Smith & Wesson® Withdraws from Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show®
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Cabelas pulled the plug too. The company that runs that show is owned by a British company. I guess those are the same Brits that are used to raising the white flag when ever the anti gunner press puts pressure on them. What the heck is a foreign company doing running a gun show anyway? I guess that's out the question in their own country. Might as well turn your guns in now ol' chap and save yourself some time just like you did over there.
Interesting you bring this up, because Jim Scoutten (from 'Shooting USA') had this little note in the comment thread of the S&W story on his facebook page:
Jim Scoutten: Let's clear up the S&W History: At the time of the attempted deal with Clinton, S&W was owned by a British company. After that disaster the Brits gave up and sold S&W to the current American owners. The hapless president at the time of the Clinton deal is long gone. Now Reed Exhibitions, putting on the Eastern Sports Show, is a British company. Do we have a pattern here?
If you want to see it for yourself, go to his facebook page and look for a post by him that says "This Just In: Smith & Wesson statement" and check the comments for his post.
FishingPilot
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S&W Response
Got a response from Liz Sharp @ S&W Investor relations:
Thank you for your correspondence. We appreciate your support.
Very cool. Someone read the email.
Got a response from Liz Sharp @ S&W Investor relations:
Thank you for your correspondence. We appreciate your support.
Very cool. Someone read the email.
DeathGrip
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Cool. You should send her a link to this thread.
Guess I'll have to go and buy another S&W!! Like I need an excuse! 
True but they use REED as the organizer and promoter just as Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show® does.
Did STAG ARMS, COLT, AND MOSSBERG pull out? If not I will call all three tomorrow and ask if they will also.
photobiker
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KCOG has a very good point. These gun companies in New York, New Jersey, Illinois and California need to move to the south or a least to gun friendly states. There may come a day when it will becomes too expensive to operate and or relocate from those states. Those bunch of losers don't mind taking our gun tax dollars to support their anti-gun agendas. Stop giving them our dollars. I realize you can't just up and move but a little planning and some slick negotiating with a gun friendly state could be quite beneficial.
NRA has announced they are pulling out of the show.
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i'm hoping this thread will continue as to success/failure of the show....who bails out and who does not.....good for S&W,ruger etc.!!now for the rest to dump these losers and abandon this show
SuperMan
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...and the word need to go out to every gun owner NOT TO ATTEND THE SHOW either....
Thanks for posting this...Bob
Thanks for posting this...Bob
If you can stand digging around on their web site, you can find that they are still promoting a "Tactical" area of the show.
OldDominion
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Barrett not only pulled out of Kalifornia for Tennessee, he told them if they had any service needed for his guns they had, they should not hold their breath. OD
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The show website still lists S&W and others as exhibitors and some of the "ad space" (e.g. West Hall shows Rugers) show the logos of Companies that have pulled the plug. I know they may be legally obligated by contract to allow this, but how many unwitting people won't really know until the show... Sure would be nice if they could get the names pulled completely from the website.......
The show website still lists S&W and others as exhibitors and some of the "ad space" (e.g. West Hall shows Rugers) show the logos of Companies that have pulled the plug. I know they may be legally obligated by contract to allow this, but how many unwitting people won't really know until the show... Sure would be nice if they could get the names pulled completely from the website.......
Well, that does it for me! I'll start looking for my next S&W
right away. Am also glad to see other vendors on the list,
that I utilise. Time to do something nice for them, too.
TACC1
right away. Am also glad to see other vendors on the list,
that I utilise. Time to do something nice for them, too.
TACC1
My Lord
I thought it was going to say that Smith and Wesson wimped out to government wishes like they did in the early 2000s. Go Smith and Wesson. You always made great guns, now you have your management head on right, too. I'm proud to be and S&W owner.
I thought it was going to say that Smith and Wesson wimped out to government wishes like they did in the early 2000s. Go Smith and Wesson. You always made great guns, now you have your management head on right, too. I'm proud to be and S&W owner.
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