I didn’t think I would have much free time during my week observing a Gunsite 250 Pistol course in Paulden, Arizona to get down to Prescott, so I didn’t attempt to arrange a tour of the Ruger factory there. But due to the heat, we got to the range an hour early this morning so finished class an hour early this afternoon. I took the opportunity to drive to Prescott to check out the place where they make Ruger semi-automatic pistols.
A large statue of a cowboy on his horse greets you in the visitor parking area. The plaque reads: “In the vast reaches of the American West, the work ethic still exists. The man who makes his living on horses that are bound to buck earns his pay. A good hand is loyal to his outfit, meets a challenge, and takes pride in an honest day’s work.”
When I got to the front door, I was met with a sign reading: “NO LOADED FIREARMS ALLOWED INSIDE BUILDING.” I guess they couldn’t afford or didn’t think it was important enough to just buy a new sign to reflect the new policy.
There was no retail store or company museum anyway, so I just made my way back to my car and to Paulden. Maybe next time I will see about arranging that tour.
Gun Culture 2.0 
Highly ironic sign there in my opinion.
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No firearms allowed in a building where they build guns? Hmmmm. As Keith says, it drips with irony. As far as the mythology of that statue and the notion of the cowboy, maybe there is a work ethic in Arizona, but New Mexico leads the nation in unemployment rate. Sad.
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It would have been funnier if the sign had said, “No Glocks (or Smiths) Allowed Inside Building”. The Big 3 automakers and the UAW used to have similar signs in their parking lots for Japanese cars.
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Dottie what would you do if our Army fell and Russia invaded from the North? I guess you and most other democrats would be hoping Republican neighbors with guns would save you. Don’t count on it.
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YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED IF YOU MANUFACTURE AR 15 WHICH I AM TOLD YOU DO. BLOODY GREEDY BASTARDS!!! CONTRIBUTING TO CORPORATE GREED AND THE DEATH OF INNOCENTS. NO ONE, I REPEAT, NO ONE THAT IS NOT IN A UNIFORM SERVING OUR COUNTRY SHOULD OWN ONE OF THOSE GUNS PERIOD!!! WHAT IN THIS WORLD ARE YOU THINKING AND WHAT HAVE WE COME TO???????
. YOU EVEN POST NO WEAPOSN IN YOUR GUN MANUFACTURING FACTORY. HOW IRONIC!!!
GRANDMOTHER OF 4, MOTHER OF 2, GREAT AUNT TO MANY OF THE CHLDREN OF THE FUTURE WHO DO NOT SLEEP AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY WORRY ABOUT THEIR LIVES EVERYDAY DO TO PROLERATION OF GUNS MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY COMPANIES LIKE YOU.. YOU COULD TALK TO ME ANY TIME TO GET MORE OF MY OPINION OF YOU WISH. I WILL GLADLY GIVE YOU AN EAR FULL.
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Calm down granny,AR,s don’t just shoot themselves off. It takes an idiot that has no soul to take a tool and use it to intentionally maim and kill another human being,regardless whether it’s an automobile, a ball bat or a firearm. I don’t see you yelling at the auto industry or the Louisville Slugger factory.
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What ?
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WITHOUT GUNS, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENJOY THIS FREE SPEECH YOU JUST MADE.
GET A GRIP DOTTIE, , YOU MAY JUST ENJOY HAVING ONE SOME DAY..
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MORE PEOPLE ARE STABBED AND KILLED WITH KNIVES ANNUALLY THAN AR’S. SO, WITH YOUR LOGIC, WE SHOULD BAN KNIVES!
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As someone who “wore a uniform” for this country as a patrol officer, you have a serious ignorant view 9f the second amendment.
Civilians have EVERY right to have the same small arms as police and military.
That is the VERY point of the second amendment.
Quit blaming the object and hold individuals accountable for their own actions.
Try applying just a modicum of critical thought.
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There’s something wrong with you!
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We defend our President, with guns.
We defend our Congressmen, with guns.
We defend our Governors, with guns
We defend our celebrities, with guns.
We defend our sporting events, with guns.
We defend our jewelry stores, with guns.
We defend our banks, with guns.
We defend our office buildings, with guns.
We defend our factories, with guns.
We defend our courts, with guns.
We defend our children, with a sign that reads.
“This is a gun free zone.” And then call someone with a gun if there’s an emergency.
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Dear Dottie:
Impolite wording (all in caps) does not help your efforts .
This Australian can vouch for the phrase: An armed society is a polite society.
40 years in Mexifornia (previously known as CA) will attest to that.
A year in TN and now a resident of AZ I can assure you, licensed gun carry is a blessing.
That is exemplified by the stats that show who commit gun homicides.
Your venting would be much better served if you aimed at the liberal nut cases who allow undocumented felons into the country, the morons who leave guns laying around for thieves and/or burglars and the weird judiciary who let off those animals.
My guns are well behaved, never have any of them jumped up and shot a single soul. I can further attest that all of my friends who own guns do verify the same.
I am sorry about your children’s sleep problem. I, my daughter and my son’s children sleep pretty well at night in spite of the guns in all of their households.
Maybe you should redirect and temper your outrage and try more soothing contacts with your children. I sincerely hope they do not inherit your hate.
By the way, I hope you don’t drive, as cars kill more than guns, I hope you lock up your medicines, another cause of deaths, and of course, those knives in the kitchen, be careful they don’t jump up in the middle of the night and create mayhem.
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When in Prescott, did you happen to stop by Suarez International?
If not, you should have; the welcome would have been different and the conversation worthy of your time.
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I did indeed visit Suarez International, a couple of times. Have written 11 posts about Gabe Suarez/SI!!!! https://gunculture2point0.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/gabe-suarez-collected-posts-from-gun-culture-2-0-blog/
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Thanks David!
Ted
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Please come train with us, it will be worth another trip.
Keep up the good work; objective journalism is (unfortunately) rate.
Greek
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Dear Dottie,
“A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity.”
General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud)
Get some competent psychiatric help for your self and your family.
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