[gnarledmaw]

"No sane gun company CEO or board will ever think about selling it's customer base out again..."

Wrong, wrong, and wrong again. There was no way for them to get out of the agreement. Its presently "unenforced". Id bet that some of you were the ones ignoring the boycott anyway.

Because CEOs know that some will go back to their favorite brand regardless of what the company pulls, firearms companies will buckle under future pressure knowing full well that after a brief drop off in demand that they will be back. The only way to teach these companies that we mean business is to drive the offender out. There is no other option.

Its really too bad that a fine company like Safe-T-Hammer got involved but, until they find a way out or get gov to lift the agreement, they can stuff it.

[Shooter 2.5]

Take me off your ping list.

[El Laton Caliente]

"Id bet that some of you were the ones ignoring the boycott anyway."

Wrong, I've never owned a Smith...

Haven't bought a new Ruger since the high cap ban...

[Servant of the Nine]

There was no way for them to get out of the agreement. Its presently "unenforced".

That is not true.
This company is not the old Smith & Wesson. Safe-T-Hammer bought the assets of the old company, and the rights to the name, but they did not aquire the corporation itself, and thus are not subject to any agreements made by the former Smith & Wesson Company.
The old Smith & Wesson Co. no longer exists, and The new company has renamed itself Smith & Wesson.

This is a fairly common way of buying the assets old companies that have many contingent liabilities, without aquiring the liabilities.

So9

[Space Wrangler]

Safe-T-Hammer has publicly stated that they will not abide by any terms in the contract, and the gov't, under Ashcroft, has agreed not to push it. It's kind of an 'agree to disagree' kind of thing. The crux of the matter is that the people who entered into the contract got what they deserved because of the contract, and the company has been saved by a pro-2A investor(s). The contract is dead, and while it may still legally exist, the company has vowed to fight it, and the gov't has agreed to abandon it. It will do nothing for us to ruin S&W. And I respectfully disagree with you. No way is any gun company going to capitulate to anti-gunners like S&W did. They fare much better relying on their customers than turning against them. The S&W debacle has become the textbook case for the industry in how NOT to run your business. With lawsuits by municipalities getting thrown out of court like yesterday's trash left and right, the gun industry now knows, without a doubt, that backbone is the way to go. Stand up and fight, and don't sign deals with the devil.