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January 22, 2013, 04:15 PM
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Smith & Wesson® Withdraws from Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 22, 2013) --- Smith & Wesson, a U.S. based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced that the Company will not attend nor will it support or participate in the 2013 Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The announcement comes after the decision of show management company, Reed Exhibitions, to prohibit the display of modern sporting rifles in this year’s event. James Debney, President and CEO of Smith & Wesson, said, “As a market leader in the firearm industry and an iconic brand that spans 160 years of American history, we believe it is important to make our position perfectly clear: We support the Second Amendment and the rights of our law-abiding customers to purchase these and all legal firearms. Therefore, we are unable to support any organization or event that prohibits legal firearms, or otherwise restricts a citizen's lawful and constitutional rights" Good on em. (S&W.) |
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January 22, 2013, 04:24 PM
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100% good for them. Lets hope others follow.
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January 22, 2013, 04:31 PM
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Very happy to hear this, make me smile. Thanks for posting
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January 22, 2013, 04:32 PM
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Good deal. I've a group of Smiths in the meatlocker. I still want more. Easier to side with them as opposed to that other position they took. That's a stand up management team, now.
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January 22, 2013, 04:32 PM
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Good to hear
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January 22, 2013, 04:42 PM
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Good hope there are more, and the city loses revenue. Then they will pay attention...
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January 22, 2013, 04:48 PM
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Good. Maybe others will follow suit and the management of Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show will not have much of a show for being biased against the anti AR style sporting rifle.
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January 22, 2013, 05:39 PM
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So far there are around 110 businesses and celebrities that are taking a stand. No word yet if the NRA is following suit....they are listed as having two booths. Maybe their phone lines need to be lit up.....
Abner Druckenmiller Ambush Firearms American Whitetails of PA Antler Insanity Appalachian Big Game TV Arrowhead Outdoors Athens Archery Atlantic Tactical Avian-X Decoys Bangin Redhedz Bear Archery Blitz TV The Bear Whisperer Bob Mercier Bohning Archery Bone Collectors Boondock Outdoors Bowfreakz.com BowHunter Planet Bowhunting.com Cabela's Campbell Cameras Camo Addiction CanCooker Chris Brackett Cold Steel Knives Continental Divide Outfitters Cross Canyon Arms Cutting Edge Bullets Dead Ringer Direct Action Tactical Firearms Domari Nolo Defense Consulting Dominator 365 Down N Dirty Outdoors DuckWater Boats Eastern Chapter Wild Sheep Foundation Eastern Outdoors Eddie Salter Family Traditions TV Farmland Trophies Outfitting Firearms Industry Consulting Group Foiles Migrators Forbes Turkey Calls FoxPro Game Calls Fred Eichler Full Circle Outdoors Ghost River Outfitters Gone Wild Outdoors Gut-N-Tag Haley Heath Heartland Whitetails Hevi-Shot High Lonesome Outfitters HookHunt Hunters and Guides Connection Hunter Safety Systems Hunter's Specialties International Bowhunting Organization IceHole Coolers IScope Jay Gregory Jim Shockey Keystone Country Store Keystone Elk Country Alliance King of the Mountain Inc. Kinsey's Outdoors KodaBow Lancaster Archery Supply Larry Weishuhn Lee & Tiffany Lakosky Major League Bowhunter Midwest Whitetail Adventures Muddy Outdoors Dominance is Everything Hunting System Matt Morett Mountain Dog Chews NasHunt Outdoors Nature Blinds Northern Hideaway Outfitters Open Season TV Outdoor Channel Outfitters Outdoor Edge Knives Ozonics Hunting PA Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs PA Taxidermy Association PA Trappers Association Pat & Nicole Reever Pat Strawser Custom Calls Pipeline Ridge Hunting Preserve Primal Urge Outdoors Primos Hunting Calls PSE Archery Radical Hunter Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo Ranew's Outdoor Equipment Revolution Hunting Rhino Outdoors Rick White Rougeaux Taxidermy Savage Outdoors SecureIt Tactical Skull Shine Southern Game Calls Spook Spann Sportsmen of North America TV Stan Potts Stay Ready Inc. Stokerized Stabilizers Susquehanna River Waterfowlers Association Table Mountain Outfitters The Warmbag TNT Archery Tom Dokken Tough Country Products Trent Cole Trijicon Inc. Trop Gun Shop Turnbull Manufacturing Whitetail Bosses Whitetail Freaks Whitetail Heaven Outdoors Wild Outdoors Wired Outdoors Woodcock Limited of PA Wyvern Creations X-Stand Treestands Zink Calls Zook Cabins 2 Million Bullets 24-7 Hunting TV http://lancasteronline.com/article/l...door-Show.html |
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January 22, 2013, 05:52 PM
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I hope the gun show learns their lesson and doesn't jump the gravy train of fear mongering again
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January 22, 2013, 06:01 PM
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S&W showing once again why they're THE BEST American gun company.
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January 22, 2013, 06:08 PM
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SWHC stocks took a digger today after the announcement of another shooting in Texas. If you have a 401K that allows you to buy stocks, hitting back with $ helps too.
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January 22, 2013, 06:08 PM
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I emailed Smith & Wesson an email thank you. Just go to their web and find the contact us button.
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January 22, 2013, 06:54 PM
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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's name can be added to the list of exhibitors that have withdrawn from the PA show! They sent out a press release this afternoon and politely withdrew their name from being an exhibitor and sponsor! Look for more of same to continue!
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January 22, 2013, 07:07 PM
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Nice to see the huge change in S&W since they were bought again by an American owner. I didn't see a lot of other AR15 manufacturers on that no-show list: where is Remington/DPMS/Bushmaster? Do Colt, FN, Ruger and such normally have booths?
Not many optics companies on the list either, just Trijicon as far as I can see. Let us never again make fun of our FUDD brothers  because a lot of non-tactical companies are on this no-show list in support of that segment of the industry. Lots of bow companies, clothing, RMEF, etc.
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January 22, 2013, 08:16 PM
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Edited: Never mind. I found a much larger list than I had seen.
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January 22, 2013, 08:21 PM
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Does anyone know if there has been a response from the company that organizes, and runs the show?
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January 22, 2013, 08:23 PM
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Here's a link
http://beforeitsnews.com/survival/20...w-2457634.html |
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January 22, 2013, 10:35 PM
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I live in Harrisburg and it's gone viral.
https://www.facebook.com/BoycottTheE...AndOutdoorShow Glad to see they are standing together ! |
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January 22, 2013, 11:48 PM
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Wow. Im impressed.
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January 23, 2013, 06:48 AM
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Vendors Pulled Out (207)
Many Not Yet Found / Added 2 Million Bullets 24/7 Hunting TV Absaroke-Beartooth Outfitters Alaska’s Ravencroft Lodge Alaskan Outdoors TV Ambush Firearms American Whitetails of PA Antler Insanity Apex Tactical Appalachian Big Game TV Arrowhead Outdoors Artistic Visions Wildlife Studio Athens Archery Atlantic Tactical Avian X Decoys Banded Calls Bangin Redhedz Turkey Gear Bear Archery Big Game Butter Blitz TV Body Guard 360 Bohning Archery Boulder Basin Outfitters Boondock Outdoors Bow Hunter’s Den Bow Life, LLC Buck Bomb Burt Coyote Lumenok C&D Outfitters Cabela’s Camo Addiction Campbell Cameras CanCooker Chaparral Hunting Adventures Cochrane River Outfitters Cody Turkey Calls Cold Steel Knives Combative Edge Continental Divide Outfitters Cross Canyon Arms Cutting Edge Bullets Darkwoods Blind DCVR Dead Ringer Deer and Deer Hunting.com Direct Action Tactical Firearms Dirty Dog Outdoors Domari Nolo Defense Consulting Dominance is Everything Hunting System Dominator 365 Dokken Oakridge Kennels Down N Dirty Outdoors Drakes Migration Nation Driven TV Droptine Outfitters DuckWater Boats Eastern Chapter Wild Sheep Foundation Eastern Outdoors Easton Bow Hunting Excalibur Crossbow US, Inc Farmland Trophies Outfitting Fear No Evil Field Proven Calls Firearms Industry Consulting Group Firenock Fish Outdoor Properties Flatline Productions Foiles Migrators, Inc Forbes Turkey Calls FOXPRO High Performance Game Calls Full Circle Outdoors Furtakers TV Ghost River Outfitters – Alberta Goey Hunting Calls Gone Wild Outdoors Goodling Rifles Grand-Safari.com – South Africa/Tanzania/Cameroon Gut N Tag, LLC H.S. Specialities Heartland Whitetails Herd Guard Hevi-Shot High Lonesome Outfitters HookHunt Hoyt Archery Inc Honey Creek Outfitters Hunter Safety Systems Hunter Specialties w/ Rick White Hunters and Guides Connection Hunters Comfort, LLC Hunter’s Specialties Huntin’ Is Good! TV IceHole Coolers International Bowhunting Organization Iron Kin Hunt Club IScope J & M Traditions Keystone Country Store Keystone Elk Country Alliance King of the Mountain Inc. Kinsey’s Outdoors Kodabow Lancaster Archery Supply Lanco Tactical Leupold & Stevens Inc. Lone Oak Retreivers Major League Bowhunter Masterpiece Outdoors, Inc. Men in Treestands Productions Midwest Whitetail Adventures Mindful of Nature LLC Montana Mountain West Outfitters Mountain Dog Chews Muddy Outdoors Muskie Moose, LLC NasHunt Outdoors National Wild Turkey Federation Nature Blinds, LLC NasHunt Outdoors National Rifle Association Northern Hideaway Outfitters Northern Outdoor Lodge Northern Wilderness Outfitters North Mountain Pepper Works Ol’Man Treestands Old Goat Outdoors Open Season TV Outdoor Channel Outfitters Outdoor Edge Knives Outdoor Specialist Group Outdoorsnative.com Ozonics Hunting PA Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs PA Taxidermist Association, Inc Pat Strawser Custom Calls Pennsylvania Trappers Assoc. 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January 23, 2013, 07:18 AM
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Great posting. Hats off to S&W for taking a stand!
Quick update.... The NRA has announced that they are pulling out as well.
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January 23, 2013, 08:11 AM
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A sincere thanks to all those standing up for what is right...
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January 23, 2013, 08:27 AM
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Also sent an email.
Thanks for posting. |
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January 23, 2013, 09:20 AM
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I am a little more proud to own some S&W products. I will continue to show my support with my wallet. Pass the news along, S&W deserves the publicity and our support. I also emailed them.
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January 23, 2013, 09:32 AM
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Looks like I'll have to pick up that S&W M&P9 that the wife has been eyeballing sooner than later. Glad to hear that all those companies listed have shown solidarity as they should on this issue.
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