Minden, NV – -(AmmoLand.com)- Reputable firearms manufacturer and industry innovator, Franklin Armory, received word late Monday evening that their e-commerce provider, Shopify, will soon interrupt their lawful commerce of firearms and components due to a sudden change in Shopify’s “Acceptable Use Policy (AUP.)”
The new AUP was presented without warning and included a new definition of “Restricted Items” to include flash suppressors, threaded barrels, pistol grips, and even magazines larger than 10 rounds. All of these items are legal to use in a majority of states across the country, yet Shopify is interfering with Franklin Armory’s lawful interstate commerce.
Because of their lawful commerce in firearms, Franklin Armory has previously been discriminated against by financial services companies such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup, First Data, Intuit, and Pay Pal. Social media companies such as Facebook, Google, Youtube, and Twitter have also operated under discriminatory policies to throttle down the reach of firearms manufacturers.
Counsel for Franklin Armory, Jason Davis, stated, “The firearms industry is under an unprecedented attack from the leading facilitators of interstate commerce that deny legitimate firearm businesses access to important structural supports of modern business.”
Jay Jacobson, President of Franklin Armory, went on to say, “History is replete with examples of discriminatory practices employed against various societal segments. In almost every case, our nation has legislated equal protection for those segments to prevent unfair practices and discrimination. If Congress does not act soon to provide equal protection to all businesses, it is not too much of a leap to see how only approved businesses or people will be able to buy or sell in future financial markets.”
If you would like more information about this topic or to support, please see our website at www.franklinarmory.com .
Editors Note: Readers can contact Shopify directly to voice your concerns at 888) 746-7439.
Boycott every single one of those business entities mentioned above who dare to hinder American values. Let them know how Dicks Sporting Goods feels with their precipitous sales numbers, their fall in stock price, and their declining revenue. We don’t need to be contributing to the financial well being of a bunch of traitors !
Being attached/based in CANADA explains it all…Libtard owned and operated. Someone based here in the U.S. needs to start/open a network solely for the markets and shops being deleted/banned by the anti gun, liberal, Dem backed providers. If what is happening isn’t enough to show the Dem/Soros/socialist ties with the internet and it’s providers, you need help. It’s time to pull and POOL all shooting, hunting, firearms related sports from the even remotely anti firearm networks, into a friendly network(s) for the pro gun, conservative, PRO AMERICAN Republican shopper. Hmmm, maybe your voter registration card/number should be used to log… Read more »
Re Marcia Mason’s comment:
Possibly Shopify, as had been mentioned previously, were barred from doing business in this country, thereby loosing lots and lots of U.S. Dollars, they might well sing a different tune, one can never tell. As for U.S. based Internet mobs, and their sudden sensivity to firearms, and firearms related ads, I tend to wonder as to how their practices might stand up under rigorous legal examination.
Yes, it’s true about Shopify, the online sales e-commerce platform. I get the feeling that it’s too: confusing, political, difficult to navigate by state, subject to sudden whim of local governments– not just states,with also a heavy dose of mistrust of FFLs to perform that navigation of laws themselves, for Shopify to believe that their partnership with firearms clients would somehow make them implicit should a legal challenge be presented in the case of a felony misuse of such weapons. As litigious as our society is, it isn’t beyond that realm. I don’t think being Canadian is the defining factor,… Read more »
MAYBE IT’S TIME FOR THE “NRA” TO OPEN IT’S OWN BANK & LET ALL WEAPONS MANUFACTURES MOVE THEIR FUNDS INTO IT. .. I WOULD CANCEL ALL MY CREDIT CARDS AND TAKE THEIRS . BUT, I CAN ALSO SEE WHERE “MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, & VISA” WOULD NOT GIVE THEIR SUPPORT FOR SUCH A VENTURE …
What in the hell is a “Shopify”? Never heard of them!