Posted on 02/02/2013 11:05:52 AM PST by TurboZamboni
Minneapolis Mayor, R.T. Rybak, has a strong message for makers of guns and ammunition who do business with the city. Mayor Rybak says he wants them to be partners in the pursuit of "common sense" gun control reform.
The city buys about a million dollars worth of guns and ammunition each year for police. The primary vendors are Remington, Federal Ammunition and Smith & Wesson. The Mayor says he wants to dig a little deeper into the backgrounds of those companies.
Mayor Rybak tells 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, "if they want to be partners with us, we will work with them. If they want to oppose us in gun control reform, we might want to reconsider doing business with them." The Mayor added, "the citizens of Minneapolis might now want to pay for guns and ammunition from companies that are not serious about making this a safer place to live." Mayor Rybak says part of his idea is to look into how much money each company gives to the National Rifle Association.
Mayor Rybak says he has talked to the White House about his bold position and intends to continue the dialogue with President Obama when he visits Minneapolis Monday.
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WATCH THE LANGUAGE!!!
“partners in the pursuit of “common sense” gun control reform.”
So now it’s “gun control reform”, not just “gun control”.
I agree the second is correct, but that’s not why the media and liberals changed tactics...they obviously have some focus group results.
Wow. Threaten them with not buying ammo? LOL, I wonder what the Law Enforcement worker bees think about THAT tactic?!?!?!
The private citizens of Minneapolis probably spend several times that same amount of money on guns and ammunition each year.
Companies would be stupid to listen to such threats, these liberal mayors have nowhere else to go.
Bold position? GTFO.
Go buy ammo from your Chicom buddies that support American gun bans.
Hey, I’ve got a better idea. Let’s just buy up all the ammo so Mpls can’t get any!
Ok, what’s next?
Wish I owned S&W so that I could refuse their business.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._T._Rybak
Sorry, no sale.
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This may be a simple instance of political corruption. The mayor will look at each company’s contributions to his political opposition (the NRA) and determine whether the company will get a city purchase order. It is an attack on the NRA performed by threatening the NRA’s supporters.
Hey, if you eat at Bob’s restaurant, I might not be buying my next car from you. Maybe you should reconsider where you eat...whadya think?
Unvarnished, old-fashioned corruption.
LOL, I wonder what the Law Enforcement worker bees think about THAT tactic?!?!?!
Minneapolis Police Department, as well as most other PD’s in Minnestoopid, are worthless to begin with.
If they keep us pissed about gun control it takes the heat off of Benghazi.
Rybak is still angling for a spot in the BO White House. Widely rumored here before the election, now confirmed by the degree of butt snorkling Mr. Mayor is doing.
Glad I don’t live in his cesspool no mo’.
It is unlikely that Remington, Federal and Smith & Wesson would not be able to re-direct the merchandise requested on all orders shipping to the City of Minneapolis to other customers if Mayor R.T. Rybak is "not comfortable" with doing business with them.
He should submit all of his questions in writing to Remington, Federal Ammunition and Smith & Wesson.
It will only take about two years for Remington, Federal Ammunition and Smith & Wesson to free up enough time from fulfilling their current respective backlog of orders to customers that are NOT "reconsidering doing business with them" to respond with their respective answers.
At that time the good Mayor R.T. Rybak can decide if he is "comfortable" doing business with Remington, Federal Ammunition and Smith & Wesson.
In the interim they can make do with what the United States Border Patrol has to work with.
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There is no law that a company must do business with the government.
All firearm and ammunition manufacturers should refuse to do business with any government entity hostile to their existence.
Sometimes you just have to fire your customers. I’ve done it. A lot of you here have done it. It needs to happen in this circumstance.
I got a better idea, the manufacturers should blacklist the city and all direct suppliers to same. Let 'em pay a two middlemen markup and wait for parts and service.
If they don't like that, they can buy from Russia or China.
...paging Ronnie Barrett...
Here is an idea, tell the mayor to go find different suppliers.
There is no law that a company must do business with the government.
All firearm and ammunition manufacturers should refuse to do business with any government entity hostile to their existence.
Shouldn’t the president be making an appearance and speech in CHICAGO, fer cryin’ out loud?
I hope the heater in his limo doesn’t work.
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