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Don't care. REI is dead to me.
Shop at Academy instead, they don't give to any political parties & their employees mostly give to non-Fascist groups.
Is this true? I’m a fan of Academy. Don’t let me down.
Academy is iwned by the same Private Equity firm that tanked Toys-R-Us. They are also the only national retailer that sells AR-15's. Corporations are not your friends. You should not idolize them
Picking and choosing which retailer you buy your goods from based on their business practices is HARDLY idolizing them.
So yall don’t have pics of Toys R Us that you pray to every morning?
I'm pretty sure I've seen some odd pictures of the giraffe over on pawb.social.... Maybe not the same thing?
Eh, what? Cabelas/Bass Pro Shops are certainly nationwide.
Thanks, I was wondering where to go to pick up an AR-15
I would say buy from your local gun shop but most of them are fucking racist nazis.
No legal way out of that one except Form 1 3d printing. It's from the MAGA shop, the MAGA shop that doesn't have too many stickers on its wall, or the gun show. Which is also MAGA.
And even if you print it, you'll still need to buy a bunch of smaller parts from one of the above, or an online retailer. Which will be MAGA.
I know. Where I live it is deep deep MAGA. Overmountain Rifleman is pretty good at appearing neutral but I feel like they keep their MAGA on the downlow. I talk Warhammer stuff with one of the guys that works there.
Honestly, at least around my parts, gun stores are charging at least $200 over online prices, that includes big box stores. Best to take the online route. You'll have to ship to an FFL, so best to check which ones are the cheapest (any gun store is an FFL). Mine only charges $50.
If you're concerned about politics, I'd say let the gun industry slide, it's full of right-wingers and not worth it to sift through them. Honestly, you might be surprised how much of a leftist message many of them sympathize with. You'll have to be the judge on who is cool or not, people are people.
Best to do your research on which rifle you want, there is a plethora. For cheap while decent quality, many folks like the budget PSA AR-15s for as little as $400. A lot of folks will buy a cheap lower like the PA-15 for around $150 and attach a better quality upper as the lower isn't the most important. The lower is the only regulated part that needs to be picked up from an FFL.
Lastly, if you purchase any firearm, learn it and practice. Know every detail about it as you'll be tearing it down and cleaning it every so often. Above all else, be safe and have fun.
Yes, it's true. Check OpenSecrets.org.