blue109 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Did they just TROY themselves? Im a ZT guy anyway but I have been browsing balisongs. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/02/21/benchmade-helps-destroy-guns/amp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COBrien Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) I see it as Benchmade doing their local LE agency a solid. If the law requires these specific, individual weapons be destroyed, then so be it. It's not as though Benchmade is teaming up with anti-gun groups and offering their services in furtherance of "cutting guns out of America." I'd say give them a pass, but I don't see this as a situation where a pass would be necessary. Edited February 21, 2019 by COBrien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Im against leftists destroying guns for any reason and therefore against the guys running the saws. I think it was a bad call and its going to cost them...and it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 I read it, poor handling of the information presented in the OP, I think. This happens everywhere, but a simple thank you got turned around by the social justice warriors. Look closely and you can see some guy in his moms basement asking for more meatloaf saying, “This is how I stay relevant “ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, edgecrusher said: I read it, poor handling of the information presented in the OP, I think. This happens everywhere, but a simple thank you got turned around by the social justice warriors. Look closely and you can see some guy in his moms basement asking for more meatloaf saying, “This is how I stay relevant “ I couldn't agree more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 I just see benchmade voluntarily participating in leftist policy. The fact that the guns would be destroyed regardless doesnt mean they should have helped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Easy for me, no benchmades now and none on the wanted list. Think I will just carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Greg hit the nail on the head. A non issue, as far as I am concerned. Especially if some of the firearms are cheap POS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 One way or another they are court order to be destroyed. Maybe benchmade is the only suitable machine shop in the town. They offer a service to local PD to assist them in something they are incapable of doing on their own. I don’t find fault in this. Saying they are participating in leftist policy is a bit extreme. The firearms need to be destroyed or the citizens pay the burden of storage. Pick your poison. Im good with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, edgecrusher said: Saying they are participating in leftist policy is a bit extreme. That's probably based on their public political donor records rather than their assistance to the local PD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Gotcha. I don’t really follow politics at all. Local or national. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Seems BM has thrown a bit of money at anti-gun dems. https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2019/02/josh-wayner/does-benchmade-knives-support-second-amendment-rights/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 There are alot of other good knife makers in the market place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Even though I’m in the biz... both sides.... I have a strong feel for lots of confiscations that occur to decent people that end up in shitty situations. • A friend of mine, in California, was shooting his AR’s and a Forest Ranger decided his bullet button wasn’t good enough, and she arbitrarily took all his guns. A public defender suggested just relinquishing his firearms to have the charges dropped. He couldn’t afford a private attorney to fight the charges. He lost several thousands that day. Everything was later destroyed. • Another friend was out shooting in an area he thought was BLM. He’d been shooting in the same location his whole life. Rangers took his guns and states that he had to prove ownership to get them back. I assisted him in getting copies of receipts, only to have the sheriff office say the guns were lost. 90 days later he gets a letter saying that the guns were destroyed because of his failure to recover them. WTF! • I fight for “suspects” rights against anxious cops all the time. I’ve even told off my own family for making shitty arrests... my BIL made an arrest on the victim of a home invasion. The home owner showed off his 80% AR pistol as the weapon he used to chase the invaders away. My BIL arrests the victim for owning an unregistered firearm and having an SBR... he didn’t know the difference, and unfortunately most cops don’t. The laws are so complicated in Ca, many don’t bother to keep up and then make piss poor decisions. The situation for me is that because I don’t 100% agree with the reasons why guns are taken, I think LE agencies should be required to destroy the items at their own cost. There are a plethora of legitimate business that specialize in the destruction of items such as these. My own agency uses a special facility to do this. If an agency has to take on this expensive task, then they’ll think twice about taking shit that doesn’t belong to them. Benchmade taking the job to alleviate the cost to the dept is wrong... in my book. If they want to help out, they could find a 1000 different ways that wouldn’t be misconstrued as liberal backing. The fact remains, they have a history of financially backing the wrong guy. This is the cherry on top.... or more appropriately, the nail in the coffin. Benchmade is dead to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenworks Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Rob,I agree with you 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) That being said, a guy I know in town is selling both his Benchmade autos, I’m thinking because of this all for half of what he paid new, they have wear, but in good looking shape. I look at it like my truck, I didn’t buy it from the manufacture none of my money went to them sooooooo what’s it matter Edited February 23, 2019 by shepp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Imo this is FAR worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) PS Tammy Baldwin is a fucking cunt too im sure Tammy Duckworth is to shes from the crooked ass state of Illinois Edited February 23, 2019 by shepp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 This will get ugly with people researching all the donations....and im ok with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 37 minutes ago, blue109 said: This will get ugly with people researching all the donations....and im ok with that. Now if people could just put as much effort into looking at where their representatives get and distribute their campaign booty. For your searching pleasure; https://www.fec.gov/search/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTrooper Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 hmmm. maybe I will start searching every company before purchasing. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenworks Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 3 hours ago, ARTrooper said: hmmm. maybe I will start searching every company before purchasing. lol. This is the guy that makes stuff for me,below are just a few he made me. Check out his creds. https://www.romeisknives.com/home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTrooper Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 looks pricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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