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There’s an assault on those who shoot and hunt, or own firearms for recreation, self-defense, and the protection of liberty. Because of that assault, there\u2019s a lot of talk about which companies should be boycotted.\u00a0Over the weekend there was a chill over YETI coolers\u2014like I\u2019m sure hoards of gun owners were on the verge of buying a $300 plastic box. And, Wal-Mart and Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods recently pissed off shooters with their decision not to sale certain firearms. This of course made the clich\u00e9, \u201cdon\u2019t be a Dick,\u201d more relevant than ever.<\/p>\n
Having been a \u201cDick\u201d all my life\u2014I was named after my father and with \u201cDick\u201d being the nickname for anyone named Richard, after I was born my father became known as \u201cBig Dick.\u201d You can guess where that left me\u2014and I found that offensive. So offensive in fact, I decided to just forget about it, and get on with my life.<\/em><\/p>\n And maybe that\u2019s what we all should do. I\u2019m not suggesting supporting companies you feel have betrayed the liberty we hold so dear. What I am suggesting\u2014no, encouraging\u2014is the support of companies who are\u00a0<\/em>on our side and\u00a0<\/em>not afraid to say it. I’d like to see social media posts about companies who help the NRA.\u00a0Contact companies you\u2019re considering purchasing from and ask them, \u201cWhat are your recent contributions to the NRA?\u201d Below is an example of what you can learn if you ask\/check:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I asked YETI, and their response was, \u201cNothing.\u201d That may be enough to justify your boycott. However, according to my source, YETI has<\/em>, \u201cBought ads in AH [NRA\u2019s American Hunter magazine] attended [NRA] Annual Meetings as exhibitor and worked with them [the NRA] on preferred vendor program.\u201d<\/p>\n I\u2019m just a simple hillbilly and my mind works in mysterious ways, but I\u2019m reasonably certain if gun owners stop shopping at Dick\u2019s or Wal-Mart, or never buy another YETI cooler, those companies will still be making money\u2014lots of money. But, I\u2019m also reasonably certain if you buy from companies who give to the NRA, every gun owner in America will benefit.\u00a0All of this is why I\u2019m donating a portion of the proceeds from my latest book to the National Rifle Association. Like me, that donation may not amount to much, but I\u2019ll give a little bit of the little bit I have.<\/p>\n The cold, hard, truth is if I can do that on gun writer\u2019s wages\u2014with three kids, two car payments, and a mortgage\u2014surely major outdoor companies, making lots of money off gun owners, can do as much\u2026unless they really\u00a0<\/em>don\u2019t care about us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There’s an assault on those who shoot and hunt, or own firearms for recreation, self-defense, and the protection of liberty. 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