![]() It says that they no longer have confidence in the IFMA and that they have severed all ties with the IFMA effective immediately. You can read that entirely on their website. We take this situation very seriously and are looking into how this very unfortunate lapse in communication occurred.”Ī half hour later on May 1, Springfield Armory made another statement. The statement at 5:23 pm on May 1 says, “Springfield Armory, like Rock River Arms, was not aware of the actions taken by our trade association, IFMA, until after the fact. Springfield Armory says they were unaware of the actions of IFMA until after the fact. ![]() As soon as people heard about this “deal,” they accused both Springfield and Rock River Arms, who are associated with the IFMA, of selling out the gun community.īoth companies have since made statements that they denied acting under the rules of IFMA and that they opposed the bill. So naturally it is taken by many people that these companies made a deal that they wouldn’t oppose this attack on the Second Amendment in exchange for their own protection. The two primary companies who fund IFMA are Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms. This means that Illinois firearms manufacturers are exempt from the licensing requirement. The Illinois Firearms Manufacturers Association (IFMA) also received an exemption, as long as the group withdrew its protests of the bill and did not oppose it. Small dealers who sell less than 10 guns per year and big box stores were exempt. Currently, federal level licensing is already required. The act would require that all Illinois firearms dealers be licensed at the federal level as well as at the state level. It all stems from the Gun Dealer Licensing Act in Illinois. We’ll explain why everyone is boycotting Springfield Armory now along with Rock River Arms.Ĭries of Sell Out and Betrayal rang out over social media over the weekend, as the gun community struggled to understand why a company who seemed to support their gun rights would have seemed to act in an opposite way. Let’s look at that decision and what it means. But the announcement of the release of the gun was met with a resounding thud as the gun community felt betrayed by a recent decision Springfield Armory made with the Illinois Firearms Manufacturers Association. People were originally excited about the new pistol. Springfield Armory released a new gun, the XD-E pistol, during the NRA convention last week. Read on below for the backstory on their flip-flopping positions. The email is urging people to “Take Action” by contacting state representatices and urging them to oppose SB 1657. ![]() The new email says “The Second Amendment urgently needs your help in Illinois!” due to Senate Bill 1657, which they supposedly initially supported. Interesting to see how their messaging has totally changed from a week ago. Update: We wrote this post on May 3 and after we got this ready to post on May 4 (this morning), we got an email at 7pm May 3 from Springfield Armory. ![]()
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