that they also trashed.Īnton Alexander, 35, of Pendleton, Ind., and 43-year-old Anthony Phillips of Fort Wayne, Ind., walked out the front door at 1:22 p.m. But authorities did name two men taken into custody when they surrendered - after they set a fire inside the business at 795 N. Police and a specialist with the Dayton office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cincinnati division wouldn't comment about a third suspect. McMillan maintained to that his account accurately describes what took place at the meeting.Ī bit closer to home, Ohio's gun owners are familiar with the discriminatory policy taken against them by Fifth Third Bank, which chose to begin posting its Ohio branches with "no-guns" signs following passage of concealed carry reform law in 2004.Īs has been documented on this website again and again and again (and again and again and again and again), and as could be seen most recently after a five hour standoff between robbers and police in southwest Ohio, criminals still don't seem to be getting the message that guns aren't allow inside Fifth Third Bank.Ī third person authorities believe was involved in Friday morning's robbery and five-hour standoff at a Fifth Third Bank in Springboro remained on the run Friday night.
When contacted by, Bank of America spokeswoman Anne Pace stated that she could not comment on the bank's relationship with McMillan Group, but added that Bank of America "has no policies that would prohibit us from doing business with clients in industry." As evidence, reports she pointed to a recent financial news article that mentioned a $250 million business deal involving Bank of America with Freedom Group Inc. We will soon no longer be accepting Bank of America credit cards as payment for our products.Īfter posting this message on its Facebook page, the news immediately went viral. When I don't agree with a business' political position I can not in good conscience support them.
What you do with that knowledge is up to you. I think it is important for all Americans who believe in and support our 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms should know when a business does not support these rights. At which point I told him that the meeting was over and there was nothing left for him to say. "So you are telling me this is a politically motivated decision, is that right?"
You won't mind if I tell the NRA, SCI and everyone one I know that BofA is not firearms industry friendly?" We can find a 2nd Amendment friendly bank that will be glad to have our business. I replied "That is okay, we will move our accounts as soon as possible. He spent 5 minutes talking about how McMillan has changed in the last 5 years and have become more of a firearms manufacturer than a supplier of accessories.Īt this point I interrupted him and asked "Can I possibl save you some time so that you don't waste your breath? What you are going to tell me is that because we are in the firearms manufacturing business you no longer what my business."
He scheduled the meeting as an "account analysis" meeting in order to evaluate the two lines of credit we have with them. Ray Fox, Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Business Banking, Global Commercial Banking came to my office. McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, McMillan Firearms Manufacturing, McMillan Group International have been collectively banking with Bank of America for 12 years. Two recent pieces of news drive home the importance of making sure that your bank respects your Second Amendment rights.Įarlier this month, McMillan Group International, LLC announced that Bank Of America had severed ties with their company specifically because, in the years since they'd opened their accounts, McMillan had transitioned into a firearms manufacturing role.įrom a statement released by McMillan on April 19:
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