Goodyear hates gun owners

[W.E.G.]

Goodyear hates gun owners.

TLDW:
Goodyear fired a long-term employee in Australia because an acquaintance brought a disassembled target rifle to a shared parking lot outside a Goodyear office building.
The employee (was) David Waters, an international rifle competitor.
The speaker is Australian Senator Leyonhjelm.

Goodyear also sells Dunlop brand tires.

https://youtu.be/LcBNMFjadlg

 

[Peak53]

that's OK. Gun owners hate it when good year puts their rubber grips on our nice SW revolvers.

 

[3dots]

Unbelievable! I think Goodyear just urinated in their personal water container. They have with me anyway...

 

[James&theGiant1911]

You realize guns are banned in Australia? right

really has nothing to do with them hating guns, all of Australia does.

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

You realize guns are banned in Australia?

Not even close to being true.

 

[Tradewind36]

I know my local Goodyear dealer is pro 2A, I'm pretty sure at least one of the guys behind the counter CCs.

 

[g8rb8]

Very interesting.
This incident is another good example of:
1. Unintended consequences. Create enough rules, regulations, and laws and make them complicated and convoluted enough and sooner or later almost anyone ends up not following the rules or breaking the law. De facto criminalization or grounds for discipline for anyone with an axe to grind.
2. Slippery slope theory. Refer to #1 above.

 

[3dots]

I just emailed corporate and expressed my thoughts. Probably won't matter but it makes me feel better. Goodyear is (was) an American icon, not anymore in my eyes...libtards!

 

[James&theGiant1911]

Not even close to being true.

Oh it is TRUE, to own guns in Australia you have to live by their regulations and rules. I am sure this violated those rules so saying a company hates guns when they are just enforcing the rules that govern those guns. Just like if you receive any type of government benefit that requires you to adhere to gun rules and regulations. That is just part of it, to say Goodyear hates guns when Australia has the most constricting firearm ownership regulations in the world is not entirely correct.

 

[Kanewpadle]

 

[g8rb8]

You realize guns are banned in Australia?

Not even close to being true.

As is typical, Kernel is exacting in his comments. We should strive for accuracy and point out inaccuracy to set the record straight.

On the other hand I think I understand where James&theGiant1911 was coming from (?). Although firearms are not completely banned in Australia, at least to some of us, it almost feels like they are.

 

[James&theGiant1911]

Yeah what is confiscation and limitation through permits?

sounds like a BAN to me.

 

[amazingflapjack]

Like my Mich's Commander II's on the bike, and beefy Goodrich's on the rest, that are also made/owned by Mich.

 

[snubbyfan]

Oh man! Our new to us truck came with brand new Goodyears. Now I'm gonna havta replace them because some factory in Australia fired an employee for violating firearms on company property rules.

 

[CoMF]

Right or wrong, even American employers have "no weapons on company property" rule in their Code of Conduct. Reasons run the gamut from "insurance purposes," to sincere anti-firearm sentiments, to "our lawyers made us do it." In any case, private property rights are tricky business when weighed against the individual's natural rights.

Also, while the Aussies may not have a de jure firearms ban, my understanding is that obtaining one for private use in that country is a process that is rather "inconvenient" and fraught with lots of hurdles.

 

[GatorFarmer]

That is just part of it, to say Goodyear hates guns when Australia has the most constricting firearm ownership regulations in the world is not entirely correct.

Australian gun laws are far from the most restrictive in the world. The United Kingdom and Japan are both first world democracies with stricter laws. India also has more restrictive laws.

 

[jlrhiner]

Oh man! Our new to us truck came with brand new Goodyears. Now I'm gonna havta replace them because some factory in Australia fired an employee for violating firearms on company property rules.

Every body meet at Snubby's. We'll shoot those damn tires up!!!!

 

[RobertJ.]

I hereby nominate Michelin to be the new "default name" for any rubber grip.

 

[g8rb8]

Right or wrong, even American employers have "no weapons on company property" rule in their Code of Conduct. Reasons run the gamut from "insurance purposes," to sincere anti-firearm sentiments, to "our lawyers made us do it." In any case, private property rights are tricky business when weighed against the individual's natural rights.

Also, while the Aussies may not have a de jure firearms ban, my understanding is that obtaining one for private use in that country is a process that is rather "inconvenient" and fraught with lots of hurdles.

Listening to the full story is very informative and a bit sobering. I am not entirely certain, based on the description, he was really on Goodyear property. It would be a somewhat twisted logic to say he was in possession of a firearm, functional or not. I get the impression that a lot of the problem was 16 officers arriving at the scene and the officer(s) escorting the gentleman back into the Goodyear offices so he could get identification papers. I think it was all the falderal that made him toast.
Here in the U.S.:
1. Probably a lot less likely the police would have been notified.
2. Probably a lot less likely 16 officers would show up. Maybe a couple?
3. Probably much more likely officer(s) in the U.S. would have assessed the situation and asked them to put the rifle away. In most states I think the officers would have looked at a field-stripped target rifle (owned by the other person who did have identification) listened to the explanation, and would not make an issue of the situation (?). Slippery slope situation that looks to have gotten out of hand probably as a result of the basic laws and societal norms in Australia?

 

[rog8732]

I returned a set of G-years off my truck last year for being "square", and replaced with Michelin.
I did not want to quit buying G-years, not only is there a plant near me, they also employ many of my friends, and previously one of my close relatives, but that set of tires, after many years of the brand's okay usage, were inferior. ( They won't get a second chance from me for that reason.)

This story sounds more like a countries' inclination to walk on any individual gun rights, than a wide-spread company hatred of firearms.

The huge G-year facility in south VA. has a very active shooting range
including skeet, trap, rifle and pistols for it's employees.