National Email I plan on sending to Rob Lanesey of intuit. Please critic and add before I send it.

[xiSHARPSHOOTix]

I plan on sending an email to the chief communications officer of intuit about their recent stance on gun control. Here is what I have so far. Please help critic and add to it.

"Hello,

Due to your companies stance on gun control and denying Americans their second amendment rights, I will no longer be using any of your products ever again. I will be informing family and friends to never use your products. Gun control is not the answer to this countries problems. If you are willing to support corrupt government officials in their aim to oppress the American people, then you are part of the problem. The constitution is under attack and if something isn't done about it we will all lose all of our rights. Studies have shown time and time again that gun control does not work. I am sickened that you want to support making millions of law abiding citizens felons for having a hobby and wanting to protect themselves and their families."

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[Kruel J]

Remove the contents from "for having" forward and replace it with "for having a Constitutional right to protect themselves and their families from criminals and an oppressive government".

Just my .02 worth.

 

[Kruel J]

I agree firearms are a "hobby", but in this instance I wouldn't water it down so far as it it a RIGHT. And important enough to be number 2 in the constitution.

 

[Mister Bisley]

It's only #2 because the gentleman/philosophers that founded our country would want us to have an intellectual conversation and try to work things out, before having to blow your brains out

 

[Cavedweller]

Couple of corrections:

your company's stance, not companies
this country's problems, not countries

 

[xiSHARPSHOOTix]

Couple of corrections:

your company's stance, not companies
this country's problems, not countries

Thank you. I should have caught that but I was letting emotions write lol

 

[xiSHARPSHOOTix]

I recieved a response from Rob at intuit clarifying some things. I have to say I am very impressed he emailed me back so fast and at this time of night.

His response reads

"Thank you for sharing your point of view. Unfortunately, recent media coverage has not accurately reflected the details of the issue at hand. Let me offer some clarification.



Intuit as a company respects and abides by the laws in all the countries where we conduct business. As an American company, we respect the US Constitution and all the rights contained in it. Nothing about this matter changes our commitment to this core principle of our company.



This specific matter is about long-standing financial safety policies in the electronic payments industry. The policies apply to payments received by companies in industries that are regulated by federal and state law, such as sales of pharmaceuticals, tobacco sales, pet sales, alcohol sales and firearms and weapons sales.



Our company does NOT prohibit ANY of these regulated industries — including the firearms industry — from using QuickBooks for payment processing. In fact, many do so today. However, for these transactions our bank partner requires them to be done face-to-face. To meet this requirement, our policy today requires the customer to be present to swipe their credit card. When transactions are "keyed in" by the vendor – including online and over the phone – Intuit cannot verify that the customer was present.



All of our customers agree to these terms when they sign on to use our services. When a customer of ours is unable or unwilling to meet this commitment, we reach out to them directly to explore a solution to the problem or to transition them off of our service.



We recognize that in this specific situation we caused an inconvenience for our customer. We're actively working with the customer to better understand their experience, and we're doing a full evaluation of our practices and processes so that we deliver a better experience in the future.



I hope this clarification is helpful. And thank you again for sharing your point of view.



Rob"

 

[Mister Bisley]

Interesting. So the media and big banks are the problem. Thanks for taking the time to email them @xiSHARPSHOOTix and for sharing.

 

[titsonritz]

Interesting. So the media and big banks are the problem. Thanks for taking the time to email them @xiSHARPSHOOTix and for sharing.

There's a surprise, color me shocked.