Well I certainly admire you for showing a stronger Christian attitude than I but we are not talking about something, bumping a neighbors car, cheating on taxes etc., we are talking about someone IN THE FIREARMS INDUSTRY who TOOK AWAY OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS to the benefit of his company. No 30 round mags, no bayo lugs, no 'assault' rifles. Yea 'dear' Bill pretty much outlawed everything that he DIDN'T sell.
Each to his own but that doesn't rate a "OOPS", or a "I am sorry."
As to your question about the Germans and Japs my father was also a Marine, Guadalcanal, and he would never buy a Jap car. I have a elderly neighbor who was the only family member who survived a Concentration camp.
You can forgive someone for a ACCIDENT but when someones actions are DELIBERATE, that puts things on another plane. As to you Ruger fans, spend your money as you see fit, most adults that remember 1994 do also.
First of all, Ruger did not take our rights away. No one can take our rights away. Are rights are bigger than any rule or law. The constitution simply tried to protect and recognize the rights that all humans should have the freedom to use and express, but still retain regardless if they can express them or not. That bill restricted our ability to use those rights for a short period of time....especially historically speaking. You seriously think that Bill Ruger (not a representative of the people) single handedly enacted a law? You do realize that there were lots of people involved in that bills passage. Do you keep a list of every single company and person that helped with the passage of the 1994 AWB to make sure you are consistent?
Do you own anything that has a component that was made in Mexico? Most things have a piece or two that was built in Mexico. If so, you are a traitor by your own definition. Because you do realize that we actually fought a real...blood on the ground war with Mexico...right? Remember the Alamo? Same thing for Korea & China (Korean War), which produces components in many, many items.
Do you own a TV? If so, then you sir are a traitor as well by your own definition. Because, out of all the companies who make TV's, only 1 company even assembles TV in the US anymore. And the components they assemble are made in China, Korea, Vietnam...all places that have directly opposed the US and killed our soldiers.
If you care so much for our ability to express our rights, you would also care about those who kill US soldiers...correct? Do you purchase anything (thereby financially supporting) any products that contain parts from any of the countries mentioned above? If so, then you too sir are a traitor by your own definition.
If you will not purchase anything from any company or any country that has ever done wrong to the US...then you will need to live a 17th century lifestyle and not own anything that has been mass produced in the past 50 years. If you truly believe what you are saying, that is.
If you can attest that you do not buy from any of the sources above, then your life must be lonely and you need to learn how to forgive. You do realize that hating someone after they are dead will only hurt you? Bill Ruger is dead, buried, six feet under, no longer with us. So hating on a whole company (most of which at this point never knew or met Bill) does not hurt anyone but you. I dare you...hate the most hatred you can ever hate and then multiply that by 1,000 while smothering it in hatred sauce while singing a hatred song and making a hatred salute while driving in the hatred mobile. Do you know what will happen to Bill Ruger.....STINK'N NOTHING...CAUSE HE'S DEAD!!!!!
A real man can do the hard thing, and forgive those who others do not believe deserve it.