Further proof that Texas is awesome, and every gun company here is as well. Mark LaRue, owner of LaRue Tactical, maker of semi-auto AR-15 rifles that are as accurate as a bolt action and used by law enforcement organizations across the country, just announced via Facebook that he will begin restricting LEO sales to the same level that civilians are able to purchase. So, basically, if you want a LaRue tactical OBR in New York its going to come with a fixed stock, no pistol grip, no flash hider… the works. Even for the police. Presser after the jump . . .
[via Facebook]
Updated Policy for State and Local Agency Law Enforcement Sales:
Due to the recent and numerous new Anti-gun/Anti-2nd Amendment laws passed and/or pending across our country, LaRue Tactical has been forced to reconsider how we provide products to state and local agencies.
Effective today, in an effort to see that no legal mistakes are made by LaRue Tactical and/or its employees, we will apply all current State and Local Laws (as applied to civilians) to state and local law enforcement / government agencies. In other words, LaRue Tactical will limit all sales to what law-abiding citizens residing in their districts can purchase or possess.
State and local laws have always been a serious focus of this firm, and we are now dovetailing that focus with the constitutional rights of the residents covered in their different areas by the old and new regulations.
We realize this effort will have an impact on this firm’s sales – and have decided the lost sales are less danger to this firm than potential lawsuits from erroneous shipments generated by something as simple as human error.
Thanks in advance for your understanding.
Mark LaRue
Oh, and also he just donated $12,000 to The Calguns Foundation.
Have I mentioned that he sells guns? Because you know, they’re awesome. Ted Nugent likes them, even. This one has had me salivating for months now, for example . . .
BRAVO!!!!!!!
I hope the democratic congressman that vote for this crap realize that us Independent voters will swing our votes to the Republican side and they will be out of a job if this passes. The ammunition regulation and “fixed” magazines are the most ridiculous suggestions I have ever heard of, obviously authored by city folks who would rather cower in the corner than defend themselves. Is it the loud noises that scare them or what? Saw a comment the other day “blaming the NRA for gun violence is as dumb as blaming AAA for auto accidents.”
YAYEEEYAH!
F@CKING EPIC !!!!!!
I was always interested in LaRue anyway but they just earned my business for a long time. Even with no guns available I am still going to buy something soon. Maybe one of the following bottle openers so I can use it on a beer to toast them.
Is it just me or does that S&W report seem a bit off? I can’t believe they haven’t devoted a significant share of capacity to also making M&P-15’s? Also, if most of their production capacity is devoted to making M&P pistols, doesn’t 300 / day seem a bit low?
Well, now I know who I will be buying the AR I’ve been saving for from.
indubitably pissing the system off. I am proud of you Mark
Meh, those Departments will just buy from another vendor.
Way to go!
Thanks Larue Tactical for standing with us and not throwing us under the bus.
I heart LaRue!
So, everyone here keeps saying he couldn’t break into the safe. Think harder…
http://xkcd.com/538/
Gotta love LaRue!
I just got in a 308 OBR. Dying to try it out!
That is Epic!! yes yes said a few times already..
Now if we can get all the arms makers to follow suit, which I doubt.
If they did plus restrict military too, that would be hilarious! Talk about putting pressure, it would be a choke hold..
Punching back twice as hard. Good on ya Mark LaRue!!
I’d say I’ll definitely buy from him, and I likely will in the future, but my next few purchases will have a large measure of “who has it” factored in. I’ll try to give him my business, but I’ll have to go where I can for the immediate future.
Damn. Now I’m gonna have to save up for a while to buy stuff from Larue. What a classy company. So proud to be a (new) Texan…
The top cops here in South Florida use the same excuse when some gang banger shoots up a heroin den with an AK. They tell the public the bad guys are better armed than the police. They say, we only have this little pea shooter on our hip, and the gangs have military assault weapons. My response to these incompetent bozos is: Its your dam fault your officers are not armed with the best rifles money can buy. How is that 19 year old scumbags have better guns than a city with a 500 million dollar annual budget ? The answer is piss poor management, and piss poor leadership.
The local Sherriffs dept in Broward County Florida makes their own pay for their own guns–thats right–if a LEO in the Sherriffs dept wants an AR-15 he has to pay for it out of his pocket-not the county general fund. He has to buy his own sidearm too. Its stupid rules like this that get cops killed, and answers the question of how the scumbags are better armed than the police.
I think that most hunters are seeing and reading the writing on the wall.
Now I know from whom I’m buying my new upper.
And gun control advocates wonder why law abiding citizens need high capacity magazines?!?!?!? This is why the second amendment is number two on the list of Bill of Rights. Its importance is crucial. I hope these ladies, and all the folks whose property was damaged by these jack-booted sociopaths are handsomely compensated and the officers are removed from the force. Of course if they are removed we would need to keep an eye on them so they don’t end up like C. Dorner.
Excellent!
I just created an account with them, and placed an order.
They have a new California Customer for life!
Some might say they should also put some restrictions on the federal level as well, but not me, though. The states are our battleground(s) at the moment, and the state agencies should feel a pinch.
Greetings!
“Your sister and her friends saved you last week. But now it’s just you, me and the gun.”
Thank goodness. With all the AR manufacturers out there I was having a hard time deciding which to choose for my next AR. LaRue just made it easy for me!
Damn, I love those guys!
Thank you LaRue for supporting the 2A! If I ever do consider buying an AR platform I will definitely consider your line.
Shortly after Billy’s return from Young Republicans camp, he overheard his parents speculating that his sister was a Democrat and possibly a Communist.
Look out! There’s a liberal behind you!
“Okay, great. So when we’re grown up, in the Sixties, we can go to Vietnam and pose for an even better photo like this one!”
I’ve been planning on purchasing a .308 AR for a precision rifle build for some time. I was planning on going with a Crusader Weaponry rifle for the sake of buying local, but the .308 OBR just moved to the top of my list.
Excellent, I was wondering who would be the first, hopefully of many, to step up and do this.
As for buying from them, they sell everything from morale patches to really nice rifles cases as well as the rifles.
I might suggest we all buy their bumper stickers and give them some free advertising.
What are people’s experience with Steyr? As a Californian, can’t have one. But at SHOT, it was by far the most comfy grip, and I really liked their sight system (aligning triangles).
Anyone?
Well, damn! If I didn’t already order from LWRC, I’d order from this guy.
“This policy does not apply to Military / Federal Agencies”
It’s a good start I guess. Sorry for being negative.
Militia practice drills….
Damn. Im headed to Carson next. Thanks for poopin in my cheerios Colorado…
Yeah I was going to try and get USAFA for my next assignment. Still better than if I get sent to CA or MA but that’s not saying much. Dang it and I was so excited for trying to get there too.
Children wanting to be heroes
First was registration, then confiscation. Now comes extermination.
The penalty for wearing that hideous hat is death!
Please, Spanky, don’t shoot Porky! It was all Darla’s fault!
Dick Cheney on his first hunting trip.
“I’ll show YOU trigger discipline !”
I never thought I’d say this, but we’re about to witness the birth of COMMIERODO.
A BIG Thank you to Mr LaRue. Do they make anything I can find ammo for?
Still no more of a chance than anything DiFi has come up with. Still pandering to gun grabbers. As a CO resident I don’t sweat this crap.
I was on the fence, but this pushed me over. Just ordered a new tactical light/laser for my PS90. Thanks LaRue!!
Welcome
Thanks!
Pretty much any polymer frame handgun coming from the “big names” will be exelent; the adavantages of one over another being marginal at best and the decise fators being personal preference of a give design detail and price.
There are so many options that it starts to get frustrating to decide which one to buy, until you realise how good it’s to have “too many” options instead of of too few.
Each one of those brands have at least two different models of polymer frame pistols in different calibers and sizes, and each one of them is exelent.
Glock
Beretta
H&K
FNH
S&W
Springfield
Sig Sauer
Steyr
Ruger
CZ
Taurus
Caracal
Etc…
Etc…
And etc…
Oh my, I had not seen all of this!
just tell me why a snowstorm is bigger news than cops in California swatting everybody. ???
If this happens as a result of one guy(!), what happens when there is a team?
I was JUST wondering this today. Wonderful to know!
I have shot many pistols, except the sprinfield xd, and the winner for me has been my smiths, but the favorite pistol I own is the browning buckmark in .22lr, out of what I have shot my favorite pistol is the fnh five seven, no recoil, light wieght and a rifle round to boot.
I Am Adam Lanza’s Therapist
Here’s a good audio reading of this very compelling article on YouTube.
Thanks, Bill. IMO, you may be right, a gun safe may have prevented it, but I find it hard to believe that no-one in the family or in the community who really knew the shooter didn’t know he was potentially dangerous. Or, at least knew he was mentally ill and that there were firearms in the house and could have encouraged her to keep them locked up and away from him.
Or, better yet, given him the care he really needed. That right there could be the ultimate cause of this. Did he get enough psychological care? Did his parents give him enough love when he was young when he needed it the most?
The article linked above is highly compelling, I encourage everyone to check it out.
Just ordered a hat. Thanks LaRue!
This is smart. Thank you LaRue!
Imagine the panic if LE and government were kept to the same limits as civilians… if the current ammo shortage and some companies’ 1 case or “3 box limit” was to hit agencies like the rest of us, there would be more pressure on elected officials to stop passing or creating legislation that has been proven ineffective. And if more companies follow this move, it would help to stem the inequality between government/LE and regular citizens that the anti-gun crowd wants to create.
But did I read correctly above? This won’t apply to the Feds and military? I’d like to see military units and guys deploying have what they need, but DHS and the Feds who believe they have the right to a ““Personal Defense Weapon” when they don’t want me to have one…well, they should be held to civilian standards as well. I’d urge LaRue to let the military units, Soldiers/Marines, etc. have access; but chop civilian Jo-Bob-Federal-Pants down to size and make him buy only what they rest of the civilians can. A DHS worker is no more military than is a LE officer – he just works for a bigger agency. So hold all LE agencies to the same measuring stick.
Shouldn’t this be irresponsible gun owner of the day or week?
And yet people always claim that the police are the good guys….
Lets just all thank whatever god we pray to that these 2 women are alive to give their truthful testimony.
“Street justice” indeed. This and the incident with the Honda Ridgeline driver were nothing more than attempts at summary execution. One could argue it validates some of the lunatic Dorner’s claims of police criminality. Wonder how many of the cops who shot up these two vehicles and wounded those poor citizens get prosecuted. Yea, right.
My only issue is that there were NO so called “Assault Weapons” used, and the Liberal Agenda against them is ridiculous. We Trust our educators with the lives of out children EVERY DAY. How about a TRULY rounded education where we have the people who care for our children (often more time daily than their parents) teach them GUN SAFETY in the classroom, where they can also keep them SAFE from ALL threats.
The second the first cop got shot the ROE went out the window. Typical….
They can justify their actions till the cows come home but they are still idiots with guns. That is the only fact here. Those last two sentences are the first and second ones the lawyers for the ladies will use in their opening statement in front of the jury.
Any person who, after giving an oath or affirmation of fidelity to the US Constitution as a condition of accepting an office or appointment, speaks, writes or behaves in a manner inconsistent with that oath or affirmation must be considered to have withdrawn their oath or affirmation and, by consequence, resigned from said office or appointment.
The Second Amendment clearly defining a right which shall not be infringed, even to the extent of providing an advantage to the state for that right remaining so un-infringed, any person having accepted an oath or affirmation of fidelity to the US Constitution who behaves in a manner infringing on that constitutionally protected right must be considered to have resigned from the office or appointment to which they were entrusted upon giving their oath or affirmation as a condition of accepting said office or appointment.
That said, we need to hold some special elections to replace people who have vacated their offices by repudiating their oath of office.
Look at all those stars! Cracks me up every time. Typical jumped up warrant , thinks he’s f****** MacArthur returning to the Philippines..
So that’s what Wilford Brimley is doing now.
I get it, If someone breaks into your house you are not defending anything. You are the cause of the whole situation with your aggresive attitude. This is the same old brady sh.t just Barbie Dolled up a bit, Randy
banning any gun is an attack against any right peoples in a civilized society can have, cause it’s the first step of taking them away. no runs for AR-15s are needet to make gun-grabbing policy an attack against the 1st amendment. once, the bill of rights in GB includet the right to keep and bear arms, not so much today. look what happend to it’s other parts. GB is more 1984 than any other country i know. civil rights are simply based on the ability of THE PEOPLE to defend them and any attempt to take this ability away will lead to taking their rights away.
I cant understand why so many gun lovers still live in that God forsaken state. I know its a beautiful state but hell , most of our states are . Get the F out of there guys for real . Its mind blowing that yall still stay there. Makes me think yall are half retarded .
I just have to laugh at the notion of “anonymous” ammo purchasing via the internet. I’ve bought a LOT of ammo over the internet. But, gosh-darn-it… I have to PAY for it (with a credit card) AND give them my address (so I can actually receive said ammo). If someone can figure out how to do that ANONYMOUSLY, I’d LOVE to hear it! LOL!
Idiots.
PS… serial numbers on ammo??? LOL!
Ive seen local and even federal LE shoot they need millions of rounds just to hit the target!!! LOL
NUTS!
I’m somewhat ignorant of all the legal jokeying. However isn’t it possible for states to recall their senators and representatives in front of the state assemblies and have a public hearing that enforces the will of the people or even for a recall election? Just wondering.
Go to this link and sign the “Fire Chief Ken James” petition. http://www.petitiononline.com/FIREpckj/petition.html
I also sent the Chief an email via the emeryville city website. He IS SOOOO wrong!
A better example would be a grave yard of all the victims that weren’t able to defend themselves because of gun control. At least this guy is still living.
i listen to that radio station, he was just another pro-disarmament talking head, also hes a crappy sports broadcaster. glad hes gone.
I’m putting my money on Tim being fired than the politically correct term ‘resign’. Going after gun owners and paint them in a broad brush as evil and blood thirsty is idiotic. Learn your lesson well, Timmy.
I want a scar 17 when all of this shortage stuff dies down.
“See what they did there?”
No, I don’t see. Am I the only one? Someone please explain.
What may be “common sense” to some may be utter lunacy to others. Nice pic by the way.
I first learned about Mr. Yeager after his 2nd Amendment comments weeks ago when TN dept of safety supposedly pulled his carry permit. I felt like he was wrongfully attacked by the dept. The more I looked into this guy the more I am learning. Apparently he was a black water contractor. Correct me if I am wrong. The only rights this guy cares about is his. For someone who suppose to be a MFCEO as he puts it and runs a bussiness, he sure has alot of time to do YOUTUBE videos. I guess he believes in the 2nd amendment because he doesnt believe in the 1st. He will block you from his channel or his website ( get off the X ) if you say something he doesnt like. I would never attend his training school. I agree with Michael B. -For someone who likes to piss people off, he sure likes to dish it out but he can’t take it.
They wont the Obamas they hate men like him who defend freedom, Defend 2A rights (He owned a AR-10). Who are not goose stepping fascist like himself.
The Obamas are fascist pigs that’s it.
I’ve read Recoil for about a year now. Decent magazine as long as they keep their heads out of their collective arses. Although they do cater to the people regularly making incomes in the second quarter of the six-figure range and up.