HUGE Mistake By Benchmade Knife Company...You Wanted A Video, Here It Is...
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Never understood the "I'm boycotting x company, I'm getting rid of all their products I own". You already bought it, they got their money. It's over. I do understand not purchasing things going forward.
Dude I used to watch these videos when I was in middle school, legendary youtuber
Grinder is 14$ at harbor freight
EricBrownWins NOW THATS A DEAL
Benchmade is also located right beside the police department. A $14 dollar grinder from harbor freight would have been more than the gas money to drive the guns to benchmade.
@@FlapJackTC Not a good deal go find a 20% off coupon. Or the super rare 25% off.
$9 on sale and $5 for a 10 pack of cutting wheels
@@FlapJackTC Lmfaooo
I dont care about destroying the guns I do however care about the donations to anti 2a politicians.
germanprepper I said this exact thing on his Instagram
Wranglerstar did a video explaining what the donations were about. He found that he was supporting trade schools that funnel kids into jobs at benchmade and other knife makers in the same area.
@@jeb3358 If it's about funding trade schools, take the middle man democrat politician out of the mix. Very easy to do that if it was truly about funding a trade school. Don't believe everything you hear. Especially, when it's coming from a click bait TH-camr that has buddies at said company and has received free knives from said company...
@@HillbillyNitroUSA they themselves cannot allocate goverment funding. The politician can, or do you not know how that stuff works?
Wranglerstar has been very transparent about his "affiliation" with Benchmade. They did send him a couple of knives and he basically talked about how much he didn't like them. But if you have any benchmade knives that you just absolutely cannot stand any longer I'll take them off your hands so you can recover from this devastating offense.
tanner lyons yeah but there are lots of stances and reasons to donate to a politician and if it was beneficial for them on other fronts why not.
There are many reasons to destroy guns.. damaged beyond repair, ground off serial numbers, perhaps they're illegal in that state (can't easily resell) or modified like a sawed-off shotgun you can't resell
from what I understand those guns would be destroyed no matter what, they helped to be good to local police that was all...
anyone who would destroy artifacts of engineering and artistry on behalf of someone's hoplophobia isn't worthy of respect. they could simply deny the request by the police. these were just normal weapons they got from criminals or through a buy back program. also, no where in the second amendment do they require serial numbers. all gun laws are a violation. this would be like asking smith and wesson if they would be so kind to destroy a bunch of perfectly functioning knives, some perhaps vintage with significant cultural and historical value. these people have no respect for the craftsmanship and work that goes into anything. which is expected considering how atrocious benchmade qc is. they obviously think everyone else takes their job as as non seriously they do. also, benchmade donates to anti gun and pro weapons ban(including automatic knives) politicians. put two and two together. they obviously are a bunch of woke liberal progressives masquerading as the working man's friend. boycott them and drive them out of the industry so they can cut corners elsewhere. they also artificially inflate their knife prices and take advantage of people's willingness to shell out a 100+ usd premium for a knife with a name on it. their name is worth less than dirt at this point. their knife quality is matched and exceeded by almost everyone else now, including chinese companies like we knives, so what exactly are we paying for? to support a company that takes our profits and donates it to politicians who hate our guts? the benchmade 940 is crap btw. most overrated knife in history.
@@cagneybillingsley2165 Who gives a shit. Nobody loves guns more than I do. But is not like i wont be able guns because Benchmade destroyed illegal guns. You will be fine.
But i saw your statement about the 940 and that says it all. Best edc ever
@@cagneybillingsley2165 you talk and act like there the last ones on earth. Give it up my God there millions and millions of guns so the aided the police in destroying some guns omg
Microtech.... Zero Tolerance... plenty of great choices out there. Spend your money wisely and support the companies that supports you 👍
X3
Buy Chinese...they are pro gun!
This comment was meant to be sarcastic.
Boy, when you talk knives or guns, politics or health care...you open a can of worms. STICK TOGETHER GUYS, don't let a small disagreement become part of a self destructing movement. Benchmade is a USA company. Next some idiot will be telling you to boycott Buck Knives for some reason. Maybe THIS is part of the Russian plan.
@safe space :- The Spyderco "hole in the blade" patent has expired and is open season for anyone to copy ( as far as I know, for several years now).
My point was, don't mix up your greviences...gun, knife, hunting, or whatever. We all have to stick together, and because a corporation does something that you don't agree with, it does not mean you have to put them down...there are enough people out there who find knives to be "scary" & we don't need to be doing their job for them.
This video was extremely biased and negative (especially to Benchmade) and you know what they say...divide and conquer.
@safe space :- I like the knives they produce and believe any boycott can only harm that corporation and my future chances of including their knives in future purchases. I don't buy Chinese knives (unless produced by U.S. companies) and I don't want to see choices limited by our own short sightedness. Benchmade is not anti gun, they are just holding an opinion that might differ slightly from yours or mine and the video of them destroying guns might have been an error in judgement, but thousands of guns are destroyed every year for good reason. I don't have the money to buy custom knives, so companies like Spyderco, Case, and yes, Benchmade are there for me to fulfill my needs.
Exactly!
They should stay out of political stuff and stick with making overpriced, but well designed and made from quality materials, knives.
Well said
If you guys are selling your benchmades...please feel free to get a hold of me....
Randy Yeager mine already met the metabo!
Me to!
Peter I mean Benchmade wouldn’t get any money off the secondary market soooo
I buy a lot of my stuff secondhand already to save money and it doesn't support the companies directly.
Not selling any, but not buying anymore.
Dear Benchmade,
Can you please start marking spoons?
In Australia, they first banned the guns, then they banned the knives.
BUT DON'T PANIC - AS OF LAST WEEK - SPOONS ARE STILL LEGAL.
How prophetic you were...
heard someone reviewing knives mentioning"the benchmade thing" and my curiousity brought me here... Im new to knives from Australia and you have a very real pov... i like your style man... I think its quite refreshing... Ill be checking out more of your videos now...
Thanks welcome to the channel :)
I must say, I'm impressed with your reasonable discussion about this subject compared to the overblown hysteria on nearly all other channels, posts, memes, and comments I've seen. I was not aware of your channel before, but this alone has made me a subscriber. We all need more level-headed people in the Community.
The reactionary, inaccurate hysteria over this Benchmade topic is ironic considering this same triggered behavior is commonly pointed out by the same people toward others (usually liberals) in general.
I would like to (in my eyes) clarify a few things you mentioned however. Apologies for the length:
According to a spokesman at the police department, a local machine shop that normally is used to cut firearms to the required size declined to assist the police this time for an unknown reason. That is when OCPD turned to Benchmade. They have been supporters in various capacities of their local police for a long time.
Politicians that are for reasonable gun legislation are not, by definition, "anti-gun" nor "anti-Second Amendment". Unless I am mistaken and could not find anything in my research, those who received donations have never called for, or voiced support for, striping away the 2A, but rather clarifications on existing laws or expanding very specific limitations in certain areas. In fact a bit of research shows some of those politicians that were donated to, have actually voted FOR pro-gun legislation as well, so it's a mixed bag and not cut and dry, so to speak.
I find it odd that some of these people that are the most vocal and bent out of shape about this wholeheartedly support Trump. However, using their same failed logic, Trump not only supported but actually pushed for with executive action, and accomplished to institute, a bump-stock ban. Do they now NOT support him because he's not 100% onboard with anything and everything regarding guns? I'm thinking....no.
Benchmade as a company does not donate to politicians, only individuals do. As stated on the OpenSecrets webpage regarding these donations: _"The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals may include subsidiaries and affiliates."_
To be clear, I have many guns, I carry a sidearm on my job, I shoot for sport a few times per week, but honestly this irrational outrage mob mentality is embarrassing and does not do much for the perception of many people that too many gun owners have a hair trigger (pun intended) and detached from reality anytime the subject of firearms is even mentioned, facts be damned.
For no particular reason I've never actually owned any Benchmade knives, so I really don't have a dog in that fight either way. Anyway, that's my take on it, and again I appreciate your calm and collected perspective in this video, I just wish more people had this approach, the knee-jerk reactions seems to be more the norm these days.
Didn't throw out my Gillett razors, but I'm not buying more when I run out. Same way with Benchmade. I'll keep and use what I have already paid for, but they are not getting any more money from me.
Wise and insightful as always. Very well said, Jeff. Thank you for taking a realistic and rational approach.
Jeff: "What if, all knife companies got together as a whole"
Lynn Thompson: NOPE!
Still rather support Cold Steel than Benchmade. (Better value too, and Cold Steel isn't exactly the best value.)
@@agentvx8320 Drop forged series is an extremely excellent ideal way to go.
All night companies came together and didn't support guns I would start making my own knives
No guns means sell more knives
@safe space
I mean, we have Texas now where you can *Legally carry* swords, soooooooooo
Mp3 Dalsten where can’t you legally carry swords? You can legally carry swords in California too
@@Mp3Dalsten they can easily take that right from people like they do everything else
any proof of such behavior? at least some correlation?
@@Schmidt54 th-cam.com/video/xH6ajIHNRpM/w-d-xo.html TheGunCollective has a video I linked, shows in video and links in description
I like where you stand jeff i can relate to your explanation and how you said it respect man respect 👍
I was wondering why cold steel suddenly put out a vid on their TH-cam channel titled "We love guns!" That's funny. I've been into knives for awhile and yeah benchmade has always been kind of douchy company. It's why I didn't give a crap when the axis lock got copied by ganzo. Goes around comes around.
Cold Steel makes a great product and Lynn Thompson has an awesome EDC system.
Mt. Baldwin:- Taking advantage of a discussion that might have a negative impact on their competitor?
Mt. Baldwin i have a cold steel srk, I had it drop out of my hand into my aluminum diamond plate tool box. Maybe 3 inch drop. Completely fucked the edge on it. It’s been sitting here for about 7 years with a raped edge. Absolute shit this thing is. Never got a chance to use it.
@@Crawlerjamie your telling me in 7 years you couldn't resharpen it back up. At all. Or send it back. Does cold steel not have a warranty in place
cuptow no man, the edge is rolled over heavily and I would have to take off a huge amount of material to give it an edge again. And I don’t know how to anyway. But I took it to a knife sharpening guy, he said he can’t fix it. It’s quite significant
I probably won’t be buying anything from Benchmade directly anymore.
I’ll trade and sell with people who already bought one. I’ll buy a knife already in circulation. But I don’t think I’ll get anything from them anymore.
Fishman why?
FluxedState so they can’t donate it to anti second amendment democrats.........like they’ve been doing.........since the 70’s
FluxedState I just don’t agree with their politics and would rather not give them any money.
tanner lyons They can do anything they like. Doesn’t mean I have to buy their stuff.
Fishman I know that’s what I’m saying
I look at it like this.. there are lots of fish in the sea, lots of other options. Orion coolers are a perfectly good alternative to Yeti. There are TONS of great knifemakers out there and if Benchmade finds themselves farther down the list because of their lack of 2A support, so be it. There are more knives out there that are great that I'd like to buy than I have money for.. I'm going to be passing up ones with the Benchmade name on them for awhile. I'm not going to destroy my Osborne 870, but I'm going to remember this when I put it in my pocket.
It sucks to be disappointed in a knife before I even use it in the day.
At the end if the day, you can hate benchmade for being anti 2A but buying their knives supports American workers and to me, that's more important.
I have purchased many Benchmade products and often carry a Mini Barrage , I do think they make some good blades that are kick ass! I agree these days the whole gun debate is ridiculous. There are plenty of good knives out there...ZT!
“Guns and knives... don’t really have a connection”
Well, unless it’s a bayonet lug.
True
I am a little torn because I am pro 2nd, but Benchmade got me into becoming a knife collector. I carried flea market knives until I purchased my first Benchmade. I own about seven Benchmade knives, and they have served me well.
Love the channel, even if I'm not always in agreement. Made me chuckle your offer near the end though "If you hate your benchmade knife now...send it to me....I'll destroy it with MY guns"
Legendary
ahhh , us massachusetts people have been dealing with this stuff for years, we have the strictest laws in america almost ,, whats the difference junk yards crush them like cars company destroy them who care's what happens two them... there are people in this world who should not have a gun, and thank goodness there are laws two prevent them.. or some one who just turns in stolen property or what ever... i use two live near a guy who destroyed guns for scrap... scrap it out,,,, if your getting paid to scrap that gun,, hey what business is it of ANYONE...
Well said. This is why I still eat Chic fil a.
That is the main argument I am hearing is "what about all the other stuff in your life?" the thing is though that they say they are one thing and are acting another way. I like my knife, its a good knife. But I am gonna take my money else where in the future.
I thought this was a great video. Very level headed and presented many different viewpoints. Apreciate it man!
I'll take advantage of this opportunity to get a good deal on a benchmade from Ebay
Lol why do so many people immediately get triggered over any and all gun related anything by a big company, benchmade could post a picture of an ak they are thinking about making and people would get mad that it's not an ar
Excellent point made here. If you're going to boycott a company, are you diligent and rigorous about all consumer goods you buy? Or just cherry pick and hop on the bandwagon. People need to get their heads out of their asses and REALLY self examine before they go spouting off.
The people who get hurt the most by these boycotts are the people that work for Benchmade. A boycott is not going to hurt the higher-ups, as they are set for life anyway. I personally don't give a damn about political support, as barely anyone elected is against owning guns(there are a few, but it isn't common to support removing people's guns). Some wish to increase regulations and purchase requirements, but that is another tangent for a different day.
Fantastic video, Jeff! I like your logical approach and reasoning. I wish more of us, in the knife world, thought that way. I personally think only an fool boycotts a single company for something like this. The all or nothing mentality of our country is tiring and disgusting. America is great, has been great, and will be great. Regardless of the talking heads in the Washington offices. The worst thing that ever happened in this country is when people who disagree stopped talking to eachother. When people only associate with people that validate, likely incorrect ideas, it leads into a void of circular ignorance.
Thank you for the video, and what you do with the channel, Jeff.
tough shit.
@@t5sur1 Thank you for the insightful, intelligent, courteous, and attentive reply.
maybe cost of knives will come down now... I don't care that they helped the cops destroy the guns, they marked to be destroyed anyway. if they were used in a crime they kinda have too. think its kinda weird that the pd can afford a bearcat but not a chop saw. if people are going to sell their benchmades ill buy them on the cheap, because they make good knives. as a company I have not read anything that they are against guns.
I have honestly felt a lot of times that the price of a benchmade had a lot more to do with its name than its quality. I am hoping this whole thing creates a hit to their pride that brings their prices down a bit. Knocks them off their high horse.
That didn't happen
it still has not.
I like how you are logical and reasoned regardless of political standpoint. I respect your ability to lay it out relatively flat and explain the way you feel without attacking. I wish more were like you. Agree on some, disagree on others but no one can fault you for speaking your mind. Good job, you're real. This is why we all love ya.
Let benchmade be benchmade, I just dont like anything you said about them, so I won't sponsoring them. It's not much, but it's how I can stand by and exercise my views.
I am English but live in France so i speak from experience in these two countries. When guns go, knives are not far behind!!
Why did H&K drop their working partnership with Benchmade ?
Happytriggertime
They knew that they were cutting guns for years and didn’t like that shit.
Hk's daughter started dating Benchmade 'S son and Hk did not approve
@@willc9235 H&K is pretty antigun...
@Fawthur Sure thing. If you google it you'll find H&K has given money to Angela Merkel and the Christian Democratic Union, Angela Merkel has also called for random checks on legal gun owners in the past although I don't believe they were implemented.
www.google.com/amp/www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-world-from-berlin-a-call-for-gun-control-in-germany-a-613577-amp.html
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/angela-merkels-party-accused-of-taking-bribes-from-german-gunmaker-hk/a-43900844
Idk, the Spyder hole is great, but it's a hole. Is it really patient worthy?
I’m throwing away all my benchmades......lol yeah right
There’s plenty of head honchos in companies that are way worse
Considering that the smell of smoke is still prominent in Portland and that BMKC was a "luxury" purchase on my part, that I can live without...not a necessity like food or gasoline...decision turned out pretty on the mark...
Jeff you are absolutely spot on!!
The dogpile is on Surefire now too.
My opinion: Don't sell or get rid of your benchmade, just don't buy them anymore. Be vocal about that.
Yep
@@andrewalsobrook6729 file off the logo, or when someone asks tell them fact that BM is a progressive company :D "conversation piece"
@@ScrappyXFL I was thinking "sigh, I used to love these knives but then the company had to do some stupid things and I can't support them anymore"
@@m2hmghb Yea, I even have an old one with that spiderco hole. I've used the mess out of it!
Here's a slightly off-topic question. What's done with the metal and material from destroyed guns? Is it recycled?
Thank for explaining this.
Well, I won’t be giving them any more of my money, but if you have a 940 that you want to get rid of for cheap, let me know. I will still use them via the secondary market.
Great to see a cool headed view. Honestly, I think people rushed to make hate videos just for the views. With the end result of getting people all excited. People need to be told to be outraged.
Benchmade has always been a huge corporate machine and their scandals have always blown over. Also, police depts dont destroy guns. For whatever reason they ask local weld & machine shops, metal shops, etc to chop them up. Its the same in Canada. Which is what Benchmade was doing, on request. Nobody boycotts those small local shops.
Firearms shouldn't be destroyed unless they're unreliable and dangerous, period. Here in the US, we have a Constitutional right to bear arms.
I’m not a gun guy, I’m a huge knife guy. I’m also pro gun control (come at me), but I legit think people are flipping out on this. It just shows tribalism. As a liberal and a knife lover it’s incredibly difficult to have a conversation with knife lovers because they overlap with gun lovers so often and once it’s revealed that I’m a liberal, wow does the hate train start rolling!
I’ll always live Benchmade. I’ve had seriously great customer service and their products are top notch. I truly think that the people freaking out are doing so much more so because they want to be with the gun lover crowd. Hive mind.
Wow Jeff. Thanks for explaining this all. I always appreciate it
I'm glad I didn't scroll down to description and see patreon I was about to let you have it. I hope not wrong, you're a good guy seemed like a solid honest person! These gun and knife channels that have patreon need to check themselves.
Social media is a double edged sword for businesses. Benchmade was dumb for doing this and hopefully they learn something from the backlash.
@Fawthur if you actually took a second to think about all the people and families this would severely impact maybe you would say differently.
Judging from their pathetic weasely "we're sorry we got caught" non-pology it seems they learned NOTHING.
Everybody that is getting rid of their Benchmade knives....send them to me. I could care less about a knife company’s political leanings or whether they support guns or not. First, they publicly stated that they support the second amendment. Second, let me know if you need my address to send me your knives. Thanks.
Benchmade has always been too expensive for what it is anyway.
Agree 100%
I will never buy a Benchmade product EVER AGAIN!
Well said, i will be keeping the 3 benchmades I have, but wont buy anymore. My Spydercos are IMO better anyway, much better.
I'm kinda disappointed to hear that "on paper" they are anti-gun, but you make a good point about nit-picking.
I'll still buy the few that Interest me but I've always thought they were over prived.
Unless they start pricing their models at at least 25% off what they currently are, it’s safe to say I’m not buying another Benchmade. Not that I’ve ever been a huge Benchmade fan, they’ve always been pretty happy meal toy-ish imo. You want a nice production knife? Do yourself a favor and invest in a Spyderco or ZT
Doesn’t the firing pin and barrel of a firearm have a specific imprint/impact on every bullet it fires.....almost like a fingerprint?..
Completely agree with you on this one. While I don’t have any benchmade knives something like this would not stop me from buying one. It’s a good knife made by good people even if the higher ups in the company have other opinions. Same as yeti, I don’t understand boycotting a good product because of a dumb move by the higher ups. I understand being upset about it, I love guns myself, but a quality product is a quality product. And worst comes to worst just buy from a different company that makes a product similar to what you want
Great video, my problem with Benchmade is 3 years ago I bought 4 Benchmade knives in a span of 6 months. All were bought brand new. in a matter of 2 months I had to send 3 of them back for warranty due to various reasons. When I sent them a email because I do live in Canada I wanted to know if they could throw in a free ball cap for all my troubles. The owner( i can not remember his name) told me to sit and rotate. Not exactly that way I said it but still I was in shock. I spent $1000.00 on these knives. I surely did not expect to have all these problems with 3 out of 4 knives. Since then I have not bought another Benchmade knife and never will.
They are overpriced garbage
Screw Benchmade.
Because they have a different opinion than you??
koala bear ^^^^^ facts
koala bear yes that’s exactly why, I love guns, so why would I give my money to a company who’s gonna turn around and give it to people trying to take my guns.
@@tannerlyons4038 no one is trying to take your goddamn guns. Also, Trump has proposed more anti-gun legislation than Obama ever did.
-echo roads- no ones trying to take my gun huh. Then tell me why New Jersey passed a law taking away semi auto rifles, tell me why California is trying to ban and have them so limited on what u can own it’s pointless to buy them. Tell me why Democrat’s are voting next week to make it harder for people to buy and own them. So yes they are trying to take the guns, it starts with chipping away until eventually there nothing left to chip away at. There’s a great book called, to give a mouse a cookie, once they get that first taste, they’ll want more and moreHere read this arrival then tell me there not trying to take them. And Obama tried many more times to hurt the gun community, but every attempt was ruled unconstitutional. Because it was just that. amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/09/house-democrats-gun-control-legislation-pledge
The contributions didn't necessarily go to anti gun politicians, they went to pro knife politicians and those politicians have passed pro knife legislation. Every single person seeing this video or any of the comments are doing it on a strongly and openly anti gun platform. hypocrit much?
Benchmade isn't the biggest knife company. Kershaw/ZT/Kai makes Benchmade looks a garage shop, not to mention Mora, Gerber/Fiskars or the global leader SAK.
I literally gave the two BM I (owned) away!!!!
Why? They already have your money.
Unless he got them secondhand?
Does the tool they sell good? Does it work? and cut? If it looks good to me I'm buying controversy aside. If you wanna get rid of good benchmade knives because you disagree it doesnt effect how well the tool/Knife works. But hey Ill take a free knife guys. I'm not boycotting like jeff said a good product is a good product. and I 100% agree with that.
Just one last comment, I do know, as my Dad was a WW2 vet, that your families , a older generation, fought side by side, for common goals, Very, very proud of my dad, an all you guys, Rob.
Oregon by law cannot sell guns used in a crime, or given to them to be destroyed.
They also made contributions to anti-gun politicians
They can donate them though. There are endless ways to read between the lines of the law to get the best result for all parties. The laws are loosely worded for a reason. They chose to destroy them as good press for the liberals of Oregon. They wanted some good PR and chose to do something wrong to look better in the eyes of people whose opinions shouldn’t even be considered valid in the first place.
@@BigShaneGillis you're just trying too hard to demonize BM and the police department. They doing as they're told despite their beliefs.
@@touring3d doesn't matter. Politics shouldn't sway whether or not you buy from a company. The product you buy should determine whether or not you buy from them.
Ben Simmons how do you know they did it to please the liberals lol? Seems like they just did what the Oregon city police asked. Most police and people who live outside or eugene/Portland are conservative
*BTW - yes, I DO look at what corporations do in terms of their support or opposition, to the Constitution and the USA. I see no need to give money to someone who will USE that money to fight against what I believe for and fought for. And I DO agree with you, we are all entitled to an opinion without hating each other*
anybody else see Cold Steel's post? made my day. they have balls
no I didn't, do you have a link to it? :)
@@ScrappyXFL no but if you go to Cold Steel's Instagram it should be one of the most recent posts
Honestly, if all the mainstream knife companies came together under the banner of hating guns, I'd just make my own brand that's sole purpose is to shit on all of them and run with a pro-gun stance.
I love knives. But, I love guns way more. No more Benchmade for me!
Send me your Benchmade's then mate.
Matthew Palmer Send me the $$$ first lol
But plenty of TH-cam for you. They are anti 2A by the way.
Ronald Strohmeyer I prefer Full30, but the firearm community shouldn’t leave TH-cam. Thousands upon thousands of new people are reached with firearm content. That isn’t happening on Full30
@@touring3d Ah got it so it's Ok to support something that's anti 2A as long as it influences a lot of people. Kinda like.... Benchmade?
I ran across this trying to decide on purchasing benchmades pocket rocket. Just purchased it after reading these comments.
IDGAF what y'all think, but I'm hands-down gonna keep buying Benchmade. Quality blades from quality folks. If you're too narrow-minded to see that, that's your deal.
I 100% agree with you!!
Benchmade’s QC are brain dead
@@kiwifarmsdotnet Like you, then?
@@kiwifarmsdotnet yup, definitely don't want a knife built on a Monday or a Friday.
The only benchmade I am considering getting is the SOCP, but the really high price is making that unlikely.
@The Count Yeah, I'm kinda wary. I'm looking for the single edged serrated version at stores, but I've been unable to find it. May just have to get it direct from benchmade. So expensive though.
Phillip Nunya use this website to find an authorized benchmade dealer near you: www.benchmade.com/find-a-dealer.html
I understand that guns have to be destroyed by court order. Benchmade could have refused in cutting up the guns. They can support the PD in other ways. I’ve bought second hand BM knifes because they were deals. On the hole new BM knives have always been to pricey for me. I’m just disappointed with there alignment against the 2nd amendment.
A lot of people are disappointed in the alignment of their knives as well.
Thanks for sharing this. Good to know what your purchase may or may not support.
Benchmade did the cops a solid. Its REQUIRED by law for guns confiscated by the police for use in a crime to be destroyed. There's no getting around it. All Benchmade did was let the cops use their tools to make it easier and cheaper. Is it stupid that those guns had to be destroyed? Personally I think so. But it's the law, regardless. Benchmade did nothing wrong.
BENCHMADE wasn't required by law to do anything. As you said, they did the police a favor, that they didn't have to do. They therefore are supporting a law that I personally oppose. Let the police destroy it themselves. Benchmade at the very least shouldn't have let them take pictures and post that. It shows that they at the very least don't understand how supporting a law like this will look to their customers. Or should I say their CIVILIAN customers.
legally they did nothing wrong, they have been convicted by their peers and customers.
THATS ALL YOU NEED TO DESTROY A COMPANY
I’m confused why people are so against destroying guns. I get that it’s not a good thing but it’s not like they are confiscating and destroying ARs or weapons with specific features. I’m just confused on how it’s anti gun? Why would a police department sell guns used in crimes?
Fuck cops
Why the fuck does benchmade have to do it? If I owned a business that its purpose was to cut shit I'd tell them to fuck off.
Buying second hand helps if you really really have a bone to pick with a specific company. I havent bought new anything in yeeeears
Boycotted
I am fine with the destruction of confiscated firearms. I am fine with companies supporting their local PDs. I won't buy Benchmade or anyone else that is anti-2A. A dios, Benchmade.
Dick's Sporting goods should sell Benchmade knives!
I carried a 940 for years without knowing this backstory on benchmade, I don't go out of my way to check things like that generally. Guess I should have, I would not have bought it to begin with. Oh well no big deal now. Definitely will pick up a ZT in the future after some of the comments they made about this situation.
Some would probably be guns with scraped off serial numbers once that's done it's impossible to find the correct owner. If bench made is anti 2a as a company then I'll never spend my money with them again.
check who they donated to, it pains me to say this: B.M. is decidedly anti 2A.
I was looking at purchasing a Benchmade bugout now nope. Thanks for the video
What..Benchmade is anti-cannabis?!?!?!....Ill never own a Benchmade now....thanks for the heads up!
If anyone is selling a benchmade at a reasonable price. I'll gladly buy it. A tool is a tool still.
It's hilarious how soft people are these days. If you breathe the wrong way you will offend someone
to many snowflakes in this day and age and it's only going to get worse.
I don’t understand how a knife company can be anti-2A. “...the right of the people to keep and bear ARMS shall not be infringed.” The definition of arms is weapons of offense or armor of defense. It’s doesn’t just protect guns, but knives or anything else that could be considered a weapon of offense.
Wouldn't just make more sense for people to sell the benchmades and then donate the money to politicians who are pro 2nd amendment?
DetectorRodgerDavid or use the money to purchase a gun or ammunition 🤷🏻♂️
my thing is if a company I buy stuff from does something dumb I just change who I buy stuff from like when Starbucks pissed me off it was pretty easy and cheaper to go to black rifle coffee company and it supports veterans. BUT I'd say I'm in the same boat as you I didn't really buy many benchmades before this happened and I don't know if this will impact my buying habits especially since me boycotting them will only screw myself out of a cool knife maybe. If something cool comes out at a descent price I'll probably buy it still
I love guns. I love benchmade. People are free to have their own opinion. I will keep buying benchmades. Such a simple solution when you don’t complicate things.
Keep your garbage
I love guns. I love benchmade. I love supporting company’s that support politicians who want to take the things I love away.
Ben W I can almost guarantee you the device you typed that sentence in does not support guns.
Cooldibs let’s say you’re right. How’s that change what I said.
Political opinions/positions are one thing, but Benchmade's real offense is continuing to charge hundreds of dollars for $20 knives.
Personally had no clue Benchmade was anti-gun until this scandal broke. As for me, I'm done! Benchmade, Rock River, Springfield Arms, and Yeti. Done! Sorry Jeff, can't agree with your outlook. There's a difference between a company that isn't Pro-Gun, compared to one that is actively Anti-Gun.
If my couch wasn't made by a Pro-Gun company, that doesn't mean I'm throwing it out! Most likely it was made by one that also isn't Anti-Gun either! So I have no problem with that! Yes, there is a difference. A company that isn't fighting to preserve my rights yet also isn't fighting to take them away is very different from one like Benchmade that is actively trying to, by financially supporting those with the power to introduce legislation that blatantly violates the Constitution.
And honestly, Jeff; I first encountered you over on CPF over a decade ago. You left and became a successful TH-camr. I think that's great. But you're making yourself look foolish with that whole "What if" scenario involving every knife company out there. Spyderco, SOG, KAI, Cold Steel, and Ernie Emerson have all come out as supporting the rights of their core customer base. Rights of gun owners. Let's not forget literally countless custom makers who hunt and shoot, and have always been honest about supporting fellow like-minded individuals in the gun community. Sorry Jeff but your "What if" scenario was honestly ridiculous.
People are always looking for something to get upset about. If people are going to get mad about this, then be consistent with all of your choices in life. Personally, I don't really see how this is that big of an issue. The local PD needed some guns destroyed, BM help them out. "Oh no, BM is coming after our guns..." No, BM supported their local PD. I personally value that over them destroying a few guns.
I just bought my first Benchmade a month ago so I'm not boycotting anyone lol
true, why would anyone even care, when i buy a knife i don't look up what the company stands for. if it's good it's good
@@devon8087 right and in this case, it's not good.
Devon that’s how I feel. I don’t care about who they donated to or what guns they destroyed.
Ok but can we talk about how the link for WE knives (the only primarily Chinese brand on the list) in the description of this video is referred to as GOOX?!???
It wasn't stupid. BM should be applauded to help the police. These were all guns that stem from crimes and would've lived in the Evidence Rooms of Police. The Guns would never have seen the light of day anyway. If that's smart or not I don't know but it sure as Hell isn't Benchmades fault. They just helped out their local PD. I didn't know about the donations until now.
It's the funding of anti 2A pols that's the real problem. Like Springfield, they've become just another swamp creature.
@@busboy262 I am not into politics but as a knife company they should stay out of politics especially complicated things like this
@@alittleolder I think that's about right. We really have 2 kinds of stupid found in some of these companies that wade into the culture/political conflict.
There are the Gillette, Nike and Dick's sporting goods types. These kinds of idiots go out and just insult and demean their customers. These are the overt types of tards.
Then we have the Benchmade and Springfield Armory types. This is more subversive and (IMO) insidious. This kind of creep looks for a way to enhance their bottom line with no regard for their customer. And they do this while pretending to value our freedoms just as much as we do.
I don't buy the argument that these pols were helping BM with knife carry laws. If they were to support pols that are 2A and CCW supporters, knife carry is just a natural extension of this view. Instead, they supported ANTI 2A and CCW pols. What makes them think that they sincerely believe in knife carry? Or do these pols base their support on the number of dollars that they're given. Either way, they're feeding the swamp.
I couldn't care less about them helping their local PD. I'm glad that they did. If they didn't, I would still think that BM was a reputable company. I know better now.
Why does that matter??