Stopping Sales
Now, let’s see if the larger industry does the same thing.
Effective immediately, STI International has halted all shipments of firearms to California. The company will no longer sell any firearms to civilians or law enforcement in the state. The move by STI comes after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed microstamping legislation into law. “This law is not going to stop criminals, it is only going to hurt law-abiding citizens in the state,” STI’s Pauletta Skinner told Bullet Points. “We felt like we had to take a stand against this law.”
Ronnie Barrett became a grassroots hero when he stood up to California. There’s always a crowd around his booth at NRA’s Annual Meeting and at the SHOT Show – it’s not just the public that can’t afford his guns, it’s also the buyers in the industry who can.
I would like to see other makers get on board, but I don’t know if it will happen. That’s a big risk to take, and one that I’m not sure the mainstream makers, especially those that are traded publicly, can handle.
UPDATE: A little more here:
STI International is the first gun company to take a definitive step against California officials and their anti-firearms legislation. Since the legislators apparently refuse to let logic or facts enter into their decision-making processes, it may be time to take steps that get concerned Californians involved the only place they seem to notice: the ballot box.
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