Rock River, Springfield Armory Pull Out of IMFA After “Carve Out” Fiasco

By Bob Owens

We warned folks that relying on the claims of a single fevered author on an allegedly pro-gun media outlet that has screwed over gun owners in the past was a bad idea.

That news outlet has apparently been libeling both Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms for days through numerous articles, asserting that the two gun companies sold out gun owners, FFLs, and their fellow manufacturers in exchange for a deal that exempted them from Senate Bill 1657, the Gun Dealer Licensing Act favored by anti-gun Democrats.

Not only have Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms never done anything to deserve this sort of scurrilous attack in more than 60 combined years in business, they have now terminated their relationship with the Illinois Firearms Manufacturing Association, the group that actually made the deal.

Their statements were unequivocal.

Springfield Armory

The Executive Director of the Illinois Firearm Manufacturers Association (IFMA) acted without our prior knowledge and against our principles and those of the industry as a whole with respect to the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. We no longer have confidence in IFMA and after speaking to other directors we have made the decision to sever all ties with the organization, effective immediately.

I take full responsibility …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms