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I heard on the radio yesterday, that Dan Cooper, president and owner of Cooper Arms, is supporting Obama. I can't imagine how a gun manufacturer or any gun owner with a brain larger than #9 shot, could support Obama. There was also talk of a boycott. I hope his business suffers for this stupidity.

If the report is true, so do I! If gun owners and manufacturers are not of the same mind on this topic, who the heck is?

unfortunatly it is true;
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-27-prez-money_N.htm

He has been asked to resign after recieving 36000 emails,according to what I have read on another site;
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=117897&an=0&page=0#Post117897

More stuff:

http://huntersandshooters.com/

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Dan Cooper Shown the Door -- News release

In response to the recent article highlighting Dan Cooperʼs personal political donations, the board of directors,shareholders and employees of Cooper Firearms of Montana, Inc would like to issue the following statement."

"The employees,shareholders and board of directors of Cooper Firearms of Montana do not share the personal political views of Dan Cooper.

Although we all believe everyone has a right to vote and donate as they see fit, it has become apparent that the fallout may affect more than just Mr. Cooper. It may also affect the employees and the shareholders of Cooper Firearms.

The board of directors has asked Mr. Cooper to resign as President of Cooper Firearms of Montana, Inc.

Daily operations will continue with the competent staff currently in place in Stevensville, MT producing the finest, most accurate rifles money can buy.

Dan Cooper has spent all of his working life producing the highest quality rifles built here in the USA. He started with nothing but the American Dream and built that into firearms company anyone would be proud of. We firmly believe Dan stands by the 2nd amendment.
We wish him all of the best in his future pursuits.

I just emailed him myself. This is the stupidest thing I've heard of since the idiot who was running Smith & Wesson at the time caved in to the Clinton administration. They were lucky to survive and still be in business.
Jim

I don't know Dan's motives, but many industries give donations to both parties in a race(no, I haven't heard that he gave anything to McCain). That way they have influence with who ever wins. Personally I'm not Machiavellian enough to bring myself to agree with that.

I read this in the local Spokane paper a few days ago! It seems he was removed rather quickly, once his Obama donation(s) was made public.

The article I read was the same as the one Chris posted above!

He must have felt he could slip this one by!

I've a Cooper JSR(Jackson Squirrel Rifle) in 17Hmr, top 'o the rimfires in all ways. I make it listen to Glenn Beck and Michael Savage.

How it works with Canadian companies and corporations ---donations are published---it seems that political donations are just a cost of doing business, usually going to the major parties.

Firing an employee, director or executive of a company for making a political donation would heap so much opprobrium on a company that it would provide a different result from that intended at Cooper Arms.

I wouldn't be fired for supporting financially pro-gun organizations and activities, as I do. Why would Cooper lose his job for doing what tens of millions of Americans have done as responsible contributers in a democratic society?

His firing was at the top of the news in Canada.

Suppose the president of the NAACP made a donation to the Ku Klux Klan PAC. His board and members of the NAACP would demand he resign and I expect he would comply.

Suppose a Ku Klux Klan member that worked for UPS showed up at a KKK rally in his UPS uniform and did a filmed interview as a KKK member in front of his brown UPS truck. UPS would fire him.

The speech amendment protects our speech from government penalties, not our bosses.

Best,

Mike