I know a few things about Benchmade.
They helped start the American Knife and Tool Institute (I was there) and they are one of the manufacturers providing major financial support for it (lobbying is expensive business).
The folks that are rending their garments and thrashing about over Benchmade donations to a couple of politicians aren't bothering to mine past the political party designation. Just the least bit of digging will show, to anyone that actually wants to know the facts, that the principal recipients of those direct donations are far from Anti.
Rep Kurt Schrader about 3/4 of the time votes NRA (not all D are Anti when the serve districts with rural character).
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-rep-kurt-schrader-vote-concealed-carry-gun-bill/
Senator Martin Heinrich was an NRA "A" rated politician as a House member and B for the Senate.
Gun law
The
National Rifle Association (NRA) endorsed Heinrich during the 2010 congressional election. At that time, he received a grade of A from the NRA for his stance on Second Amendment rights.
[34] He is a former member of the NRA.
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Heinrich opposed legislation that would have reinstated the
Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
[36] He also supported bills to create a national standard for the concealed carrying of firearms across state lines, and co-sponsored legislation that would ease the restrictions on the sales of firearms across state lines.
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We need to be very careful in blindly making assumptions and splashing with too broad a brush about issues close to us. It is important to get all the facts when we're focusing down to individuals. Neither of these politicians are Antis so BM donating to them doesn't make them Anti.