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In a message dated 00-04-02 14:48:09 EDT, you write:
<< WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development has
asked
the Justice Department to investigate reports of a possible "conspiracy" of
gun manufacturers to punish Smith & Wesson for the company's decision to sign
an accord to produce safer guns in an effort to avoid government lawsuits.>>
We are supposed to believe something from the Clinton News Network? The
conspiracy is to eliminate guns from law abiding citizens.
<< Local, state and federal government officials who are part of the
Communities
for Safer Guns Coalition met last week and reported anecdotal evidence that
might "suggest a conspiracy among manufacturers to put Smith & Wesson out of
business," said HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo at a news conference Friday.>>
The Safer Guns Coalition is only a PC name, it should be the Gun Elimination
Gang.
<< "You can't pressure a company or try to put a company out of business as a
conspiracy of other companies," he said.
Justice spokeswoman Gina Talamona confirmed the department is "reviewing the
matter."
Smith & Wesson, the nation's largest gun manufacturer, signed an agreement
March 17 to install gun locks and other child-safety devices on all guns, and
to introduce "smart-gun" technology in all newly designed handguns. The
company also agreed to impose marketing and distribution rules on retailers
who carry its wares, as ways to keep guns from children and criminals.>>
Face it, S&W will put themselves out of business. No self respecting person
who wants to own a gun will buy a S&W firearm since they are helping the
government to to eliminate the second amendment by de facto means.
<< Smith & Wesson also promised to put a hidden, second serial number on
handguns to make them easier to trace.
In exchange, the city governments signing the settlement agreed to drop the
lawsuits they filed against the company to recover costs associated with gun
violence, and the federal government agreed not to file its own lawsuit.
Cuomo said the gun industry and the National Rifle Association were surprised
at the settlement, and are "panicked" that tougher safety rules are on the
way.>>
The government doesn't enforce the laws that are on the books now so that
crime will rise and they can have more "ammo" for removing guns. The
government sold gun companies a license to sell guns, how come these cities
are not in litigation against the federal government?
<< Besides the federal government, Cuomo said the attorneys general in
Connecticut, Maryland and New York are looking into the reports as well. The
possibility of a boycott was first reported by The New York Times earlier
this week.
Cuomo also used the news conference to rally consumer and government support
for Smith & Wesson and other manufacturers who may choose to participate in
the responsibility standards outlined in the accord.>>
Let's see now, the government wants to run the gun business, isn't that
Fascism? This does not happen in a free country.
<< Nearly 70 jurisdictions have now added the standards to contract
specifications when placing bids for police weapons. Cuomo said police sales
comprise about 25 to 30 percent of the annual market for new guns.
Smith & Wesson's decision to sign the agreement was criticized by the NRA and
other gun groups. Two other gun manufacturers, Browning and Glock Inc., have
declined to sign onto the accord.
Glock refused to sign on because the company wanted the right to make its
business decisions without any interference from the government, said Paul
Jannuzzo, Glock vice president and general counsel.>>
Perhaps police shouldn't have guns, they rarely arrive until after the
criminals are long gone. Their weapons mostly consist of pens and forms to
fill out after the crime.
<< Browning is a defendant in a number of lawsuits filed by cities and
counties
on the grounds that gun makers and dealers do not take the necessary
precautions to ensure the firearms they sell are safe.
"In my estimation, (Smith & Wesson) has been politically drug into giving
away their own rights, the rights of everyone in the industry, the rights of
licensed gun dealers and the rights of law-abiding gun owners," said Rich
Bauter, vice president of Browning. >>
Political? What is political about having a gun pointed at your head and
forced to comply with the government's "request." Government is force and it
is the government forcing S&W to do as told or be sued out of business. The
gun companies are not the problem, criminals are the problem, eliminate
criminals and there would be little need of guns.
How come Clinton, Feinstein, Reno, etc. have bodyguards with guns. They
don't practice what they preach, so much for integrity among the thieves of
government.
Regards,
Bob Stokes
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