . .
From McMillan’s Facebook page via reddit:
Today Mr. Ray Fox, Senior Vice President, Marlet Manager, Business Banking, Global Commercial Banking came to my office. He scheduled the meeting as an “account analysis” meeting in order to evaluate the two lines of credit we have with them. He spent 5 minutes talking about how McMillan has changed in the last 5 years and have become more of a firearms manufacturer than a supplier of accessories. At this point I interrupted him and asked “Can I possibly save you some time so that you don’t waste your breath? What you are going to tell me is that because we are in the firearms manufacturing business you no longer want my business.” “That is correct” he says. I replied “That is okay, we will move our accounts as soon as possible. We can find a 2nd Amendment friendly bank that will be glad to have our business. You won’t mind if I tell the NRA, SCI and everyone one I know that BofA is not firearms industry friendly?” “You have to do what you must” he said. “So you are telling me this is a politically motivated decision, is that right?” Mr Fox confirmed that it was. At which point I told him that the meeting was over and there was nothing let for him to say.
I think it is import for all Americans who believe in and support our 2nd amendment right to keep and bare arms should know when a business does not support these rights. What you do with that knowledge is up to you. When I don’t agree with a business’ political position I can not in good conscience support them. We will soon no longer be accepting Bank of America credit cards as payment for our products. Kelly D. McMillan Director of Operations McMillan Group International, LLC 623-582-9635 1638 W Knudsen Dr Phoenix, Arizona 85027 McMillan Integrity-Global Vision www.mcmillanusa.com
Good I just called up BoA and read the riot act to the Customer Service rep and told him that I was going to cancel all of my accounts and never do business with them again. I also told him that the NRA was notified (it has) and that they could lose millions of customers too. I also told him to pass my comments up to the CEO and thank Mr. Fox.
Let them know why.
I just emailed a link to this post to a buddy who has several hundred thousand with BofA. It will be out of there by the end of next week...
“I also told him to pass my comments up to the CEO and thank Mr. Fox.”
Why should they care? They’ll just get another bailout.
The original BoA was an old line western US facility that also cleared the checks for overseas military families in the post WW II era.
I’m dying of emphysema and have 2 credit card accounts with B of A, time to max them out and another at Capital one where I already have.
I’m dying of emphysema and have 2 credit card accounts with B of A, time to max them out and another at Capital one where I already have.
“Why should they care? They’ll just get another bailout.”
Not this time they won’t We gun owners are gonna hurt em bad this time.
Monday I will finally break down and send in the funds for a lifetime membership with the NRA. All due to a butthead named Fox. I thanked the bank for clearing up that they are truly unamerican and anti constitution. Hopefully their CEO will get the note I personally sent to him.
I did mention that he is such a huge A-hole that he could stick the whole mess where the sun doesn't shine and will still have room to spare.
Corporations like Bank of Amererica, General Electric, and others that are run by the likes of James Taggart need to do the marketplace a big favor.
Shrivel up and die!
Before long, it won’t be just BofA doing this. Say goodbye to America the free.
I assume this is up on their website? This guy needs someone to let him know that it's "keep and bear arms".
Their service is the PITS! I had a car loan through them a few years ago. Never again. They were rude regardless of the reason for a call or visit, and there was so much garbage to sort through that when I finally wanted to close my loan savings account, I had to wait over half an hour just to withdrawal the remaining $30.
Hmmm...Be nice to have posts from anyone with experience with other banks that are pulling the same anti-American crap.
God bless you.
I have a 60K plus credit card with BOA. I use it occasionally. I would love to cancel it but would need to find another 60K plus card. I imagine that would be difficult in this market.
I have no friends — none — that are over 55 and have not been laid-off from their long-time jobs and replaced with workers who cost the company less. If there is another special interest group that needs forming, it’s us: Over 55 and Screwed Out of Our Jobs. Where’s OUR bailout??
“Keep and bare arms”
How about Keep and BEAR arms? Just a bit of error that bugs me.
There are over 600,000 HUNTERS in Wisconain alone.
This should be passed on to all the e-mails of those hunter organizations, IMO.
I would surely like to have gun & ammo stores also collectively refuse to honor Bank of America credit cards.
The only way to get to some of these people is in their pocketbooks, IMO.
I guess principal does have a price
Anyone know a decent, reputable bank that would refi a mfg. home? I have been trying to get out of the BoA loan for some time.
Never, ever take any IT subcontracting jobs for BofA and their pet crook hiring front partners called the Roelker Group and Net-Tech Consultants. I regret my time with them.
Endless horror stories and Dilbert fodder.
They are cheap, lazy, whiny, lying, and those are the good qualities.
I don’t deal with BofA myself. I am a Wells Fargo (fwiw & not nuts about them either) and a couple credit unions (such as they are) person.
My timing was perfect then: I moved my business and personal accounts from BOA four weeks ago. My business account normally would incur 300 to 375 checking transations per month and maintained a balance in the mid six figures. BOA can go to hell.
Howza about “Keep and Arm Bears”????
Besides obama, bankamigo is the crookedest bunch of thieves in the country. I quit them years ago when they would sent out my credit card statement too late for be to get my payment in without penalties.
I am guessing what you would have to do is lower the credit limit on the B of A card first. Apply for another card then drop the B of A card. Personally, I would spread out that credit limit on several different cards.
I dropped the liberal tards back in 1999 when they threw their support for Clinton.
“I have no friends — none — that are over 55 and have not been laid-off from their long-time jobs and replaced with workers who cost the company less.”
Our economy is adjusting to “the new normal”; imagine how much less employees cost if they don’t put those miserable children on the insurance plan? Imagine how much easier it is to pay someone who will probably never have a mortgage or a (planned) child?
I know a lot of people around 45 that have lost their jobs, and they are in the same boat.
Obama will never win the upcoming election; everyone in these horror stories has parents, children, siblings, spouses, friends, etc. There is no way there are enough people watching their futures disappear that will support this Bolshevik.
I never had an account with them anyway.
I quit doing business with BofA years ago. I actively avoid programs and financing that uses them.
They were the ones that issued Visa cards in California to illegal aliens who didn’t need to show a SSN to get credit. I’d like to get credit extended without having to show my SSN, wouldn’t you?
BofA may be too big to fail, but I wish they would.
EFI, LLC will no longer accept Bank of America cards nor will we accept any money transfers from BoA.
Drop dead BoA.
Notice though, nobody in his own party is challenging, so by that alone I know the fix is in. Do you really think the Communist party (and by that, I mean all of them both official and quiet) won’t use every trick they know of to get Obama reelected?
Why else would nobody under the Democrat label run for President, unless they already had the win in the bag?
>Why else would nobody under the Democrat label run for President, unless they already had the win in the bag?
The name of that bag is Romney.
I honestly believe that a Romney presidency would be worse than a second Obama presidency; because there would be a sense of ‘accomplishment’ with changing the president people will be more inclined to let things slide... in other words, there will be even less resistance to the contraconstitutional policies and “laws”* that we have now.
* Strictly speaking, these laws are invalid and void and would be considered as “never having existed” (according to past USSC writings). However, we must come to grips that the Judiciary is NOT our friend; it has turned its allegiance from the Constitution to “Precedent” and forsake us all with its embrace of Stare Decis.
Closing our account on Monday.
You just yelled at a 20 yr old kid making $9.00 working in a call center. Dumbass.
Also, your comments will not get to the CEO.
I have several different cards. I have no balance on any of them. This is just in case stuff, if I see something that works, I can access easy quick monies.
I guess principal does have a price
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It sure does.
We have to make sure our young people understand that the world has changed - that jobs are an apprenticeship for real life - i.e., running their own businesses - and that by age 40 they had better be ready to leave the corporate nest and fly on their own. To most employers these days, a 55-year-old "employee" is about the equivalent of a 30-year-old high school student who still lives at home with his parents.
>> “The original BoA was an old line western US facility that also cleared the checks for overseas military families in the post WW II era.” <<
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It was originally called the Bank of Italy.
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No kiddin ?
No kidding.
Texas Freeper ping.
BOA needs to hear from all of us!
Colorado ping to all the 2nd Amendment patriots!
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