Freedom Group, a gunmaker ripe for an ethical takeover

[imschur]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/27/opinion/macintosh-gun-firm-takeover/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

[blue109]

Pretty good plan. Would work like a charm. Americans are dumb as rocks.

[98Z5V]

If Soros buys it, we're all fukked. 

[imschur]

or Bloomberg

[98Z5V]

Just the fact that it's for sale, with all it encompasses - that's a game changer, waiting to happen...  It can go good...  or very, very bad for us...  :-[

[SPBCTS]

I am sure that anti-constitution socialist reporter isn't the only scumbag on that side of the river of his ilk to think of this. Frankly, I thought of it when CG started gobbling up the industry standard bearers.

Let's take his plan a few steps further.

Soros and Bloomberg, aka "Socialism United" does find a way to sneak in under the rug and buy these companies. And they as they begin to follow this traitor's plan word leaks out and America finds out who is actually controlling these companies, some of whom have a heritage that goes back over a century and a half.

And Americans stop buying.

(Of course the directors of the company stop producing everything but single shot .22 rifles)

So all of the people who work at theses companies are faced with lay offs. Thousands of jobs are gonna go away.

And the Owners of Socialism United turn to their good friends in the White House, and ask for a bail out. Like GM did. (If I am not mistaken many of the jobs at these manufacturers are UAW, but don't hold me to that...)

Well, not really like GM's.

More like a buy in.

And they sell controlling interest in the companies of Freedom Group to the White Hou.. er.. the "people of the United States"

And the whole thing is shut down.

Can you see a nightmare here?

I'll tell ya what, if this crap happens it'll be prime time for a small start up to get in the business for all the right reasons...sorta like the story behind Windham Weaponry...there might be some $$$ to be made.

Of course my tin-fol hat could be on too tight...

but then again

[imschur]

I hope they split them up and let them be quality firearm companies again

[SPBCTS]

I hope they split them up and let them be quality firearm companies again

That is the best possible outcome. Let their heritage be reborn.

[98Z5V]

This whole fucked up scenario that we are all in right now - this is the "Perfect Storm" nightmare for a firearms owner, and enthusiast.  It really is. 

[unforgiven]

Almost all are non-union. :(  I am not going to get into this.Any interest on this subject can be found on past threads.

[edgecrusher]

I hope they split them up and let them be quality firearm companies again

<thumbsup> AAC rehires all originals and I'm in!

[planeflyer21]

Almost all are non-union. :(  I am not going to get into this.Any interest on this subject can be found on past threads.

Most of the well paid non-union workers were given intolerable terms to relocate to Ilion, NY, to accept a union job that pays less. 

Marlin had purchased NEF/H&R years prior to the Freedom Group purchase.  Over on Marlin Owners, many of the former employees are looking to start a new company making the same rifles...since the QC after the "Remington" take over has plummeted.

Not one employee in CT moved, as they had to pay for their own move, pay was cut in half, lost seniority, then had to join the union at Big R if they did move.

Too bad...a turtle can tell the difference in the quality between my CT-built levers and the only one made in Ilion.  I won't purchase another.

Jon