Wednesday, September 5, 2018

X Nike & Levis: Why Business Leaders Need to Take a Stand on Gun Violence

Via Knuckledraggin' My Life Away

 Levi Strauss & Co. president and CEO Chip Bergh speaks during the Fortune Global Forum on November 3, 2015 in San Francisco. Bergh says business leaders need to take action on gun violence to help prevent more tragedies like Parkland.

In November 2016, I wrote an open letter requesting that gun owners not bring firearms into our stores, offices, or facilities, even in states where it’s permitted by law. This was following an incident in one of our stores in which a customer accidentally shot and injured himself while trying on a pair of jeans. While that was bad, it could have been worse: The bullet could have killed him, another customer, or one of our employees.

In the days after I published that letter, I received threats to our stores, our business, and even on my life. It was unsettling. But these personal attacks pale in comparison to the threats that activists and survivors from Parkland, Sandy Hook, and daily incidents of gun violence face every time they speak up on this issue.

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2 comments:

  1. Sooooooo, here we have another pampered, Marxist CEO (((Chip Bergh))) teaming with none other than former NY City Mayor (((Michael - I always travel with an army of 100 lawyers so I can do whatever I want - Bloomberg))) to tackle "gun violence". What an effing joke! In the article the CEO prattles on about "we need to do more" and he vehemently states "Certain people should NEVER be allowed access to a gun" - TRANSLATION: "Certain people" means your average American who supports President Trumps America First agenda, your local veterans and anyone else who will look these domestic enemies in the eye (And make no mistake, that's exactly what they are.) and says, "No! This is the line in the sand, cross it at your own peril."
    Perhaps the current cold civil war should go hot. The sooner we get rid of this fifth column, the better off we'll be.

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    1. your average American who supports President Trumps America First agenda, your local veterans

      The sooner we get rid of this fifth column, the better off we'll be.

      Yes, Sir.

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