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locks

(2,012 posts)
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:56 AM Apr 2013

COLORADO GUN MANUFACTURER TO LEAVE STATE

Magpie Industries, Colorado's largest producer of ammunition magazines, plans to immediately leave the state in the wake of a new law that limits magazine capacities to fifteen rounds. J.P.Magpie, founder and owner, states that the corporation will be unable to meet its mission statement, which is taken from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, to make as much profit as possible for executives and stockholders. "While serving in Desert Storm I used many high-powered magazines and realized that every person in Colorado needed these magazines to kill magpies, prairie dogs, and coyotes which are such a nuisance here. So I founded my company in Boulder County producing every gun accessory we could design, from high quality 35-500 round magazines to calendars picturing hot babes snuggling with their guns."

"We have had huge successes in Colorado because it has more mentally ill and criminals than any other state. They are all now in Colorado prisons but we can never know when they will escape and come after us; Coloradans will need at least 100 round magazines. We also believe that the gun laws enacted will have a negative impact on the $32 billion annual bottom line of the Colorado companies like ours and destroy their business models. After paying executive salaries, donating $1 billion to the NRA, and another $1 billion for lobbying against gay marriage and legalizing marijuana, Magpie pumped almost $1 million into the Boulder economy. When we leave the state there will be only seven gun manufacturers and 179 gun dealers left in Colorado."

In our interview Mr. Magpie went on: "Magpie Industries has tried to be a good corporate citizen. We do not sell to anyone who says they are buying for Al Quaeda. We have put warnings on all our magazines that they are not for children under three because they might choke on small bullets, and warned hikers that the magazines should be carried in backpacks not in front Snuglis. We go to schools and tell the children how important it is for them to save their pennies so that they can afford assault weapons to protect themselves. We give discounts to all University of Colorado students and faculty. For many years our designs and innovations have kept Boulder liberals safe from elk and deer which have been scaring them, especially on Mapleton Street, and we are in the process of developing 1000 round magazines to kill the bears and mountain lions who don't seem to want to stay in the mountains where they belong.

Colorado and Boulder County will soon realize the mistake they have made in passing these laws but we can't promise that when they are overturned we will come back. Wyoming is much more welcoming than Colorado. There we will only have to pay $5.15 an hour instead of the $7.78 we've been paying line workers, and Wyoming congressmen have promised to sponsor a bill which will invalidate all amendments to the Constitution except the Second. However, with the signing of HB 1224 we want to reassure Colorado residents now officially in occupied territory that the "Boulder Airlift" will continue until July 1. But we will not be selling any more 35-1000 round magazines we designed for the military to law enforcement officers unless they promise not to enforce these draconian laws."

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Squinch

(52,811 posts)
1. Wow. That is a dense lot of crazy right there.
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 08:26 AM
Apr 2013

They need the hundred round magazines to kill the mentally ill if they escape from prisons.

And they donate a billion a year to the NRA.

Congratulations to Colorado, sympathies to Wyoming.

 

premium

(3,731 posts)
3. You do realize it's a parody, right?
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 08:51 AM
Apr 2013

It's not a real article, it reads like something that the Onion would write.

Squinch

(52,811 posts)
4. I did not realize that. Because it's not entirely unique. But I am relieved to hear that.
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 08:54 AM
Apr 2013

(I hate it when I do that. Thanks for pointing it out.)

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
6. Sadly, that's pretty much the mentality of the lethal weapons industry and the fools attracted to
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:02 AM
Apr 2013

Guns and accessories.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
10. I appreciate your watching out for me - but that's why I put "Sadly that is pretty much . . . ." .
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 10:31 AM
Apr 2013

It is pretty much true -- satire, parody, lie, FOX News trash, or whatever. The actual hi-cap magazine manufacturer in Colorado said some weeks ago they were leaving because of the legislation - usual BS from whinny gun profiteers.
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
12. Cool. I did have to look twice when reading it, it sounded plausible except for Atlas Shrugged,
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 10:48 AM
Apr 2013

birds, prairie dogs, etc.
 

premium

(3,731 posts)
13. I kind of figured it was a parody
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 10:54 AM
Apr 2013

when I saw Magpie Industries instead of Magpul Industries.

Hey, have a good day my friend.

locks

(2,012 posts)
9. Not too funny
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 10:08 AM
Apr 2013

This was submitted and published in the Boulder Blueline, our online newspaper for their April Fool's Day page. As you perceptive DU'ers soon noted, much of it was taken straight from the home page of Magpul Industries Unfair Advantage home page and an interview with their exec in the Boulder Daily Camera. Sadly, the Boulder Airlift is real; they increased their inventory tenfold and sold thousands of magazines to scared gun owners who believed the NRA lies about our new laws. And they actually do sell obnoxious calendars! As one of our columnists wrote," please don't let your gun hit you in the butt, Magpul, as you close the door on our beautiful state."

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)
14. This is from a gun manufacturing site.
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 11:00 AM
Apr 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpul_Industries

not funny

Magpul Industries Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of polymer firearms accessories and concept firearms. The company is based in Erie, Colorado in the United States (though they mark all products with "Made in Boulder, CO&quot . Magpul Industries takes its name from its first product, an accessory for US and NATO armed forces STANAG magazines that aided users in pulling the magazine out of its pouch, hence "Magpul".

Magpul primarily designs, manufactures, and distributes accessories for the AR-15 and M16 rifles, and it has also expanded into the area of complete firearms design.

Magpul's well known use of plastic materials and user-configurable modules that build upon pre-existing weapon designs has led to the name being used to describe any similar modernized firearms in some parts of the firearms trade press. Any existing weapon traditionally built from steel and wood might be said to be 'magpulized' when it is redesigned along those lines.

Progressive dog

(7,243 posts)
15. Magpul not Magpie was actually making threats about moving jobs in Feb.
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 01:54 PM
Apr 2013

So this is an April fool expansion would be my guess.
Might not be a joke though, Mr. Magpie could post on the gungeon site and seem sane in comparison to many.

locks

(2,012 posts)
16. By By Bloody Magpul
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 04:06 PM
Apr 2013

Magpul Industries is actually leaving Colorado. You might want to read their long propaganda site written by their CEO. He actually does quote from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Remember that everyone who worked for Paul Ryan had to read it and be tested? Most of us did not know all this crazy stuff was being manufactured here and if you know Republic of Boulder libs and dems you can imagine what we thought of this company. Last January two Boulder cops shot, killed and butchered one of our beautiful elks (6 pointer) which was peacefully grazing in a yard on Mapleton hill. After candlelight vigils and a memorial plaque the cops were fired and are facing criminal trials this week. We protect prairie dogs and coyotes too so you can understand how hard we work to keep high-capacity magazines as far away from our children and CU students as possible.

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