This was a sellout by SA and RRA.
It has been stated before that the IMFA
IS Springfield Armory and Rock River arms.
There are 4 officers in the IMFA
- President: Dennis Reece (Springfield Armory)
- Secretary: Tom Reece (Springfield Armory)
- Treasurer: Chuck Larson (Rock River Arms)
- Executive Director: Jay Keller (Lobbyist)
This wasn't a "going rogue" operation by Mr. Keller. This was a willful undermining of the 2A by these two companies. Had they maintained their opposition to the bill, it would have never made it out of the senate. Now they are putting on this email blitz to try and drum up grass roots opposition to SB1657. Give me a frickin' break. They are responsible for allowing this bill to pass the senate in the first place, now they want to kick it back to us and say....hey we just found out about this, we need your support. Likely when it passes and further restricts the rights of the citizens of Illinois they can sit back with their carve out and say...."that is a shame but we tried".
I am sorry but this level of selling out our rights needs to be met with swift and harsh actions. Both Reeces' and Larson need to sell their company and be gone from the firearms community. I will not purchase another product from either company until that is the case, nor will I purchase a firearm from any distributer or store that carries SA or RRA products.