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Old 04-20-2012, 13:42   #1
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Bank of America Tells McMillan Firearms to Find Another Banker

That's it for me!!!!! I'll be changing banks ASAP! Please spread this around to all weapons and military websites!

Bank of America Tells McMillan Firearms
to Find Another Banker

Apparently it is not good enough that McMillan builds products used by our troops to safeguard our freedoms.

Apparently Bank of America is no longer willing to provide banking services to McMillan Group Int'l, LLC (McMillan), a leading maker of gunstocks and an important supplier of stocks, rifles, and other hardware to our U.S. Armed Forces.
Here's what went down. In the course of an "account analysis", a Senior VP of Bank of America (BofA) confirmed that BofA wished to cease doing business with McMillan because the Arizona-based company now builds rifles, not just stocks and accessories. The details of the fall-out between BofA and McMillan were outlined April 19 in a post by Kelly McMillan on McMillan's Facebook page.

HERE is the Text of McMillan's Announcement Regarding Bank of America:
McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, McMillan Firearms Manufacturing, McMillan Group International have been collectively banking with Bank of America for 12 years. Today Mr. Ray F., Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Business Banking, Global Commercial Banking came to my office. He scheduled the meeting as an "account analysis" meeting in order to evaluate the two lines of credit we have with them. He spent 5 minutes talking about how McMillan has changed in the last 5 years and have become more of a firearms manufacturer than a supplier of accessories.

At this point I interrupted him and asked "Can I possibly save you some time so that you don't waste your breath? What you are going to tell me is that because we are in the firearms manufacturing business you no longer want my business."
"That is correct" he says.

I replied "That is okay, we will move our accounts as soon as possible. We can find a 2nd Amendment friendly bank that will be glad to have our business. You won't mind if I tell the NRA, SCI and everyone one I know that BofA is not firearms industry friendly?"
"You have to do what you must" he said.
"So you are telling me this is a politically-motivated decision, is that right?"
Mr. F. confirmed that it was. At which point I told him that the meeting was over and there was nothing left for him to say.

I think it is import[ant] for all Americans who believe in and support our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms should know when a business does not support these rights. What you do with that knowledge is up to you. When I don't agree with a business' political position I can not in good conscience support them. We will soon no longer be accepting Bank of America credit cards as payment for our products.

Kelly D. McMillan
Director of Operations
McMillan Group International, LLC
McMillanUSA.com
Last name of Bank of America VP redacted at request of McMillan.
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Old 04-20-2012, 13:44   #2
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I ditched Bank of Amigo when it came out with the free credit card for illegals.

This just amplifies the idiocy.
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Old 04-20-2012, 13:47   #3
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Guys - BOA is probably THE most anti-American bank dong business today. They went 'round the bend years back when they allied with Jesse Jerk-Off in the shakedown business.

TS - Put yourself on report and get some retraining.
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Thanks for the head's up, TS. My family banks locally, but I know of others that should hear this. I'll spread the word.

Dusty - I found the perfect bank for you!

http://redneckbank.com/
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Old 04-20-2012, 14:10   #5
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Thanks for the head's up, TS. My family banks locally, but I know of others that should hear this. I'll spread the word.

Dusty - I found the perfect bank for you!

http://redneckbank.com/
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Old 04-20-2012, 15:21   #6
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I left those Moron's and went to USAA.
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Old 04-20-2012, 15:24   #7
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I was cleaning my rifle with the A-5 stock just today after shooting it on Wednesday.

Eddie Harren is building me a lightweight rifle in 260 with a McMillan stock for hunting pigs.

I don't do any business that I know of with BOA but if I did I would change.
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Old 06-19-2012, 20:15   #8
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That's it for me!!!!! I'll be changing banks ASAP! Please spread this around to all weapons and military websites!

Bank of America Tells McMillan Firearms
to Find Another Banker

Apparently it is not good enough that McMillan builds products used by our troops to safeguard our freedoms.

Apparently Bank of America is no longer willing to provide banking services to McMillan Group Int'l, LLC (McMillan), a leading maker of gunstocks and an important supplier of stocks, rifles, and other hardware to our U.S. Armed Forces.
Here's what went down. In the course of an "account analysis", a Senior VP of Bank of America (BofA) confirmed that BofA wished to cease doing business with McMillan because the Arizona-based company now builds rifles, not just stocks and accessories. The details of the fall-out between BofA and McMillan were outlined April 19 in a post by Kelly McMillan on McMillan's Facebook page.

HERE is the Text of McMillan's Announcement Regarding Bank of America:
McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, McMillan Firearms Manufacturing, McMillan Group International have been collectively banking with Bank of America for 12 years. Today Mr. Ray F., Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Business Banking, Global Commercial Banking came to my office. He scheduled the meeting as an "account analysis" meeting in order to evaluate the two lines of credit we have with them. He spent 5 minutes talking about how McMillan has changed in the last 5 years and have become more of a firearms manufacturer than a supplier of accessories.

At this point I interrupted him and asked "Can I possibly save you some time so that you don't waste your breath? What you are going to tell me is that because we are in the firearms manufacturing business you no longer want my business."
"That is correct" he says.

I replied "That is okay, we will move our accounts as soon as possible. We can find a 2nd Amendment friendly bank that will be glad to have our business. You won't mind if I tell the NRA, SCI and everyone one I know that BofA is not firearms industry friendly?"
"You have to do what you must" he said.
"So you are telling me this is a politically-motivated decision, is that right?"
Mr. F. confirmed that it was. At which point I told him that the meeting was over and there was nothing left for him to say.

I think it is import[ant] for all Americans who believe in and support our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms should know when a business does not support these rights. What you do with that knowledge is up to you. When I don't agree with a business' political position I can not in good conscience support them. We will soon no longer be accepting Bank of America credit cards as payment for our products.

Kelly D. McMillan
Director of Operations
McMillan Group International, LLC
McMillanUSA.com
Last name of Bank of America VP redacted at request of McMillan.
PSSST! Hey, Boss! You are WAY behind the power curve. I switched away from BANK OF AMERIKA years ago!
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Old 01-07-2013, 15:13   #9
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On a related note

Bank of America appears to have an issue with the sales of firearms...

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According to a Facebook post by the owner of American Spirit Firearms, Bank of America has decided to weigh in on the gun debate by freezing his account. Joe Sirochman, Owner of American Spirit Firearms, says Bank of America froze his account after people at the bank decided he shouldn’t be allowed to sell guns on the internet.

This isn’t the first time Bank of America has targeted one of its customers for being involved in the Firearms industry. In fact, earlier this year McMillan Group International, who had been banking with Bank of America for 12 years, was told that their business was no longer welcome after they started manufacturing firearms. Operations director Kelly McMillan also used Facebook to warn its customers what was happening.

Sirochman, who has all the proper federal licensing, says he was told by Bank of America Management that the reason his deposits were being “held for review” was because Bank of America felt he “SHOULD NOT BE SELLING GUNS and PARTS ON THE INTERNET”

Sirochman claims that his two-thirds of his deposits have been held for over two weeks, making it impossible for his small business to operate effectively. His full Facebook post can be read here.
http://unlawfulnews.com/bank-of-amer...-selling-guns/

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...id=67153142789

http://www.americanspiritarms.com/

It should be noted that at this time nothing related to this alleged fiasco with BoA is present on americanspiritarms.com website. I emailed the company for confirmation and have not yet received a response.


But if this story proves to be true it would fall into line with stories that the Obama Administration is pressuring companies to restrict private sales of firearms.

https://www.google.com/search?q=obam...ient=firefox-a
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Old 01-07-2013, 15:56   #10
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BofA and all of the too big to fail boys can go piss up a rope as far as I am concerned. My recommendation, do your business with local credit unions, USAA, small brokerage houses, local banks, and the like. They are much more attentive to you as an individual and good ones are networked in such a way so that they can do everything the too big to fail boys can do - only difference is you will be in control and they won't screw you when your not looking.
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Old 01-08-2013, 15:13   #11
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Furthermore, BoA's response to me requesting SCRA protection while I was deployed actually made it more difficult to make payments.

So happy to be refinancing.
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