Kimber VP outspoken against "Constitutional Carry" in MT

[Tyler-The-Piker]

another reason to hate Kimber? lol

Being pro-gun also means being pro-responsibility: We must oppose HB102

Opinion: This spring my young son was attacked in Kalispell by armed “Second Amendment patriots” at a local peaceful demonstration.

missoulian.com

Being pro-gun also means being pro-responsibility: We must oppose HB102

Like so many Montanans, I grew up with a rifle in one hand and a shotgun in the other.

I converted my love of shooting into a 25-year career in the firearms industry. I helped build an iconic international gun company. I sold millions of guns. I've won awards, even been a finalist for the “Firearms Industry Person of the Year,” which is the industry’s highest honor. It’s an award that has also been bestowed on firearms royalty like Charlton Heston and Bill Ruger.

I've got a long history with guns, but I never forgot the lessons that my father taught me. “Be safe, be responsible, guns can take a life in an instant.”

As a boy, I learned the rules in hunter’s safety class and I followed the mandated safety procedures before every single gun industry event. House Bill 102 does away with this kind of common sense. If enacted, people without any permit could carry concealed guns into bars and college campuses across our state. Of course the sponsors of the bill mandate that permits are required around their offices in Helena, but not for the rest of us. Safety is important, but I guess it's only important for them.

I know first hand that we need to minimize the likelihood of violence, not increase it. This spring my young son was attacked in Kalispell by armed “Second Amendment patriots” at a local peaceful demonstration. They used their guns to frighten and intimidate. I stepped in to defend my son and it slowly diffused, but the situation could have gone very wrong. I shudder to think what might have happened if alcohol or the emotion of late night college parties would have been involved.

I am among the many Montanans who own and appreciate guns, but I also know that citizens of our state understand we must also be advocates for responsibility. Montana boasts of a wonderful common sense and deep down all of us know that protecting our rights also means avoiding extremist policies that only increase the likelihood of bloodshed. Montana House Bill 102 will not make us safer. It is not a pro-gun bill. It is an anti-responsibility bill.

I believe strongly in the Second Amendment, I own plenty of guns, I shoot with my boys every chance I get and I believe in the right to protect my family. But I also believe in responsibility, safety, training and common sense. This bill is the equivalent of waving flames over open gasoline; the sort of action every ranch kid like me knows is reckless.

Permitless concealed carry, guns on college campuses and in bars? These are policies that make gun tragedy more likely and there is nothing patriotic about that.

Ryan Busse was raised on a ranch where he learned to hunt and shoot. He helped build the gun company Kimber while serving as its vice president. Busse has also served as board chair for Montana Conservation Voters and as North American board chair for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. He lives in Kalispell.

ETA: possibly former VP of sales? but still active in the co. as a co-founder (and apparent idiotic mouthpiece).

 

[printcraft]

If he wants to hurt sales he’s going about it the right way.

 

[Chewie]

another reason to hate Kimber? lol

Being pro-gun also means being pro-responsibility: We must oppose HB102

Opinion: This spring my young son was attacked in Kalispell by armed “Second Amendment patriots” at a local peaceful demonstration.

missoulian.com

ETA: possibly former VP of sales? but still active in the co. as a co-founder (and apparent idiotic mouthpiece).

Well I guess it's time to unload my 2 kimber! I wonder if I can get enough to go Springfield?

 

[foszoe]

If he wants to hurt sales he’s going about it the right way.

Getting ready to go drive the streets and pick up all the Kimber pistols being thrown out in the street after this betrayal!

 

[cobber]

Getting ready to go drive the streets and pick up all the Kimber pistols being thrown out in the street after this betrayal!

Buybacks, more likely...

 

[BigRed]

another reason to hate Kimber? lol

Being pro-gun also means being pro-responsibility: We must oppose HB102

Opinion: This spring my young son was attacked in Kalispell by armed “Second Amendment patriots” at a local peaceful demonstration.

missoulian.com

ETA: possibly former VP of sales? but still active in the co. as a co-founder (and apparent idiotic mouthpiece).

************ seems to have a solid understanding of the natural rights documented in the Second Amendment of the constitution of the united States.

Did he work at Ruger?

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

************ seems to have a solid understanding of the natural rights documented in the Second Amendment of the constitution of the united States.

Did he work at Ruger?

well he did compare himself to Bill Ruger (and Charlton Heston)...

 

[MCgrease08]

I love the second amendment, BUT ...

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

I love the second amendment, BUT ...

common refrain

 

[churchmouse]

Well I already hate Kimber and idiots like this at the helm is probably why the product sucks. ''JMHO of course.
If you own one or 5 of them and you like them then enjoy them.

 

[churchmouse]

Well I guess it's time to unload my 2 kimber! I wonder if I can get enough to go Springfield?

Luck.......

 

[hamiltonrrwatch]

Look closely; there's a string in the back of his neck and the Dems are making his mouth move.

Pssst, it's the one on the left.

 

[BigRed]

I love the second amendment, BUT ...

Ah.... I have shot some Kimbers. Never thought much of the trigger break or reset even though their owners described them as smooth as butter.

Makes sense.

 

[Gd999]

“This spring my young son was attacked in Kalispell by armed “Second Amendment patriots” at a local peaceful demonstration. They used their guns to frighten and intimidate.”
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I don’t think he knows what the word attack means. And also I doubt there was anything peaceful about any demonstration his son was at.

 

[Vigilant]

Meh, they haven’t made anything worth a **** since they left Clackamas.

 

[jsx1043]

My Taurus 1911 worked much better than my Kimber. With morons like this at the helm, I can see why.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

“This spring my young son was attacked in Kalispell by armed “Second Amendment patriots” at a local peaceful demonstration. They used their guns to frighten and intimidate.”
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I don’t think he knows what the word attack means.

You are correct:

 

[maxipum]

Never owned one and now for certain I never will. What an ego on that guy.

 

[COOPADUP]

Kimber seems to focus on looks more than quality from my perspective. I have never owned or shot one, so I'm basing this on respected opinions shared here.

 

[halfmileharry]

Loyalty to your job is a thing of the past.
Freakin clown needs to pee in a bottle