Boycott NY?

Companies that make large sales to state and local agencies aren't going to the boycott a state. NYPD has tens of thousands of Glocks.

Imagine how much ammo they buy compared to what you buy.

I do think the companies moving are a good idea and why don't you e-mail them to do so.

Barrett was a special small case.
 
Yes, as a NY State resident, I think a well carried out boycott would work. Any action taken by a public official that results in lost profits for the major companies will have a decided impact on that officials political future.
So, I for one, will immediately stop making any purchases from any major retailers in New York State.
I have already closed my accounts at 7 major chains, and notified them that I have done so to prevent NYS from getting any of my tax money from them.
Spit in the ocean, possibly. But it's all I can do at this point.
Keep in mind that a politicians main concern is not the people he is supposed to represent, but his chances of being re-elected.
I, for one, will do everything I can to reduce his political clout and funding. If this means doing all my shopping out of state, it's worth the effort.
 
I have already closed my accounts at 7 major chains, and notified them that I have done so to prevent NYS from getting any of my tax money from them.
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Did you cash in your retirement accounts/pension/majority of financial instruments and close your bank account too while you're at it?
 
To those in favor of a boycott...Do you understand the scope of the NY(NYC) economy? NYC is the largest economic center in the US and second or third largest in the world.

Do you really think any realistic boycott would be anything more than a drop in an extremely large bucket?
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All to true, but still it is the gesture that counts... I avoid California as far as practical for the same reason... I do try to make conscious choices. The sting may go un-noticed but its still real dollars..
 
One thing to keep in mind...Cuomo has presidential aspirations for 2016; considering competing with Hillary in the primaries. My guess is that's one reason behind his all out effort on the gun control issue....firming up his liberal base in advance. Once the legislature went under democratic control in the last election, it's pretty much open season on guns and whatever the dems want to do. Just don't forget Cuomo's role !!!
 
TX Lt. Gov is posting facebook ads asking gun loving NY residents to move to TX. Well, some of them are here (by way of many years in Oregon - though).

The gun companies should come to - I e-mailed Gov. Perry to get on it.
 
Lived through blizzards in Buffalo, the Inferno in San Antonio, the eternal rain in Oregon.

Whatever - there is no perfect place for weather. OR and TX - ok for guns. TX - great housing prices.
 
Brian
I just prepped the lawn wearing shorts and a t shirt. Gotta love florida. Finding an ice scraper down here is about as rare as finding .223 :)

Glen
When did you leave SA
When I moved there from Fl housing was like being at a half off sale.
 
My home town has an empty industrial building with the same amount of acreage as the Kimber plant(I think) and would love the influx of jobs, money, and maybe some more eight rounders for the Government Model. :D

I sent an email to Governor Deal's office but highly doubt anything comes of it.
 
I think Boycotts wont help in this case, but...what I do think will help is as productive people leave the state, leaving behind millions with their hands out and no one to contribute, it will have a telling effect, just like in California. People vote with their feet. My buddy has a cabin in Upstate NY, he put it up for sale this morning I am told. I am aware of several other friends I snowmobile with who are doing the same thing. Once the payers leave, or most of them, what happens then?
Also what happens if Remington, and Kimber both decide to leave NY? Will be interesting to see what happens.
 
I'm considering Texas and Florida at the moment.
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Make the drive to Florida. Take Highway 81 all the way across Virginia and Tennessee, then take I-75 through Georgia. It takes you through the Shenandoah and crosses the Appalachians. It's the most beautiful country east of the Rockies. Chilly in the winters, but nothing like New York.

Wherever you go, you've got shall-issue carry permits, no state-level restrictions on ownership, and you can find .45 Auto Rim in hardware stores :)
 
And our football teams down here win...a lot.

Even if gets stick coordinating the first day of dove season with the first home game of the year.
 
New York has lost about 1 million people in the last 10 years. How many Fortune 500 companies have their HQ's in NY as compared to 30 years ago. A drive through upstate NY is positively depressing. Industry has moved out. Financial companies set up elsewhere due to taxes and regs.
New York State is heading towards bankruptcy and the ever increasing taxes are driving people out. I was born and raised here but this is the final straw. I was looking to bail already due to the taxes and the high cost of living.
I can't believe the number of for sale signs I have seen here in the last few years. Folks are getting out of Dodge.
What is there to boycott? Heck, just don't spend money here. God knows industry has pretty much fled.
Get ready folks Obama and his comrades are coming for you next!
 
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Boycott NY?
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this is one of the reasons many people support National CCW. The LEOs make out like bandits in this situation because they can still travel thru NY no questions asked under the federal law LEOSA. States would still be the entities that would decide the parameters(spelling?) of receiving a CCW in their state if USA had a CCW like a driver's license.

Of course, there are varying viewpoints on my opinion above(which is just an opinion)
 
i will not boycott products made in NY state. That is counterproductive. It's not the fault of law abiding NY gunowners that non-gun owning antis in NY City drive the agenda for the state.
 
What products are actually made in NY? I suppose there must be some but I can't readily think of many... besides Remington.

Most manufacturing was driven out of here decades ago...
Smith Corona, Rubber Maid, Wilson, Brockway... That's just one small city.
 
Quite frankly the way things work in NY... and NJ for that matter is if you decided to boycott NY the only thing they'll say is "another gun owner not coming to this state, working as intended".
 
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