Smith & Wesson® Withdraws from Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show®

As of Wednesday morning there are 207 vendors pulled out (and growing) 32 speaker/celebrities and 39 boycott supporters.
 
withdrawal from ESOS

Thank You Smith & Wesson for starting the ball rolling. We need more Companies to stand up for our rights and the second amendment. We cannot let the anti gun politicians strip what our for-fathers created. Thanks to the NRA and SWCA and proud to be members of a fine organization that will fight for preserving our Constitution.

Nick
 
I wrote to S&W and received an immediate response. (Maybe they know how many of their guns I have??? )

I suspect they are being SWAMPED with thank you emails and that is a GOOD THING!

Let them know you support them!
 
Take time to thank those who are withdrawing

I have contacted a dozen or so of those who have withdrawn and they are really pleased to hear from us. One sharp company in Ohio (Mogadore) TenPoint Crossbows, cancelled their involvement and is purchasing lifetime NRA memberships for their employees instead.

It is really heartwarming to see so many companies who are not directly in the gun trade pulling out of this show. It speaks volumes about the quality of many of the firms involved in the markets we patronize.

We can't buy from all of them, but we can certainly let them know how much their actions are appreciated.
 
WHAT HAPPENED TO COMCAST ????????

Hey this may be really good news. Just looked at ESOS website and the only sponsor logo at the bottom of the page is now "Progressive" where last night the same space showed both Progressive and "COMCAST". Can anyone shed light on this??

Also notice that they are hyping "Free Parking" with luxury shuttle busses.
 
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The plot thickens. Notice on the Eastern Sport Show site that the major sponsor is Progressive Insurance.

Peter Lewis, the chairman of the board of Progressive Insurance, son of the company's founder, and CEO of the company for many years, gave $15,000,000 to the ACLU in 2001-2003, $5,500,000 to moveon.org (an amount matched by George Soros, his good friend and political mentor), and was a heavy contributor, with Soros, to the Obama Presidential campaign in 2008 and again, in 2012.

I'm guessing Eastern's decision was welcomed by its major sponsor....ya' think?
 
An exhibitor with some of the largest space is sportsmansliquiators.com and they are not listed as pulling out. Anyone ever heard of them?

Edit: I was wrong they just posted a notice on their website that they will not be attending:

Sportsmans Liquidation has decided to withdrawal from exhibiting at the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show due to Modern Sporting Rifle Ban
January 23, 2013 - 19:35
 
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I just sent an e-mail to the CT office of Reed show promoters telling them that a large number of the sportsmen from this area will NOT be attending (people I have talked to anyway) Everyone should not go!
 
stev32k said:
An exhibitor with some of the largest space is sportsmansliquiators.com and they are not listed as pulling out. Anyone ever heard of them?

Edit: I was wrong they just posted a notice on their website that they will not be attending:

Sportsmans Liquidation has decided to withdrawal from exhibiting at the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show due to Modern Sporting Rifle Ban
January 23, 2013 - 19:35
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they are a medium size retailer. They sell a lot of older/New old stock fishing equipment but their hunting items appear to be recent items. Worth visiting if there's one in your area. Good prices. The one here in Winchester has some great people and prices.
 
Impressed by the personalities that have pulled out also. That's just as huge as the companies. I know a lot of people that go just to meet them.
 
I sent an email to S & W. I called Customer Service at Cabela's and thanked the person who answered the phone. I requested that she pass on my thank you to the powers that be. She told me that Cabela's name is still on some of the information, but Cabela's will NOT be there! :)
 
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