Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

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Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby JohnC on Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:45 pm

ERIE, Colo.—Unnoticed amid dozens of tract homes in the Denver suburbs, a nondescript industrial building is suddenly in the middle of the gun control debate in Colorado.
The company, started in an ex-Marine's basement in 1999, is in a standoff with Colorado Democrats who want to restrict the size of ammunition magazines after mass shootings in a suburban Denver movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school. Magpul has issued lawmakers an ultimatum potentially worth millions: Pass the bill, and the business will move.

It's a bold threat from a company that, by its founder's admission, has distanced itself from politics.


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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby Back In Black on Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:12 pm

There was a short blurb about it on Fox News today. While they were talking about Magpul, they showed someone fondling an AR with an aluminum mag in it. Thought that was mildly amusing.
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby LarryP on Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:16 pm

We'll see, Dems said they'll try to work something out with the co to keep them there $$$$ I'm sure
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby george on Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:55 pm

I can only wish them the best, after my recent purchase policy I had to cancel one of my Back orders this morning
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby Hmac on Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:25 pm

This has been big news on a lot of forums. If Colorado's bill gets passed by the Senate and signed by the governor, they're packing up and leaving. The democrats have been trying to get them to stay, pass amendments that would allow them to mfgr, just not sell in Colorado. They also changed the proposed mag limits to 15 (up from 10).

They won't sell to ban states, will sell to LEOs that promise them that they will uphold the Constitution.

REGARDING LEO SALES
March 1st, 2013

Back in 1990, when I was deployed in Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a Marine grunt, some companies prioritized me items for my M16 for shipping that I purchased with my own funds. After getting out and forming Magpul in 1999, I established the same priority policy for Military and Law Enforcement, due to the requirements of their profession.

The same policy has been in place for 13 years now and has never been an issue until a few days ago. I do not support the idea that individual police officers should be punished for the actions of their elected officials. That said, I understand the concerns that some have with Law Enforcement officers getting special treatment while at the same time denouncing second amendment rights to another citizen in the same state.

With the fight in Colorado right now we do not have time to implement a new program, so I have suspended all LE sales to ban states until we can implement a system wherein any Law Enforcement Officer buying for duty use will have to promise to uphold their oath to the US Constitution - specifically the second and fourteenth amendments - as it applies to all citizens.

Richard Fitzpatrick
President/CEO - Founder
Magpul Industries


We are proud to announce that within a matter of days we will be going live with a new program. Due to a bill currently moving through the Colorado legislature, there is the possibility that Colorado residents' ability to purchase standard capacity magazines will soon be infringed. Before that happens, and Magpul is forced to leave the state in order to keep to our principles, we will be doing our best to get standard capacity PMAGs into the hands of any Colorado resident that wants them.

Verified Colorado residents will be able to purchase up to ten (10) standard capacity AR/M4 magazines directly from Magpul, and will be given immediate flat-rate $5 shipping, bypassing our current order queue.

Our customers outside of Colorado, please know that our PMAG production will continue at an ever-increasing rate until we do relocate, shipments to our distributors in other states will continue, and that we do not expect relocation to significantly impact PMAG production. We are also aware that Colorado is not the only state with existing or pending magazine capacity restrictions; we are working on programs for other affected states as well.

Full details and instructions will be announced when we are able to go live; please watch here for the coming announcement.



According to numbers quoted by the The Denver Post, Magpul's departure would hurt the state economy worst than the Sequester. We would love for Bob Schieffer to ask John W. Hickenlooper about it on Face The Nation this Sunday. Thanks for the story Colorado Peak Politics http://blogs.
denverpost.com/thespot/2013/02/21/gov-hickenlooper-to-appear-on-face-the-nation-sunday/91478/
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby bbk on Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:59 pm

Hope they move to a more friendly 2A state such as Wyoming or Montana. I will be right behind them if this stuff passes.
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby george on Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:00 pm

george wrote:I can only wish them the best, after my recent purchase policy I had to cancel one of my Back orders this morning
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Guess I should have waited longer, but it looks like the pressure does work.
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REGARDING LEO SALES
March 1st, 2013

Back in 1990, when I was deployed in Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a Marine grunt, some companies prioritized me items for my M16 for shipping that I purchased with my own funds. After getting out and forming Magpul in 1999, I established the same priority policy for Military and Law Enforcement, due to the requirements of their profession.

The same policy has been in place for 13 years now and has never been an issue until a few days ago. I do not support the idea that individual police officers should be punished for the actions of their elected officials. That said, I understand the concerns that some have with Law Enforcement officers getting special treatment while at the same time denouncing second amendment rights to another citizen in the same state.

With the fight in Colorado right now we do not have time to implement a new program, so I have suspended all LE sales to ban states until we can implement a system wherein any Law Enforcement Officer buying for duty use will have to promise to uphold their oath to the US Constitution - specifically the second and fourteenth amendments - as it applies to all citizens.

Richard Fitzpatrick
President/CEO - Founder
Magpul Industries

Keep it up.
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby LarryP on Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:43 pm

They better start packing
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby CarRacer on Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:06 pm

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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby Hmac on Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:15 pm



From Duane Liptak, Director of Product Development at Magpul 2 days ago...

Duane Liptak wrote:Hit the Gov hard...he's apparently hired a firm to tally up all the "for" and "against" calls and emails on this and other bills. We are apparently winning. Not sure if it will change his mind, but it's the best chance we've got to do so. He will at least understand the electorate will not be pleased if it becomes law.
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby LarryP on Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:02 pm

Not good for Mn, follow the leader we are playing.

I bet Magpul caves
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Re: Magpul will move if Colo. approves gun control

Postby CarRacer on Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:07 pm

There won't be any follow the leader. Magpul won't cave either.
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