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Obama Campaign Unlawfully Misuses Proprietary Firearms Industry Media List
National Shooting Sports Foundation ^ | October 8, 2008 | NA

Posted on 10/09/2008 7:11:36 AM PDT by neverdem


To: ALL MEDIA
For immediate release

October 8, 2008

For more information contact:

Ted Novin
203-426-1320

Obama Campaign Unlawfully Misuses Proprietary Firearms Industry Media List

NEWTOWN, Conn. – The Obama campaign in Indiana, on September 27, unlawfully obtained and made unauthorized use of a proprietary media list belonging to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade association for the firearms industry.  Sen. Obama used this list to e-mail a press release concerning National Hunting and Fishing Day.

Earlier today, NSSF sent a “cease and desist” letter to the Obama campaign demanding that they immediately stop any further unauthorized misuse of its proprietary media list.

The list contains the names and addresses of members of the media that attended the NSSF Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) – the world's largest firearms trade show and the 23rd largest trade show of any kind in North America.

The list can only be obtained from NSSF and its use is tightly controlled by NSSF.  Neither the Obama campaign, nor its operations in Indiana, obtained any rights from NSSF to use the list.

NSSF’s letter also demands that the Obama campaign destroy all copies of the list, identify how they obtained the list and pay monetary damages to NSSF for its misappropriation and unauthorized use of the association’s intellectual property.  NSSF demanded an immediate response from the Obama campaign and has threatened to file a lawsuit against the campaign if its demands are not met.

“NSSF will not sit idly by while its legal rights are harmed, particularly for partisan political gain,” said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane.
NSSF is also encouraging all sportsmen and gun-owners to visit the NSSF Voter Education Web-site and educate themselves about the candidates’ records and positions on issues important to them in this election.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana; US: Michigan; US: Ohio; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2008; banglist; barackobama; bitter; corporateespionage; democrats; electionpresident; elections; espionage; fifthcolumn; gunvote; lp; nobama08; nssf; obama; obamatruthfile; shadowgovernment; shotshow

1 posted on 10/09/2008 7:11:37 AM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

Why did they steal it?


2 posted on 10/09/2008 7:13:42 AM PDT by jessduntno (Good Grief.)
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To: neverdem

NRA should do an ad on this immediately. “BHO wants to take your guns and look at some of the ways he is going to do it...”


3 posted on 10/09/2008 7:15:24 AM PDT by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: neverdem

I don’t know what the deal with the McCain/Palin campaign is but Hussein is the only one campaigning in Indiana. County GOP offices never open, no campaign signs, and no advertising. Has McCain tossed Indiana under the bus?


4 posted on 10/09/2008 7:18:42 AM PDT by A_Tradition_Continues (formerly known as Politicalwit ...05/28/98...Ain't no Newbie!)
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To: Joe Brower; bamahead; MeekOneGOP

Bang!


5 posted on 10/09/2008 10:22:12 AM PDT by EdReform (The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*CCRKBA)
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To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; Shooter 2.5; wku man; SLB; ..
Click the Gadsden flag for pro-gun resources!
6 posted on 10/09/2008 11:57:05 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: Joe Brower

Be Ever Vigilant!!

Molon Labe!!


7 posted on 10/09/2008 12:31:09 PM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

Yea, I haven’t seen McCain/Palin in Indiana either. There are almost no yard signs except for Nobama’s.


8 posted on 10/09/2008 1:35:11 PM PDT by caver (Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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To: EdReform; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; ...
The Obama campaign in Indiana, on September 27, unlawfully obtained and made unauthorized use of a proprietary media list belonging to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)



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9 posted on 10/09/2008 2:55:23 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: jessduntno
Why did they steal it?

To know who to round up FIRST.

10 posted on 10/09/2008 4:01:49 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (McCain/Palin 2008 : Palin the Paladin 2012)
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To: jessduntno

Be they know that they will never be held accountable for breaking the law.


11 posted on 10/09/2008 5:42:42 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat. And so is Obama.)
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To: caver
I haven’t seen McCain/Palin in Indiana either.

They don't come to California either and we have a bunch of electoral votes (sadly not up for grabs). The closest they (she) came was Carson City, Nevada.

Welcome to the Socialist States of America. When your state's not in play, the rats will have their way.

12 posted on 10/09/2008 6:31:41 PM PDT by budwiesest (I lived in Alaska, and I approve of this message.)
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To: budwiesest

She was in the City of Carson, California only last weekend to a crowd of 20,000. She went to Orange next to another sizeable crowd.

It’s funny in a way. Upon the announcement of her coming to California, FReepers were posting it was a waste of time and resources, and the campaign shouldn’t bother with California. The Campaign should concentrate on blah, blah, blah.....


13 posted on 10/09/2008 6:41:16 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, Call 'em what you will, they ALL have Fairies livin' in their Trees.)
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To: Centurion2000

Don’t know who wants that job. They wouldn’t like coming to my house.


14 posted on 10/09/2008 8:43:03 PM PDT by jessduntno (Good Grief.)
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To: EdReform; devolve; PhilDragoo; y'all

Bang! Bang! Bump!


15 posted on 10/09/2008 10:52:03 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Obama, WHO is Bill Ayers and WHY are you still friends with him? Please RSVP asap!)
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