Whoever is behind this should be shot.
They’re not changing the name of Smith And Wesson. They’re changing the name of the company that owns it, rather like they did when it was owned by Tompkins PLC or Bangor Punta.
Smith and Wesson Holding Corp. makes a pile of other stuff under a dozen or so brands that also won’t be changed, such as Thompson Center and Caldwell, Tipton, etc.
That was made crystal clear the last time this made the rounds and the guy who wrote the current article is a scummy click whore who couldn’t tell the truth if he got paid for it.
Remember when Abe Lincoln told you not to believe everything you read on the internet.