Magpul is leaving Colorado

[srkey]

Magpul Industries is making good on its word to leave the State of Colorado after the democrats in control of the state assemblies passed their crazy gun control laws this past year. It took the company some time, but they have announced their move.

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[wolf_fire]

Good for Magpul... bad for the workers in CO. Maybe next time they will vote to get the rest of the legislators out of office rather than vote them in.

Good job to CO for already getting two of the ba$tards out of office.

 

[telpinaro]

We'll miss them... Here's hoping we get rid of the crazy laws and they come back! Good for them, though.

 

[Nightmare45]

Works for me. Kiss some serious tax money good bye.

 

[fuhr52]

Not cheap to pack up a business and leave. Good for them to stick to their word. Not likely they will return. Money is the one thing liberals will listen too. Take enough of it away and they will take notice. Would love to see all gun and ammo manufacturing businesses pack up and leave for friendly 2A states. Not likely enough will do it to get the attention of rich liberals the likes of Bloomberg.

 

[nogods]

Should we the people let business dictate our laws? What if a business said "if the people pass an anti-fraud consumer protection law we'll move our business to some other state"?

I don't have much regard for business owners who think they, rather than we the people, are in charge of what laws we enact.

Kudos to the people of Colorado for refusing to be held hostage by the almighty buck.

 

[2Awarrior]

Should we the people let business dictate our laws?

Where is that happening...?

What if a business said "if the people pass an anti-fraud consumer protection law we'll move our business to some other state"?

Then they would have every right to do so.

I don't have much regard for business owners who think they, rather than we the people, are in charge of what laws we enact.

How does being run out of their home state by new ill-conceived legislation hostile to their lawful business make them legislative dictators?

Kudos to the people of Colorado for refusing to be held hostage by the almighty buck.

The "people of Colorado" had as much to do with Colorado's new gun regs as the people of New York State had to do with the SAFE Act.

You made as much sense here as you did in the NY - New Laws thread, where you dropped little gems of democracy (majority rules, my vote counts etc) when the fact is we are a constitutional republic - we follow the rule of law (the US Constitution) not just what the noisiest "majority du jour" wants, nor what a single governor with presidential aspirations wants. And that is where the businesses (and the people) who are being hurt and tyrannized are feeling that things are going off the rails.

I want some of your weed.

 

[nogods]

The "people of Colorado" had as much to do with Colorado's new gun regs as the people of New York State had to do with the SAFE Act.


You made as much sense here as you did in the NY - New Laws thread, where you dropped little gems of democracy (majority rules, my vote counts etc) when the fact is we are a constitutional republic - we follow the rule of law (the US Constitution) not just what the noisiest "majority du jour" wants, nor what a single governor with presidential aspirations wants. And that is where the businesses (and the people) who are being hurt and tyrannized are feeling that things are going off the rails.


I want some of your weed.

Ever hear of "elections" . do you know how those work? We the people elect representatives to our government to run our government during the term of their offices.

If we the people are unhappy with what they do then we the people vote them out of office at the next election.

The laws of New York State and Colorado are the choices of we the people.

It is true that we the people can't enforce a law that is unconstitutional, but we have a third branch of government that makes that determination.

Civics class is over - now you can go back to your fantasy land where every elected candidate you don't like is a traitor and every law you disagree with unconstitutional.

 

[snatale42]

Good for them, idle threats don't accomplish anything. Hopefully S&W, Kahr and Savage give MA the finger one day!

 

[fuhr52]

It is true that we the people can't enforce a law that is unconstitutional, but we have a third branch of government that makes that determination.

Would this be the same third branch of government that has decided it's Constitutional for them to rewrite legislated law? The same third branch that decided it's Constitutional for the government to take over 1/6th of the US economy? The same third branch that decided it's Constitutional to force citizens to buy insurance or be subject to a fine, whoops mistake, make that a tax? The same third branch that has determined it's Constitutional for the government alone to determine what type of insurance is proper? This is real reassuring.

 

[nogods]

Would this be the same third branch of government that has decided it's Constitutional for them to rewrite legislated law? The same third branch that decided it's Constitutional for the government to take over 1/6th of the US economy? The same third branch that decided it's Constitutional to force citizens to buy insurance or be subject to a fine, whoops mistake, make that a tax? The same third branch that has determined it's Constitutional for the government alone to determine what type of insurance is proper? This is real reassuring.

How come you didn't mention "that decided the 2A applies to individuals (Heller) and the states (McDonald)? Is the judicial system only a fantastic idea of our founders when you agree with the decisions and a corrupt inept worst idea ever when you disagree with the decisions? Same as for elections?

Most people who complain about the system of government we have don't really disagree with the system, they just don't like the results of the last election.

 

[S&W645]

How come you didn't mention "that decided the 2A applies to individuals (Heller) and the states (McDonald)? Is the judicial system only a fantastic idea of our founders when you agree with the decisions and a corrupt inept worst idea ever when you disagree with the decisions? Same as for elections?

Most people who complain about the system of government we have don't really disagree with the system, they just don't like the results of the last election.

Yes, I disagree with the court on both of those rulings too. It should not have been a split vote. The court should have just ruled that the 2nd Amendment means what it says. No infringement unless you lost your rights under law by conviction of a felony that is covered by the imprisonment in a penitentiary of over one year.

 

[fuhr52]

How come you didn't mention "that decided the 2A applies to individuals (Heller) and the states (McDonald)? Is the judicial system only a fantastic idea of our founders when you agree with the decisions and a corrupt inept worst idea ever when you disagree with the decisions? Same as for elections?

Most people who complain about the system of government we have don't really disagree with the system, they just don't like the results of the last election.

The founders setup the SCOTUS to rule on the order of Constitutional law not the whims of the political winds. When the SCOTUS rules on the order of Constitutional law I may not like the out come but it's the law.

 

[Nightmare45]

SCOTUS is there to see that the constitution is protected, we are a constitutional republic not a constitutional democracy, also Magpul's left Colorado for financial reasons they dictated nothing they did not tell Colorado to change the law, just moved, same right as you have if you don't like a state for any reason.

 

[go boom]

Even though nogods is a troll, I'd like to mention that Colorado voters did speak - when they recalled two legislators who did NOT represent them.

P.S. Vote John Cooke for Senate! (The ONLY Colorado sheriff who does NOT turn over CCP holders' names to the state cops.)