scorch said:
The other thing bbout the surge is the pocket to store the extra part you can also fit a mini firesteel in it no problem.Hope you get 1, if you can get past the 11-13 oz carry weight.
(BTW leatherman supports anti-gun groups with its money)
What groups, Scorch? That would seem counter to their own financial well-being, since it isn't the fluffy-loving housewives and interior decorators sipping their lattes that are the target audience for their product. It is the hunter, outdoorsman, fisherman, and blue-collar worker that would be the ones GIVING them that income. I would think that would tend to steer them clear of advocating disarmament of any sort, since it would negatively impact their customer base and sales.
I've never heard that rumor, so I am interested to see what contributions or support Leatherman has given to the "enemy".
In fact, the ONLY thing I can find that he (Tim Leatherman) has ever done is personally support and contribute to John Kerry's campaign. It wasn't due to Kerry's anti-gun sentiments, but for other things the man espoused in his campaign. Here is a link to the open letter Tim wrote regarding the often threatening and misguided things people have said about him and his company simply for expressing his personal choice in a national election.
http://thebullspeaks...-mr-leatherman/
Among his statements in the letter:
"Amazingly, all those people decided to boycott my company and called me all those names without a single one asking me my position on gun control. My position is, assuming you are a law abiding citizen and own weapons that are legal to own, that no one should be able to take your guns away from you. I own a rifle and shotgun myself."
and
"Just because I said I was going to vote for Kerry didn’t mean that I supported every position Kerry took. And I acknowledge, there were times when it was tough to figure out what his position was. I did (and do) believe that some of the things George W. Bush did during his first term in office were not good for the country. Overall, I felt we needed a change of leadership, but a majority of the country thought otherwise."
As to buying Leatherman products helping to support the anti-gun movement, he said this about his Kerry support:
"Some of you were concerned that by buying LEATHERMAN tools company funds would go to support political candidates in which you did not believe. I have already assured you that neither company funds nor personal funds went to any candidate, party, PAC, or other political entity."
"A free citizenry should never abide a government that seeks control over it's populous rather than service to them" -- Celticwarrior :cool:
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