The Border & Illegal Aliens, And What We Are Doing About It.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said.

“We are not going to let this country be invaded!

We will not be stampeded!

We will not capitulate to lawlessness!

This is NOT business as usual.

This is the Trump era!," the Attorney General said.
 

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Police arrest American Airlines passenger who chased attendant, attacked passenger.
05/27/18 By Luis Sanchez
Police arrested a passenger at the gate after an American Airlines flight who chased a flight attendant and got into a fight with another passenger while in the air, The Washington Post reported.
About an hour into the flight from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Miami, Florida, Jason Felix asked a flight attendant for another beer but was refused, according to an FBI affidavit of the event.
He climbed over his seatmate, a police officer from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and chased the flight attendant, waving his arms in the attendant’s face.
The officer in the adjacent seat then also stood up and engaged Felix in what turned into a fight. Felix reportedly also spit in the man’s face and tore his t-shirt, according to the Post.
In a video of the altercation, the two men are seen wrapped around each other while passengers try to separate them.
“I’m going to kill you. I know you are a cop,” Felix screamed at the man from the aisle seat, according to the FBI affidavit.
A flight attendant asked the police officer to sit in another seat. Felix continued to curse at the officer from his seat.
After landing in Miami, at least four officers boarded the plane and escorted Felix out, according to the Post.
He was arrested and will be held until a detention hearing on Tuesday. Felix faces a charge of interfering with a flight crew, a crime that is punishable by up to a 20 year sentence.

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Trump will never sacrifice American security in dealing with North Korea!
05/27/18 By Rebeccah Heinrichs, opinion contributor
President Trump Donald John Trump Meetings on potential North Korea summit going 'very well'.
He has, for now, cancelled the highly anticipated June summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The stated reason for his decision was the recent statements from a senior North Korean official in which she threatened nuclear war.
According to press reports, North Korean officials had also not been responding to U.S. correspondence and stood up U.S. officials. No doubt there is more the public does not know. There are a few points worth considering.
First, U.S. officials have made it clear that the United States wants to see North Korea “make a strategic decision” to denuclearize, and North Korea has clearly not done that. This means the United States is not looking for compromise on the North Korean nuclear program, a compromise akin to the Iran deal, for example. Kim Jong Un cannot demand to have “what Iran has been allowed to have” because the United States has returned to the policy before the Obama administration when Iran was allowed to have nothing, no nuclear program, at all.
Second, despite insistence from his critics, President Trump has clearly said the summit might not happen, and as committed as he is to giving negotiations a chance, he is also perfectly willing to walk. It is a myth that he was cornered into making a deal or that he should be embarrassed by calling off the summit. It is disappointing, and his base of supporters are eager to have a Nobel Peace Prize bestowed on him. But as President Trump said, the prize is “victory for the world."
Third, claims from his critics that President Trump or his officials are to blame for derailing the deal are completely bogus.
Yes, President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and national security adviser John Bolton mentioned the “Libya model” in the context of North Korea. So what?
In 2003, U.S. negotiators successfully worked with Libyan officials and came up with a plan for removing all elements of the Libyan nuclear weapons program, as well as its longer range ballistic missiles.
Nothing about the characterization by Bolton of the U.S. plan for North Korea contradicts anything President Trump or Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said regarding the U.S. objectives leading up to the North Korean rejection of those objectives and intentions.
The United States requires complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization from North Korea, and there are lessons from the denuclearization of Libya for the United States to model.
Ambassador Robert Joseph, who played a leading role in removing weapons in Libya, said, “With Libya, it became apparent that Gaddafi had made the decision to abandon his nuclear program.” He continued, “With North Korea, a strategic decision to abandon its nuclear program may take a different form. But without a strategic decision, there will be little merit in the outcome, as it will only indicate a continuation of past behavior that has always ended in failure.”
But what about the recent press conference during which President Trump said the United States was not pursuing the Libya model? He was directly refuting the accusation that his plan for North Korea includes what many wrongly associate with the Libyan nuclear disarmament, and that was in 2011, when Libyans deposed Muammar Gaddafi with the help from the United States. But what happened under the obuma administration then was in response to the brutal oppression of the Libyan people and their willingness to risk their lives to depose Gaddafi.
Warnings by President Trump and Vice President Pence that the Libya model is what will happen if Kim Jong Un does not denuclearize contributed to the confusion about what Bolton was describing in the Libya model.
But it is also clear, for anyone earnestly trying to understand President Trump, that his warning about what will happen if Kim Jong Un does not denuclearize is the same as his past warnings.
President Trump said the U.S. desired outcome “would be with Kim Jong Un, something where he would be there, he would be in his country, he would be running his country, his country would be very rich, his country would be very industrious.” After providing such reassurances that the United States was absolutely not seeking regime change, he warned, “The best thing he could do is to make a deal.” What ultimately happened to Gaddafi is what will take place if no deal happens.
The last point is that the critics are right about one thing. It is not true that the United States “gave up nothing” leading up to the summit.
Yes, President Trump successfully secured the release of three American prisoners.
Yes, he continued military exercises without much alteration.
Yes, the sanctions stayed in place, and he never changed his demands.
Yes, the sanctions stayed in place, and he never changed his demands.
But the administration did relieve some diplomatic pressure. There was the photo op with Kim Jong Un and Secretary Pompeo, shaking hands and smiling, no less. President Trump has said kind words directed toward the dictator. There is now the infamous creation of the summit challenge coin. The pivot of the administration from condemnation to openness and praise has been deliberate. It was regrettably overdone, but it was also the least costly of any kind of show of good faith.
Still, the administration has approached the North Korea problem basically the right way by always hedging, remaining realistic about the prospects of negotiations going south fast, keeping economic sanctions firmly in place, continuing U.S. joint military exercises with allies, seeking a diplomatic solution in good faith, and remaining willing to walk when it becomes clear the ultimate U.S. objective is out of reach.
The United States IS NOT obligated to accept that North Korea must be permitted to have a nuclear program that holds Americans and our allies hostage to nuclear attack!
But if North Korea insists that it is, and refuses to make the strategic decision that Libya made, the blame for the potentially disastrous results will rest squarely with Kim Jong Un, not President Trump, who is rightly refusing to sacrifice American security for the sake of what would be deadly compromise.

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Sen. Cruz Joins Effort to Rein in Wasteful and Unnecessary Spending!
5/25/18
Cosponsors bill to implement the $15 billion in rescissions President Trump requested.
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HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and David Perdue (R-Ga.) cosponsored a bill to implement the rescissions President Trump has requested with his authority under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act.
This bill would reclaim $15 billion in previously appropriated money that has not been used.
“This is a great first step to reining in wasteful government spending,
and I applaud the President for putting this process in motion,” Sen. Cruz said. “A great advantage of a rescissions package is that Democrats are unable to filibuster it, which means that if Republicans stand together we can start cutting back on unnecessary spending!
We need to do this, and far more—Congress should take advantage of every opportunity to reduce our national debt, including saving money that doesn’t need to be spent.”

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Greetings Landel, May 27, 2018
This Memorial Day weekend, we pause to remember and pay tribute to the men and women who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. It is the legacy of these patriots, who rest in Arlington, Normandy and in towns across America, which calls each of us to cherish the gift of liberty. May we never take our liberty for granted, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.
This week in Washington, I had the opportunity to work with my colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) to complete the markup process for the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes over 30 amendments I led.
This NDAA provides another significant increase for our troops’ take-home pay, to properly compensate the brave men and women who serve in our military, and establishes policies that will deter aggression and defeat global threats. There is no better way to lead our country during tumultuous times than peace through strength, and ensuring our military is properly equipped and funded is a crucial component to that end.
I am proud of what we accomplished in SASC, and look forward to swift passage by the full Senate.
It has become more apparent than ever that workplace misconduct and abuse is far too common in Hollywood, the media, corporate America, and in the halls of Congress. For months, Sen. Gillibrand and I have been calling for reform and leading the effort in the Senate to combat sexual harassment in Congress and hold perpetrators accountable. I was gratified to see my colleagues reach a deal that passed the Senate this week, and will continue working to ensure it becomes law, to stop the cycle of sexual harassment and secret settlements.
On Thursday in Austin, I participated in a roundtable discussion with Governor Greg Abbott, local law enforcement officials, and the victims and survivors of the Santa Fe High School, Alpine High School, and Sutherland Springs church shootings on the topic of school safety.
We had productive conversations about the concerns of Texas communities and potential solutions to make schools safer. I look forward to working with the Texas delegation and Governor Abbott to address these issues.
My Senate office continues to work to ensure swift and effective service to Texans and Texas communities in need of federal assistance following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. If you need additional information or assistance during the recovery and rebuilding process, please do not hesitate to contact my office or use the federal and state resources listed here.
Keep Texas Strong,
Ted Cruz

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Statement: On Immigration.
5/24/18
The United States must adopt an immigration system that serves the national interest.
To restore the rule of law and secure our border, President Trump is committed to constructing a border wall and ensuring the swift removal of unlawful entrants.
To protect American workers, the President supports ending chain migration, eliminating the Visa Lottery, and moving the country to a merit-based entry system. These reforms will advance the safety and prosperity of all Americans.

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President Issues Veto Threat On Schumer Amnesty, DHS Rips Bill.
2/15/18
The Administration strongly opposes passage of the Schumer-Rounds-Collins Amendment. This Amendment would drastically change our national immigration policy for the worse by weakening border security and undercutting existing immigration law.
Specifically, preventing enforcement with respect to people who entered our country illegally before a date that is in the future would produce a flood of new illegal immigration in the coming months. The Amendment would undermine the safety and security of American families and impede economic growth for American workers!
The Administration continues to insist on a safe, modern, and legal immigration system for the benefit of the American people. The essential pillars of such a system are securing the border through building the physical border wall and closing legal loopholes, protecting the nuclear family by limiting sponsorships to spouses and children, cancelling the visa lottery, and implementing a lasting solution on DACA.
The Administration is committed to finding a permanent, fair, and legal solution for DACA.
But this Amendment would only compound the problem by encouraging millions of additional minors to be smuggled into the United States! We need to solve the problem, not perpetuate it indefinitely.
The vitality of the American economy and the safety and security of the American people depend upon these reforms.
The Administration cannot support the Schumer-Rounds-Collins Amendment because it is not only dangerous policy that will harm the Nation, but it also fails to deliver on the clear promise the Administration has made to the American people.
If the President were presented with an enrolled bill that includes the Amendment, his advisors would recommend that he veto it.
Shared from Whitehouse.gov
DHS: Schumer-Rounds-Collins Destroys Ability of DHS to Enforce Immigration Laws, Creating a Mass Amnesty For Over 10 Million Illegal Aliens, Including Criminals! The Schumer-Rounds-Collins proposal destroys the ability of the men and women from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove millions of illegal aliens. It would be the end of immigration enforcement in America and only serve to draw millions more illegal aliens with no way to remove them!
By halting immigration enforcement for all aliens who will arrive before June 2018, it ignores the lessons of 9/11 and significantly increases the risk of crime and terrorism.
It is an egregious violation of the four compromise pillars laid out by the President’s immigration reform framework. Instead of helping to secure the border as the President has repeatedly asked Congress to do, it would do the exact opposite and make our border far more open and porous.
It would ensure a massive wave of new illegal immigration by exacerbating the pull factors caused by legal loopholes.
By keeping chain migration intact, the amendment would expand the total legalized population to potentially ten million new legal aliens – simultaneously leading to undercutting the wages of American workers, threatening public safety and undermining national security.
The changes proposed by Senators Schumer-Rounds-Collins would effectively make the United States a Sanctuary Nation where ignoring the rule of law is encouraged.
1—Provides a Safe Enforcement-Free Haven for Over 10 Million Illegal Aliens
◾It eviscerates the authority of DHS to arrest, detain, and remove the vast majority of aliens illegally in the country by attempting to limit DHS enforcement by codifying a “priorities” scheme that ensures that DHS can only remove criminal aliens, national security threats and those who arrive AFTER June 30, 2018 creating a massive surge at the border for the next four months.
◾This immigration enforcement “holiday” until June 30, 2018 will show to the world we are not serious about enforcing our immigration laws as those who arrive here can just stay here consequence free, at a minimum until the next amnesty.
◾The amendment fails to address serious loopholes in immigration law on detention and removal authorities, including Zadvydas v. Davis. The most egregious loopholes have required DHS to release aliens with final orders of removal – including dangerous convicted criminal aliens – into American communities if, because their country of origin refuses to accept them, we are unable to remove them in 180 days. ◾In Fiscal Year 2017, more than 2,300 aliens were released because of that court decision, and more than 1,700 of those were criminal aliens.
◾It does nothing to combat sanctuary jurisdictions, and does not enhance ICE’s detainer authority—the tool it uses to pick up and process aliens from the secure and controlled environments of jails and prisons – or indemnify local jurisdictions that seek to comply with detainers. This forces ensures that local jurisdictions release criminals back into communities to re-offend.
◾According to a recent Harvard-Harris poll,
[1] 80% of American voters share the common-sense view that cities that arrest illegal aliens for crimes should be required to turn them over to immigration authorities.
◾While noncitizens made up approximately 7.2 percent of the U.S. population in 2016,
[2] they accounted for 41.75% of all federal offenders sentenced for felonies or Class A misdemeanors in that fiscal year. Even excluding all types of immigration offenses, noncitizens accounted for more than 20% of all federal offenders sentenced for felonies or Class A misdemeanors—nearly three times their share of the general population.
◾It does not fix any current removal loopholes that it make it difficult for DHS to remove criminal aliens and does not subject gang members to removability – a serious concern where many gang members enter the country as Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) and are unable to be removed.
◾Last year, “Operation Raging Bull”, a law enforcement operation targeting MS-13 gang members, resulted in the arrest of 214 individuals in the United States—nearly one third of whom (64 individuals) had entered the country as UACs.
#2—Fails to Secure the Border:
◾The amendment ties the hands of all the men and women of DHS who stand at the border attempting to make our nation more secure.
◾Leaves longstanding loopholes wide open, undermining DHS’s ability to remove aliens and perpetuating the catastrophic “catch and release” policy. These loopholes create a dramatic pull factor for illegal immigration.
◾Fails to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, effectively ensuring continued surges in unaccompanied alien minors and family units.
◾Only 3.5% of unaccompanied minors apprehended are eventually removed from the United States.
◾Fails to address The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, which limits the DHS ability to promptly return UACs who have been apprehended at the border and creates additional loopholes. ◾Failing to close these loopholes creates untold risks for children who are routinely smuggled and trafficked as they seek to arrive in the United States.
◾Fails to ensure that drugs like fentanyl do not enter the U.S.
◾Fails to address much needed hiring and pay reforms that allow DHS to support the men and women on the frontlines.
◾Prevents DHS from building a Border Wall where it is needed through the imposition of unnecessarily onerous environmental and reporting burdens.
◾It does not provide any provisions to deter visa overstays (criminal designation, prompt removal, or bars to immigration benefits), enabling mass illegal immigration through temporary visa programs.
◾Visa overstays account for roughly 40% of all illegal immigration in the United States.
#3—Not a DREAMer Bill,
But a Mass Amnesty Bill for Illegal Aliens of All Ages
◾Gives initial citizenship to a massive population of three million illegal aliens – and potentially many more as extended-family chain migrants.
◾In addition to the 3 million DACAs, it ensures a path to citizenship for their 6 million parents through the use of a faux-prohibition provision that is likely unconstitutional as well as administratively and judicially impossible to administer.
◾There are no real eligibility requirements. Much of the eligibility criteria can be waived.
◾Gives citizenship to criminal aliens: Many criminals can benefit from the DACA provision as the bars for criminals are overly narrow and the eligibility to waive criminal conduct for applicants is overbroad.
◾Expands maximum age of entry into the United States for DACAs to age 18— ensuring it applies to illegal aliens who have spent most of their lives in their home countries and who came to the United States recently and who are decidedly not children.
◾Grants immigration benefits to individuals who are not “DREAMers”: expands conditional permanent resident status to certain aliens in Temporary Protected Status who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements designed to address the DACA population.
◾Persons who are under the age of 43 years old TODAY are eligible to apply for DACA now – these are not children, and haven’t been for some time.
◾Additionally there is no maximum age limit: meaning that, a “DREAMer” who is eligible today could wait years before applying, thus we could have DACA “children” benefiting receiving citizenship when they are in their 60s and 70s.
◾Contains unworkable and dangerous confidentiality provisions, which hamstrings DHS’s ability to remove illegal aliens who do not meet eligibility requirements or commit fraud.
◾The bill creates a new definition of expunged records that contradicts current law and ensures that criminal aliens with expunged convictions can benefit from legalization.
◾Allows illegal aliens’ own statements – not verifiable documentation – to satisfy the DACA eligibility requirements creating an obvious enforcement loophole. This is the exact type of non-auditable visa program that the GAO continues to cite as irredeemable on its face.
◾Prevents the Secretary from denying applications for DACA applicants who appear to be a threat to public safety or national security concerns.
◾Anyone who claims to be eligible for relief is barred from removal, essentially a get out of jail free card.
◾The Schumer-Rounds-Collins proposal explicitly prevents DHS from removing anyone who is “enrolled in” school over the age of five. This would include teenage human smugglers, gang members, or criminal aliens.
#4—Expands Chain Migration;
◾Fails to protect the economic security of millions of American workers and taxpayers by doing nothing to address unchecked extended family chain migration.
◾Under current law, illegal aliens are unable to legally bring over their foreign relatives through chain migration. By providing a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal aliens while leaving chain migration intact across the entire U.S. immigration system, these individuals would then be able to bring over all of extended families through chain migration, who in turn could bring in their foreign relatives, potentially increasing the legalized population of aliens to 10 million.
◾A Princeton study found that every two new migrants sponsor, on average, seven additional relatives to come to the United States.
#5 Keeps the Visa Lottery;
◾The bill does nothing to address the outdated and dangerous Visa Lottery program, let alone fulfill the Administration’s goal of ending it.
◾A report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2007 found that the visa lottery system was vulnerable to fraud committed by and against lottery applicants. ◾The GAO report found difficulties in verifying applicant identities, which raised serious security concerns.
◾At some of the consular posts they reviewed the majority of visa lottery applicants had hired “visa agents” to enter the lottery.
◾In 2003, the State Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) authored a report that found the program was subject to widespread abuse. ◾The OIG found that despite restrictions against duplicate visa lottery submissions, thousands of duplicate submissions were detected each year.
The report asserted that identity fraud was endemic in the system and that it was commonplace for applicants to use fraudulent documents!

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Trump Frees Another American Hostage.
05/27/2018 by: TTN Staff
Another American in prison by a terrible regime has returned home. The Trump administration secured the release and President Trump was there to welcome the prisoner home.
According to The Daily Caller:
The Trump administration has secured the release of an American who has been held prisoner in Venezuela for two years without trial.
Joshua Holt, a 26-year-old Utah native, and his Venezuelan wife Thamy returned to the U.S. Saturday evening for a tearful reunion with Holt’s mother and father.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Republican representing Utah, tweeted a video of the touching moment. His mother held her son tight while his father joked, “Need someone to mow the lawn. It’s about time!”
At a press briefing at the White House, Holt told President Donald Trump who praised Holt for his bravery during a “tough ordeal,” that he is “overwhelmed with gratitude.”
Trump pointed out that his administration has secured the release of 17 prisoners from countries like Egypt, North Korea, and now Venezuela.
The president thanked Sen. Bob Corker, Rep. Mia Love, Sen. Hatch, and Rep. Mike Lee for their role in getting Holt home.
This news comes on the heels of the release of three American prisoners held in North Korea.
Trump was there to welcome them home with open arms as well.

[Bullheaded Texan]

Hi Friends,
I hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend, as our nation pauses to honor all the brave men and women who’ve given the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our freedom.
As a member of Congress, I’m grateful for the chance I have to commemorate the service of our fallen heroes through important legislation that supports the current members of our military.
I wanted to take a moment to highlight an important bill I voted for in the U.S. House of Representatives this week to do just that – the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Here are a few of the notable provisions it included:
•Increases pay for service members by 2.6 percent – the largest increase in nine years
•Blocks Guantanamo Bay detainee transfers to the United States
•Enhances military capabilities needed to combat terrorism and radical Islamist extremists
•Increases the size of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Naval and Air Reserve, and Air Guard
•Strengthens support for Israel by funding co-development and co-production of missile defense and weapons systems
•Prioritizes cybersecurity by supporting defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies
•Supports the long-term viability of America’s military installations
Ensuring we provide for the common defense means equipping our military with the very best defense capabilities in the world!
I will continue prioritizing this important responsibility on your behalf, and on behalf of all who’ve given their lives in the line of duty.
Sincerely,
John Ratcliffe
U.S. Representative for Texas’ Fourth District

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Trump Has Secured the Release of Another American Prisoner Overseas.
5/26/18 11:34 AM by Lauretta Brown
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced Saturday that the Trump administration has secured the release of Joshua Holt, 26, from captivity in Venezuela after he was held there for almost two years.
Holt, a Moron, flew to Venezuela to marry Thamy Holt, who he had met online.
Venezuela claimed Holt had weapons in his new wife’s family’s apartment. He and his wife have been held without a trial since 2016.
President Trump celebrated the development in some tweets Saturday as the newly released couple are expected to land in D.C. this evening.
Good news about the release of the American hostage from Venezuela. Should be landing in D.C. this evening and be in the White House, with his family, at about 7:00 P.M. The great people of Utah will be very happy! Donald J. Trump 5/26/18

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Multiple Gun Stores Mock Dick's Sporting Good With Awesome New Sign.
5/26/18 3:00 PM Beth Baumann
Now that Dick's Sporting Good has alienated Second Amendment supporters, gun stores across the nation are using the sporting goods' store's mistakes to promote their businesses.
Boyert Shooting Center in Katy, Texas made fun of Dick's with their latest sign:
Awesome gun store sign in Katy, Texas! pic.twitter.com/APbDs3qkh0
— Beth Baumann 5/26/18
"It was meant to have people react to it and hopefully most understand that we are referring to the company and not an individual. We have had a lot of people come in and tell us they love the sign," Program Director Travis Clark told The Houston Chronicle.
According to Clark, the response has been fairly positive.
Boyert also decided to offer a discount in honor of Springfield's decision to cut ties with the sporting goods company. They held a one-day sale
From their website:
SPRINGFIELD ARMORY "DONE WITH DICK'S" BLOWOUT SALE!
SAVE THE DATE! MEMBERS: 05/11/18 - 05/13/18
PUBLIC: 05/12/18 - 05/13/18
In honor of Springfield Armory cutting off DICK’S from selling their products due to DICK’S hiring of anti-2nd Amendment Lobbyists, we will be featuring a Springfield Armory “DONE WITH DICK’S” Blowout Sale this weekend at both of our locations.
Pricing and locations are listed below. This is a huge opportunity to SAVE HUGE on our entire line of Springfield firearms, but don't wait too long because it is only while supplies last!
We'll also be offering 10% OFF any Springfield holsters and accessories.
The sale will open to the public this Saturday and Sunday, however, Members will get first dibs starting this Friday.
The sale cannot be combined with any other promotions and we will be accepting call-in orders in case you can't make it to our stores. We have limited quantities of these firearms so, again, don't wait too long!
This is going to be an opportunity you definitely won't want to miss!
A pawn shop in Little River, South Carolina also decided to poke fun of Dick's Sporting Goods: Awesome gun sign. This one is in Little River, South Carolina. pic.twitter.com/70eaqmeWhM — Beth Baumann 5/26/18
The sign was put up a few days before the deadly shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. According to pawnbroker Brad Stamper, most people are receptive to the sign.
“It’s has about 99% support,” Stamper told WMBF-TV. “Our phone’s ringing off the hook.” Stamper said the shop has received supportive phone calls from callers in Texas, Missouri, Florida and Colorado.
Stamper recently took to Facebook to post a statement about their sign, which was shared on the company's Facebook page:
Barb Davey and myself just want to thank all the supporters that have supported the sign we have in front of our Pawn Shop Crossroads Pawn & Guns. We have had so many supporters and hundreds of phone calls a day to the store with everyone from all over the world supporting us and saying we are doing a great job. This sign was not posted to promote violence, but to promote our 2nd Amendment and freedom of speech that we are suppose to have in America. Our hearts go out to all of the families that have been effected by those tragic events that has taken place at schools and events. Instead of people being negative towards us which hasn’t been but about 10% we should be focusing on how to better secure our schools and events.
How many shootings happen in the White House or Airports. None so whatever measures they are taking at those locations should be implemented into our schools to protect our children and people at large events. America has the funds to do this so we need to come together as one to make this happen. Again thanks to everybody that has called, messaged, shared or commented on our sign we very much appreciate it. Our story has made it world wide and all over the news, radio, talk shows and social media. It’s time to make a statement and stand up for our rights!!