Yep. If they did an actual focus group they'd pay through the nose. They get information from you for free.This is so remington can understand who buys their products, why, and what they use them for and where. Nosy? Kinda if you think about it like this, but in short, its only designed for their advertisement teams to know their customers inside and out so they know how to better market their products.
I didnt either. I'm glad it wasnt required.No one needs all that information, it does seem nosey. I'd only put my name and address on there, you do not have to fill the entire thing out.
I usually dont, but I wanted the warranty for this particular rifle.My thoughts are don't answer these questions. They are most likely marketing based questions but even so why tell them an answer if it makes you uncomfortable? All our guns are unregistered. I do not believe in gun registration. I would like to CC but I will not because I donot want to have to register it. I don't want to be on anyone's list.
No, that is done so that if someone does break the law, that's just one more charge they can bring.I always chuckle when I'm filling out the legal doc for a hand gun purchase...going down the checklist there's questions like:
Are you a member of a known terrorist group?
um...let's see...maybe check 'No' on that one...gawd is our govt that stupid that they have made gun laws like this?!
It's just market research. For instance, if most people who buy Remington own a dog, that suggests Remington should consider adding dog-related products to their line.This is so remington can understand who buys their products, why, and what they use them for and where. Nosy? Kinda if you think about it like this, but in short, its only designed for their advertisement teams to know their customers inside and out so they know how to better market their products.
That's exactly all it is. But if a government-agency was asking all those same questions on some firearm-related form, then I'd be worried as hell.It's just market research. For instance, if most people who buy Remington own a dog, that suggests Remington should consider adding dog-related products to their line.
Let me give you some inside information. The govt is not after your particular weapons, period. With all the millions of guns bought each year do you actually think the feds got their eyes on you in particular? No, they do not, do you think the US will conform like australia for a mass turn in? Perhaps, but this is america, with every other home owning a weapon do you actually think they have the manpower to come and get your weapons? No, they donot, for if an announcement were to be made about turning in your guns or else, seriously what do you think will happen? An all out downfall of the Govt itself. Australia fell only due to lack of founding history and now they have gun control, can they own them? Yes, but its more controlled, will this happen in america without an uprising? No.My thoughts are don't answer these questions. They are most likely marketing based questions but even so why tell them an answer if it makes you uncomfortable? All our guns are unregistered. I do not believe in gun registration. I would like to CC but I will not because I do not want to have to register it. I don't want to be on anyone's list.
I am a LEO, dont be so paranoid, its not like what you think, we get info first and nothing like this has even graze us.This may sound like a "conspiracy" theory, but some of those questions COULD be used to facilitate a gun grab if they so chose to do so. Think about it, the vehicle question, if you own a dog question, the question about ages of your children.
And this done perhaps under the guise of innocent-sounding questions by Remington.
It almost seems as though they are gathering info for a possible raid if need be, and what they would expect to face.
I sincerely hope that those that said that it's a marketing angle, are correct. Not time for a tin foil hat, but this IS something to watch closely.
HAhahahaha!the last census I filled out (2 census ago) I put down all my pets as people with ages and names etc. Although the government was claiming that they don't sell your info within 6 months I started recieving marketing materials geared toward my "children", Elvis Pressley age 12, Buddy Holly age 3, and Tina Turner age 7 now tell me the government is not tracking & sharing your info.