Could someone explain the to me the Kahr/Moonie issue?

[oneounceload]

Kahr appears to be a decently-made, US-made gun that some folks are having issues with due to the owners; yet many don't seem to have a problem buying Chinese-made lower-quality guns sold at cheap price points.

Guess I have a problem trying to discern the difference, or if there should even be any

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

Seriously, who cares what religion any gun maker is? Like someone else posted, many of us buy guns from communist countries without batting an eye. I don't care for Kahr because my experiences with their weapons are not exactly the kind that build confidence in a gun maker, but I couldn't care less that the owner is a Moonie.

 

[FourteenMiles]

I based where I spent my money on peoples hocus pocus beliefs I would not be able to buy much at all. The "Moonies" claims seem no more outlandish to me than any other religions.

If it is a well designed and made product (which it is), I say go for it.

 

[Correia]

as defined in more than one book on the subject

Ooooooohhhhh. It's in a book. Well that settles it then!

 

[rfurtkamp]

I don't buy AO/Kahr products because of my experience with shoddy workmanship, failure to rectify problems, and months of runaround - not their choice in exercising their freedom of worship.

 

[GunsAmerica Fan]

Thankyou Correia for pointing out how absurd that is.

I have had lots of dealings with Kahr and they are a great company run very well, with expensive but excellent products and how women in their ads.

They do own the Thompson, Auto-Ordnance company and area also making an M-1 Carbine that is as flawless as the tommyguns.

I think this is absurd. This is America. Religious freedom is why people are here, and you wouldn't have the religious freedom you do have if this wasn't something part of the Constitution.

You buy stuff from China, which is probably the next country we will fight a world war against. You buy from Japan who bombed us. You buy from Russia that even though they are completely inept drunkards and thugs are plotting your destruction and overthrow as we sit here.

But you won't buy great guns from a good company that happens to have religious views considerably off the beaten path? The only reason you are upset is because you didn't think it up first!

 

[CoRoMo]

who cares

Some people carry a spiritual foundation that can't be violated. When I say "can't", I don't mean that it is physically impossible, I mean that it is emotionally and internally hindered. It is kind of hard to describe this to someone who doesn't also hold similar moral guidelines, but we all have other ethical standards in common that none of us would breach, and this is a little bit like that.

We might be getting a little too close to the edge of what is considered allowable at THR, but FWIW I think the OP's question has been answered.

GAF:
I don't think anyone here is challenging the religious freedoms of this group. THAT would be absurd, but those who follow their conscience have to be given their own freedom to do so, just as those who don't have such compunctions are free to do as they do.

 

[rbernie]

I've deleted the remaining off-topic posts in this thread, and with that chore completed - we've said all we can on this topic.