Pro-gun groups take pot shots at Dell

The USA's awesomely powerful pro-gun lobby is taking aim at Dell, after the patriotic Texan, PC maker, refused to take an order from a prominent American pistolsmith.

Jack Weigand, president of the American Pistolsmiths Guild, was told by Dell that the company had refused to complete his order for a notebook, following the company's post September 11-screening policies. The reason? The name of Wiegand's company, Weigand Combat Handguns inc., failed the screen, apparently because of the combat bit.

Weigand promptly ran up a statement on his website , calling on "the firearms community to do the following. If you intended to buy a Dell and because of this letter you do not, email Dell and let them know why." He then posted it on firearms forums (and our thanks to Leadshot.com for alerting us to this story).

Weigand got really mad when he found out that Dell numbered Handgun Control as a member of its sales affiliate program, by which companies gain fees for referrals. Proof, he reckons, that Dell is in league with the US anti-gun lobby.

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