Bank Of America Politically Freezes Account of Gun Manufacturing Company: 'Un-Armed Guards' Next?
January 8th, 2013
Bank Of America Politically Freezes Account of Gun Manufacturing Company: 'Un-Armed Guards' Next?
Published on January 8th, 2013 @ 11:12:23 pm , using 394 words,
Refocus Notes:
We, in fact, have read an endless parade of news accounts concerning injuries and flat out illegal actions that Bank of America has taken against its own customers. Now, we read of this following story in which Bank of Amerika has frozen the account of a customer because it disapproves of their gun manufacturing.
Fine, we should now suppose that the Bank will be un-arming its security guards and dropping a large number of defense contractor accounts as well? No more armored trucks too, we should presume?
Probably not, you see, BOFA, located right in Charlotte NC, has apparently become expert at bullying the little guys, while bending over only for the bigger ones.
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Bank of America has reportedly frozen the account of gun manufacturer American Spirit Arms, according to its owner, Joe Sirochman.
In a Facebook post dated December 29, Sirochman wrote the following:
“My name is Joe Sirochman owner of American Spirit Arms…our Web site orders have jumped 500 percent causing our Web site e-commerce processing larger deposits to Bank of America.
So they decided to hold the deposits for further review.
“After countless hours on the phone with Bank of America, I finally got a manager in the right department that told me the reason that the deposits were on hold for further review – her exact words were – ‘We believe you should not be selling guns and parts on the Internet.’”(emphasis added)
Sirochman also wrote that he told the bank manager that “they have no right to make up their own new rules and regs” and that “[American Spirit is a] firearms manufacturer with all the proper licensing.”
He also noted that he has been doing business with Bank of America for over 10 years, but will now be looking for a new bank.
According to Unlawful News, this isn’t the first time Bank of America has targeted a customer involved in the firearms industry.
McMillan Group International was reportedly told that its business was no longer welcome after the company started manufacturing firearms – even after 12 years of doing business with the bank.
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