Former NRA Legal Staffer Claims Gun Makers Knew of Sales to Criminals

FOXNEWS/AP ^ | 2-04-03

[Dan from Michigan]

SAN DIEGO

[Dan from Michigan]

BTTT

[PackerBoy]

I believe McDonalds also knows that criminals buy its food (especially the fat ones that it unfairly seduces with its sophisticated advertising).

Should they start conducting background checks on all patrons?

[sport]

Sounds to me like he has been "tex rittered" by the gun grabbers.

Question: Why are the democrats opposed to disarming Saddam Hussin but are determined to disarm American citizens?

[agitator]

And tell us, Mr. Ricker, how much were you paid for your testimony?

[Wild Game]

Is his name "Ricker" OR Scott Ritter?

Could be the same moron!

No one "breaks ranks" like that without a reason, or a blackmailer!

This is all very fishy.

[blackbart.223]

"His statement illustrates the reckless conduct of the gun industry," said Michael Barnes, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "This willing disregard for public safety costs our country thousands of lives."

I smell a new lawsuit on the horizon. What do you think?

[Dan from Michigan]

Ricker himself resigned from the council in 1999 after he attended a White House summit called by President Clinton to address the need to prevent tragedies such as the shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.

Bingo....

[Howie]

Sounds to me as if this idiot is suggesting the gun makers should do the BATF's job for them!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Bushmaster respomds

All of us at Bushmaster are dismayed that a well-financed anti-gun group has chosen to take advantage of the brutal acts of the Washington, D.C. snipers and file a lawsuit on behalf of the families of the victims to advance its anti-gun agenda. We grieve ourselves for what these families have endured.

We sincerely appreciate the overwhelming support that we are receiving from individuals all over the country, who are angry at this latest attempt to erode the gun rights of law-abiding citizens. Many of you who have contacted us since hearing news of the lawsuit have offered moral and financial support, which is truly appreciated. We do not seek donations at this time, but you can be assured that we will vigorously defend ourselves against this new anti-gun effort.

We sold the rifle legally to a firearms dealer licensed by the Federal Government, from whom it was allegedly stolen. Very disturbed people acquired it illegally, then used it in a heinous crime. We are required to have on file a signed Federal Firearms License of each dealer we do business with, but we go an extra step and also re-verify the dealers FFL with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms prior to every shipment to insure that it is still current and valid. BATF’s internal audits of licensed dealers will result in a loss of license if they determine that any violations warrant it. Our experience is that BATF’s system works very well.

The Brady Center’s attorneys are very loose with the facts in an attempt to conform them to their anti-gun theories. For example, they state we would know the results of BATF’s audits, knowing full well that we would not have access to that information. They mischaracterize the rifle. The military version and the civilian version of our rifle are quite different. All rifles are designed to be accurate, and there are many, many rifles with a larger caliber than ours. The military version is a full-automatic rifle, normally with a collapsible stock. The civilian version is a semi-automatic, which only shoots once per trigger pull, and is used in competitive shooting, target shooting, and small varmint hunting. Our rifle is a smaller caliber than most hunting rifles on the market, and in most states it is illegal to hunt deer with such a small caliber.

This anti-gun group is the same group that tried to push ballistic fingerprinting onto manufacturers. It has since been discredited by many law enforcement agencies all across the country for not being effective or workable. Unfortunately the press did very little to verify and check out this anti-gun group’s representations on this issue and report the true status of ballistic fingerprinting.

Bushmaster Firearms, Inc.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[ez]

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[joesnuffy]

Ricker himself resigned from the council in 1999 after he attended a White House summit called by President Clinton to address the need to prevent tragedies such as the shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.

Shown a file?

[Republic of Texas]

I know all the automakers KNEW that some of their cars were going to be used in the commission of a crime, BUT SOLD THEM ANYWAY.

[Timesink]

and served on the legal staff of the National Rifle Association in the early 1980s.

Oh, wow. What a blockbuster. Some LAWYER changed his mind on a political issue over the course of twenty solid years, quelle surprise! (Or, more likely, he had anti-gun views all along and simply kept his mouth to get a cushy job.)

[Timesink]

No one "breaks ranks" like that without a reason, or a blackmailer!

Lawyers do, every day.

[USMC_tangocharlie]

good god...this is disgusting, wonder what Clintoon said/did that caused this?

[uncbob]

Well if this guy knows this to be true then he must know who some of these dealers are
Has he informed the authorities as to their names If not why not or is he blowing smoke

[Steel and Fire and Stone]

No one "breaks ranks" like that without a reason, or a blackmailer!

Sure they do.. they do it all the time. You should live in California. You never know if a "conservative" or "Republican" is either, until they end up in a position to sell influence. We've been betrayed so often that we come to expect it.

This guy probably made a mint in lawyer's fees working for the NRA and gun lobby. When the fees dryed up, he figured out an angle to make even a bigger killing. I mean there is simply NO MONEY for lawyers like that fed by the left-wing Democrat lobby. There is one heck of a lot of laywer-type money to be made in this law suit, and he's lining up to get his share of the loot.

I've wondered for years how many "fifth-columnists" exist in the Second Amendment movement (and particularly, in the NRA). I've always wondered why we keep losing our rights, and why few law suits are brought by the NRA to defend our rights.

Oh well..that's unfounded speculation, but then again, we Californian's are used to seeing a closet-leftist around every corner.

FReegards...SFS

[coloradan]

Question: Why are the democrats opposed to disarming Saddam Hussin but are determined to disarm American citizens?

Answer: Because Saddam is trying to accomplish the same thing that the democrats are, which is the destruction of America. Since armed American citizens do not seek this agenda, we are the ones who pose a threat and must be disarmed.