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To: ShadowAce

S&W did some dumb stuff many years ago.
It’s clear that they learned their lesson from the public reaction to them being stupid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/18/us/gun-makers-see-betrayal-in-decision-by-smith-wesson.html


5 posted on 06/26/2022 1:27:03 PM PDT by Pollster1 (America is no longer in Claire Wolfe's "awkward stage")
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To: Pollster1

They learned their lesson after they went bankrupt.

The new owners are smarter.


6 posted on 06/26/2022 1:32:30 PM PDT by sloanrb
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To: Pollster1

I don’t remember that. What actions did S&W take with their handguns in that agreement?


7 posted on 06/26/2022 1:33:02 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: Pollster1

In think they were own by a British concern back then.


20 posted on 06/26/2022 2:21:42 PM PDT by riverrunner
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“A few days after Smith & Wesson announced its agreement with the federal government, Glock Inc. announced it was considering joining the settlement.”
-—Avi Selk, Washington Post, “A gunmaker once tried to reform itself. The NRA nearly destroyed it.” February 27, 2018


28 posted on 06/26/2022 3:43:43 PM PDT by BDParrish (God called, He said He'd take you back!)
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“A few days after Smith & Wesson announced its agreement with the federal government, Glock Inc. announced it was considering joining the settlement.”
-—Avi Selk, Washington Post, “A gunmaker once tried to reform itself. The NRA nearly destroyed it.” February 27, 2018


29 posted on 06/26/2022 3:43:46 PM PDT by BDParrish (God called, He said He'd take you back!)
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To: Pollster1

Just what I was going to say. They caved once, now they’re standing out front. Kudos.


50 posted on 06/26/2022 7:33:04 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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