The Brady Campaign trying to drag Starbucks Coffee into the anti-open carry debate is, like the core mission of the gungrabbers, senseless, punitive of the innocent and fundamentally unfair. The coffee giant just wants to sell its wares, and is reluctant to alienate a large market segment simply because anti-rights bluenoses get all hissy when they see anyone pushing beyond social norms they deem acceptable.
Here's a company that's not innocent--in fact, they are willful leading collaborators in the global citizen disarmament movement: "American icon," Levi Strauss.
Some of us have been waving that denim flag for years--here's an early warning from Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership:
Levi Strauss, the makers of the jeans we are so fond of buying, is taking your money and contributing heavily to PAX. PAX is an organization circulating a petition to broaden the reach of the federal government to disarm America.
And here's a letter from our friends at Montana Shooting Sports Association:
That you would so clearly favor the criminal class is a mystery to me, but until you recant your uncivilized ways, I will have to recommend that Montana gun owners and members of the Montana Shooting Sports Association to no longer buy your products. After a lifetime of wearing Levi's, I'm switching to something else.
OK, but that was years ago. Perhaps public pressure has made them see the light? After all, they're airing a commercial with a Walt Whitman poem narration:
Pioneers! O Pioneers!
COME, my tan-faced children,
Follow well in order, get your weapons ready;
Have you your pistols? Have you your sharp edged axes? Pioneers! O pioneers!
Inspiring words paying tribute to the American spirit, paradoxically written by a poet who socialists consider an icon, then cynically and commercially exploited here by social engineering globalist profiteers using a beautifully read voice-over by a communist actor.
Ah well--back to the point: Where does Levis Strauss & Co. stand today on your right to keep and bear arms?
Reader "Barney B" sent me copies of his email correspondence with the clothing giant. I'll give you the CliffsNotes version, from their corporate "consumer relations" reply:
Levi Strauss & Co. believes deeply in the importance of equality, social justice, community involvement and corporate citizenship.
Here's one of the ways they manifest their deep beliefs:
In this time of need, we encourage you to give what you can at www.oxfamamerica.org.
OXFAM? Where have I heard about them before?
Oh, yeah--they're the international citizen disarmament zealots who are conjoined with IANSA to stump for a global gun grab.
I won't waste your time asking you to send these creatures an email. I'll simply observe that giving them your business, especially when so many alternatives exist, is giving aid and comfort to a proven enemy of your right to keep and bear arms. Consider that when making your clothing purchases--and next time you see gun owners wearing Levis, let them know.
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You've got a seriously twisted understanding of the world. No one is going to take away your silly guns. I'm a gun enthusiast, and it's paranoid twits like you that make it almost embarrassing to admit that, sometimes.
But thanks for reminding me to stop in at Starbucks.
MB, let's assume for the sake of argument that you're right; Levis and their gun-grabbing friends will never be successful. Does that mean you want your jeans dollars to go to people who hold your values in contempt and use your own money to spit on your way of life as soon as you turn your back? Why not try to buy from people you might have dinner or a beer with instead?
Heard about Levi Strauss supporting gun control groups over a decade ago and have not worn nor purchased any of their clothing since.
MB: You are correct, nobody is going to take away my guns. As a friend says "From my cold dead hands, my ass. I’ll be taking their issue weapons from their cold dead hands. I fight to win."
MB,
The problem is that you are whistling past the graveyard of history.
If we are wrong then nothing happens. On the other hand, if you are wrong we end up with a lot of bloodshed that could have been prevented.
As a kid i loved my levi jeans...i have not worn them for years cause they cost too much for my wallet....for sure i will NEVER buy levis again !!!
I stopped buying anything from Levi Strauss over ten years ago when they had their own PAX web site. I emailed them multiple times to tell them why. Their response was boilerplate saying basically "we aren't trying to ban guns, but we don't want you to be able to buy or own them." I've worn Lee or Wrangler jeans ever since.
Remember, besides Levis, they also make Dockers and Slates.
MB, you are a "gun enthusiast?" What does that mean? If the nice "master" suggests you find another hobby, you wouldn't have a real problem with it?
I'm a LIFE "enthusiast," and I intend to live free. My guns are only a part of that - but an important part.
And I've never work Levi jeans. Never could afford them anyway.
MB says:
"You've got a seriously twisted understanding of the world. No one is going to take away your silly guns."
Tell that to the people of Austrailia.
Hey, MB, got any friends in England or Australia? No one was going to take away their silly guns, either. But guess what? Gun banners are liars.
Gun-owners... have been brainwashed by the NRA to think a handgun ban would mean the confiscation of their hunting rifles. No one seems able to convince them that even the mouthiest Massachusetts liberal has no designs on long guns.
--MARY MCGRORY, WASHINGTON POST, 5/19/02
We are inclined to think that every firearm in the hands of anyone who is not a law enforcement officer constitutes an incitement to violence.
--A MOUTHY DC LIBERAL AT THE WASHINGTON POST, 8/19/65
The only way to discourage the gun culture is to remove the guns from the hands and shoulders of people who are not in the law enforcement business.
--A MOUTHY NEW YORK LIBERAL AT THE NEW YORK TIMES, 9/24/75
(more)
The goal is an ultimate ban on all guns, but we also have to take step at a time and go for limited access first.
--A MOUTHY FLORIDA DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE HEALTH, 11/7/93
Had I the power, I would confiscate every rifle, shotgun, and handgun in the world and replace them with bows and arrows and cans of pepper spray.
--A MOUTHY MASSACHUSETTS LIBERAL IN THE BOSTON GLOBE, 7/13/03
Sorry, but it's been 215 years, and it's time to infringe.
--A MOUTHY WASHINGTON LIBERAL IN THE SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 4/29/06
At least McGrory is a dead liar.
Wow - thanks for clearing that up, MB. I guess you can write, but, you apparently just landed on earth. I guess that none of the disarmament laws that were passed in this country were ever really passed.
I'm going to the corner store and buying a Solothurn 20MM, and while I'm there I'll pick up a new full-auto MP-5. OH - CRAP that's right - I can't get one of those.
And the AWB in California, where I used to live, which made certain guns illegal, and which guns had to be either turned in or removed from the state, never happened either.
Maroon. "Gun enthusiast" my eye. BTW - if you are actually as stupid as you let on, maybe you should re-consider ever even touching a gun.
Or maybe you're simply woefully out of touch. Or maybe it's everyone else - all the grassroots 2nd Amendment groups can all go home now.
MB has spoken. "No one is going to take away your silly guns." "Going to" and "trying to" are different things. Is that the distinction? Molon labe?
Thanks for the heads up David. I was not aware of Levi's complicity in the greater gun confiscation agenda. Great article.
@MB, I would refer you to the adjudicated illegal door to door gun confiscation which occurred during post Katrina in New Orleans and Louisiana by law enforcement officers under direct orders from the Louisiana Governor and New Orleans mayor.
Without specific laws on the books which ban federal, state, and local governments from illegally confiscating guns from law abiding citizens during a national or local martial law declaration, we are only one emergency away from a Katrina style gun grab. You cannot claim it won't happen if it has already happened...recently.
Gun hating White House Chief of Staff Rham Emanuel has already been quoted as saying, "Never let a serious crisis go to waste". I'm holding him at his word.
I like most folks grew up wearing lEVI'S but when I heard over a decade ago that they were in support of "GUN CONTROL" I switched to wranglers theyr'e just as comfortable and tough with a cheaper price tag.
YEAH!!! What they said. When I first read about Levi's lust for all things Global, I sent them E-mails also. Ya know what? Haven't heard a thing from them. Unfortunately I had to purchase some of their jeans to work in. They were the only brand that kind of fit half way decent. But alas, I am trying new brands that I have found online that are, guess what....MADE IN AMERICA. And with Mr. Codrea's permission I would like to drop their name....
Pointer Brand
I stopped buying levis about 20 years ago.
MB said:
"No one is going to take away your silly guns."
I don't own any silly guns: 3 M1 Garands, 1 Springfield M1A, 1 Colt Mark IV Series 70, 1 1913 Erfurt Luger P08. All serious hardware. Not one silly pink LadySmith in the bunch. Why do I say they are serious? Because I'm serious about keeping them, and you are going to be in some serious hurt if you don't leave them alone.
Damn, and I finally found a style of Levi's that fit just right. Gonna have to look a little harder for another brand the next time I go shopping.
I wear Wah Maker "frontier pants" anyway. I like the old-style fit and the suspender buttons. Just wish they came in 40" inseam.
I switched to Carhartts several years ago when I read they suppory anti-gun groups. Google Carhartt & read their history.
I haven't worn Levi's in over 20 years, I guess I figured them out before the rest of you. This all started with them when they made the big point that they were going after the more "upscale" market and didn't wish to be associated truck drivers and blue collar workers in the minds of their customers.
If y'all think back on it, you'll remember it too. Their used jeans were bringing $500.00/pair in Tokyo and Levi Strauss went all "elitely enlightened" on us. That's when they turned.
Goodbye Levis. You make pants. What the heck are you doing crusading against guns? Say goodbye to my hard earned money. Idiots. The Wrangler cargo pants at Walmart (where I buy my ammo) are looking real good right now. Thank you Examiner. Good to know.
This is good to know. Thankfully, I don't own any Levi's. I wear and recommend the jeans by 5.11 Tactical because they have interior pockets that can be used for hiding valuables. If you can find them on sale, they are worth every penny.
I wear Red Kap jeans and shirts. They are kind of like Dickies, only less expensive and better quality.
So someone recommend another brand of zipper-free jeans? Preferably with a similar cut to 501s. All I've found are boutique stuff at $100/pair.
See? This is exactly it - when the topic is guns, the halfwits come out to play, militant in their ignorance. I've been shooting, in one form or another, for ~20 years. And in that time, I've found that the incredibly uninformed paranoia makes conversations on these matters rather pointless.
@ MB, "See? This is exactly it - when the topic is guns, the halfwits come out to play, militant in their ignorance. I've been shooting, in one form or another, for ~20 years. And in that time, I've found that the incredibly uninformed paranoia makes conversations on these matters rather pointless."
In your original post you claimed no one is trying to take guns away. I'm saying it has already occurred in the very recent past, sanctioned under the guise of a declared emergency in the case of post Katrina New Orleans. Fortunately a federal judge has agreed with us and declared the New Orleans gun confiscation to be unconstitutional and illegal.
MB, this is not militancy or ignorance, this is a historical fact. I believe that past performance may dictating future performance and that gun haters and gun grabbers will not be deterred by a judges' ruling. Gun grabbers are driven by pure emotion and hysterics. I'm compelled by the Constitution and facts. That's all I need to win.
Joshua you are wasting your time. MB is not interested in facts. You can't persuade him. If he was he would have brought some up. He didn't disprove anything said in the story or by commenters. Instead, he just calls us names. If he is a gun owner he is so ignorant who cares what he thinks? If he's not he's just a troll and I repeat who cares what he thinks?
I think you're right about that LH. Some people refuse to see logic and reason.
Sara Lee Corporation has been donating to anti-gun organizations for years. Their products include Jimmy Dean sausage, Hanes underwear, Senseo coffee, Leggs stockings, and of course Sara Lee baked goods and cold cuts.
Anytime a company uses the term 'social justice' in their corp. statement you know the company is inhabited by socialist/communist wannabe's.
I stopped wearing levi's about twenty years ago but it had nothing to do with them supporting the gun-grab. I stopped because they went from three or four good styles to like a hundred different absurd styles to choose from. Button fly, stone-washed, pre-shrunk, boot leg, 551, etc. That and you could only buy them at one store the gap which proceeded to raise their prices. Glad I did!!!
Wrangler--"Real comfortable jeans"
I've worn Levi's all my life. NOT ANY MORE!!!
MB - I don't own any silly guns either. Go to hell!
Wrangler are much more comfortable than Levi's!
Only Levi's I own are pretty old, torn, ect. I quit buying them when they decided to raise their prices in leaps and bounds, too....Wranglers, Dickies, Lee's...I'll try the 5.11
Levis - What Levis??? - I don't own any stinking Levis !!!
I had worn Levis for years. But no more. I threw them all in the burn pit. I'll never buy another pair, not even at a garage sale. I'm through with Levis for life. I hope you go out of business.
I have worn Levis all my life, since I was 4. I'm through with Levis forever though
I'd like to wish you luck but I'm not. I hope you go out of business tomorrow.
Guys, please excuse MB. He is totally clueless. He hasn't seen the ball since the kick off and doesn't even know it's the fourth quarter. He probably is an obama supporter who is smitten with "hope and change." Myself, being a MAJOR gun owner and hater of all things un-American, have only disdain for dems and libs and totally enjoy making them uncomfortable by ridiculing them publicly when I discover one in a croud of people. Thus far, I have been considered by them as "not nice," whenever I point out the fallicy of their beliefs. I, for one, would put them all in an asylem and feed them all ritilyn, like they feed their own kids to make them "nice" too. Banish them, banish them ALL to hell.
I read this and am still very confused on your standpoint. I saw nothing offensive, except to those naive fools who will follow anyone that say "oh man this country needs to keep their guns and gun laws are trying to take our guns." No one can take your guns. It s a right clearly laid out in the constitution. Good luck Levi trying to override the constitution. They just favor one side of an argument, probably to appease liberals. Really what you are typing here is your opinion based with very, very loose fact. One thought experiment goes like this, we all probably read Whitman in high school. So does that mean since we went to high school we are all socialist? No! As the great philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard once did, you can a statement that is beautifully written and craft it to your own product. This was done, by himself, but from pseudonyms.