02-21-2019, 07:46
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Quiet Professional
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Location: 18 yrs upstate NY, 30 yrs South Florida, 20 yrs Conch Republic, now chasing G-Kids in NOVA & UK
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Benchmark, Not so smart
The Police department of Oregon City, Oregon lit a forest fire yesterday with the following post on FB.
They publicly thanked the gracious folks at Benchmark for helping destroy confiscated firearms.
On AR15.com, the locals are inflamed. Over 1570 posts in less than 24 hrs. They are not happy.
Along with the destroyed weapons, someone posted Benchmarks political campaign contributions.
"Flaming Liberal A$$H0s"
Side story: The owner and CEO of Benchmark in stepping down and will be replaced by his son.
https://knifenews.com/benchmade-foun...any-president/
Personnaly, Never liked any of their designs
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02-21-2019, 10:14
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Guerrilla
Join Date: Aug 2014
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Bought knives from them when Jodie Sampson was grinding the blades, have not bought one since the '80s won't be buying again.
Respectfully,
Bob
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02-21-2019, 11:23
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Submitted for your review - Benchmades political contributions over the last three election cycles.............
Money to congressional candidates: 2018 Cycle
Dems: Dems: $7,900
Repubs: Repubs: $0
Others: $0
Money to congressional candidates: 2016 Cycle
Dems: $14,700
Repubs: $0
Others: $0
Money to congressional candidates: 2014 Cycle
Dems: $6,700
Repubs: $0
Others: $0
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/sum...693&cycle=2018
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02-21-2019, 11:53
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
The Police department of Oregon City, Oregan lit a forest fire yesterday with the following post on FB.
They publicly thanked the gracious folks at Benchmark for helping destroy confiscated firearms.
On AR15.com, the locals are inflamed. Over 1570 posts in less than 24 hrs. They are not happy.
Along with the destroyed weapons, someone posted Benchmarks political campaign contributions.
"Flaming Liberal A$$H0s"
Side story: The owner and CEO of Benchmark in stepping down and will be replaced by his son.
https://knifenews.com/benchmade-foun...any-president/
Personnaly, Never liked any of their designs
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JJ - You should cross-thread this in the 2nd Amendment thread
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02-21-2019, 20:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
On AR15.com, the locals are inflamed. Over 1570 posts in less than 24 hrs. They are not happy.
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Not just there. Someone over at Subguns had a link to one of BM's (how appropriate) mealy-mouthed Hollywood-like apology-not-a-real-apology walkbacks. Link is there sometimes now, then isn't. Heh, one guy over there even told the audience they should be buying Spartan blades anyway, lol.
Someone woke up one day & asked, "How can we be more like Dick's....?"
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02-21-2019, 21:03
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Their apology
CD
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02-21-2019, 21:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Combat Diver
Their apology
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Money Talks... BS Walks... or in this case BM
Box's data points are the reality:
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Money to congressional candidates: 2018 Cycle
Dems: Dems: $7,900
Repubs: Repubs: $0
Others: $0
Money to congressional candidates: 2016 Cycle
Dems: $14,700
Repubs: $0
Others: $0
Money to congressional candidates: 2014 Cycle
Dems: $6,700
Repubs: $0
Others: $0
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"There are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations"
James Madison
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02-21-2019, 23:54
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The sheriff's office in the county I grew up in would have an auction once a year. They would auction off the firearms they confiscated, and whatever else. It was usually a good deal to go to but I never got the chance. I don't know if places still do this or not but destruction of firearms, as was done here, in this country strikes resemblance to book burning in Germany around 1940 or so.
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02-21-2019, 23:58
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I have a Benchmade knife that I carried for years. I put it aside for a Spartan Blades Pallus folder that I now carry all the time. Guess now I will put said Benchmade up for sale.
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Exceptions are so inevitable that no rule is without them - except the one just stated. - Paso Por Aqui, by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
"I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people........" George Mason
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