Citibank, Guns Sales, And The Lies They Tell

By Tom Knighton

Yesterday, Citibank made an announcement. It seems they didn’t learn from Dick’s financial woes and have decided to go down the same rabbit hole. However, in the process, they crossed a couple of lines.

For one, yes, they crossed the line with regard to the Second Amendment. That is obvious.

However, companies have an obligation, to be honest, and I can’t help but spot what sure looks like dishonest in their blog post announcing these new changes.

Today, our CEO announced Citi is instituting a new U.S. Commercial Firearms Policy. It is not centered on an ideological mission to rid the world of firearms. That is not what we seek. There are millions of Americans who use firearms for recreational and other legitimate purposes, and we respect their Constitutional right to do so.

But we want to do our part as a company to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands. So our new policy centers around current firearms sales best practices that will guide those we do business with as a firm.

Under this new policy, we will require new retail sector clients or partners to adhere to these best practices: (1) they don’t sell firearms to …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms