-Caveat Lector- Bill wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Subj: GUN MANUFACTURERS SELLING 2nd AMENDMENT OUT!! > > Date: 10/04/1999 9:04:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris W.Stark) > > Reply-to: <A > > HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> (Chris W. > > Stark) > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > GUN OWNERS ALLIANCE > > !!ALERT!! > > Chris W. Stark - Director > > P.O. Box 1924 > > Crosby, Texas 77532-1924 > > Ph. (281) 787-4111 Fax (281) 328-7505 > > http://www.GOA-Texas.org > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 10/04/1999 > > -------- > > > > GUN MANUFACTURERS SELLING 2nd AMENDMENT OUT!! > > _________________________ > > ������������������������� > > ������������������������� > > > > Republication permitted ONLY if this e-mail alert > > is left intact in its original state. > > > > NOTE FROM CHRIS W. STARK, DIRECTOR OF GUN OWNERS ALLIANCE: > > > > Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this alert to receive the > > contact information for the gun manufacturers listed in this alert > > (Courtesy of Gun Owners Alliance). > > > > Copyright by Neal Knox > > http://www.nealknox.com > > > > Sept. 26 update -- There will be a meeting in Washington > > tomorrow between three major handgun makers and the attorneys > > general of New York and Connecticut, and Philadelphia Mayor Ed > > Rendell. > > > > Glock, Colt's and Smith & Wesson, who are attending the > > meeting, reportedly are interested in negotiating their way out of > > lawsuits by governmental agencies. > > > > Industry sources tell me Glock is in the process of shutting > > down private sales of handguns, and Colt's is positioned to do so. > > > > Another long gun maker who produces a relatively few handguns > > has already stopped handgun production in antipation of whopping > > increases in liability insurance unless they get out private sales > > of handguns. They haven't announced the shutdown of their handgun > > production, and it could resume if the exhorbitant insurance cost > > is reduced; but right now that doesn't seem likely. > > > > ****UPDATED BULLETIN NEWS FLASH!!**** > > > > Oct. 4 Neal Knox Update -- Saturday's New York Times contained > > details of last Monday's meeting between key gunmakers and most of > > the cities suing them for providing the less than one-half of one > > percent of their guns used in crimes. > > > > According to the Times, the attendance list was much broader > > than previously reported. It included Ed Shultz, chief executive > > of Smith & Wesson, and officials from Sturm, Ruger & Company, > > Colt's Manufacturing, O. F. Mossberg & Sons, Taurus, Glock and > > Beretta. > > > > Although discussions were preliminary, participants on the > > cities' side of the table were optimistic because Robert Delfay, > > president of National Shooting Sports Foundation, "was behind a > > carefully developed framework that provided common ground for both > > sides in the talks." > > > > The municipalities' demands, which were described as a "wish > > list" were presented by the City Attorney of Los Angeles. The > > "most important and far-reaching ... was that the gun companies > > establish tighter contractual control over their chain of > > distribution to wholesalers and then retailers, and so curb the > > supply of handguns to criminals and juveniles through corrupt > > dealers. Any dealer who was found by Federal tracing to be > > providing a sizable number of guns used in crimes would lose his > > supply of products from the manufacturer." > > > > Other demands, the Times reported, were that the industry > > prohibit its dealers from selling handguns at gun shows or > > on the Internet, stop advertisements claiming that handguns > > increase safety in homes, and support legislation limiting > > customers to one handgun purchase a month. > > > > Further, the cities wanted the companies to require external > > locks on all guns and, by 2004, to produce guns that only its owner > > could fire. > > > > The industry reportedly responded that the cities should lobby > > for an increased budget for BATF to expand its oversight. > > > > Notably missing from the meeting were makers of low-cost > > handguns and lawyers for New Orleans, Newark, Chicago, Detroit and > > several other cities. > > > > # # # # # # # # > > > > NOTE FROM CHRIS W. STARK, DIRECTOR OF GUN OWNERS ALLIANCE: > > > > Let's apply some tremendous pressure to these traitors. We need > > to voice our outrage of this "sell-out", by contacting the gun > > manufacturers that are involved in this sellout listed below: > > > > Smith & Wesson > > 2100 Roosevelt Avenue > > Springfield, MA 01104 > > Tel: 1-800-331-0852 > > Fax: 1-413-747-3317 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. > > P.O. Box 1868 > > Hartford, CT 06144-1868 > > Tel: 1-860-236-6311 > > Fax: 1-860-244-1442 > > (no e-mail address) > > > > O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. > > 7 Grasso Ave. > > North Haven, CT 06473 > > Tel: 1-203-230-5300 > > Fax: 1-203-230-5420 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > BERETTA U.S.A. CORP. > > 17601 Beretta Drive > > ACCOKEEK MD 20607 > > Tel: 1-301-283-2191 > > Fax: 1-301-283-0990 > > (no e-mail address) > > > > Glock, Inc. > > 6000 Highlands Parkway > > PO Box 369 > > Smyrna, GA 30082 > > Tel: 1-770-432-1202 > > Fax: 1-770-433-8719 > > (no e-mail address) > > > > Taurus International Firearms > > 16175 NW 49th Avenue > > Miami, FL 33014-6314 > > Tel: 1-305-624-1115 > > Fax: 1-305-623-7506 > > (no e-mail address) > > > > Sturm Ruger & Co, Inc. > > 134 Old Post Road > > Southport, CT 06490 > > Tel: 1-203-259-4537 > > Fax: 1-203-259-2167 > > (no e-mail address) > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > ����������������������������������������������������������������� > > ����������������������������������������������������������������� > > Help Support the work of Gun Owners Alliance! 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