How times have changed
In the fight against the MA AG’s unilateral decision to make thousands of people criminals by redefining the law, Smith and Wesson has ponied up a half a million:
Among Healeys critics is Springfield-based gun maker Smith & Wesson.
Earlier this month, CEO James Debney said the company made a $500,000 contribution to the Connecticut-based National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearms industry association, to help with its voter registration and education campaign.
Debney said the company made the contribution on behalf of law-abiding firearm owners of Massachusetts, who have so recently been denied their fundamental rights through arbitrary government action that threatens to turn lawful gun owners and dealers into criminals.
The foundation is considering challenging Healeys actions in court.
I guess I’ll have to add another Smith to The Morrissey.
August 23rd, 2016 at 6:19 pm
There’s a list of major donors to NRA-ILA for June 2016 in the current (September) issue of Shooting Illustrated.
https://www.funshoot.fr/media/269/nra_ila.png
I don’t know whether this means a single donation over one million $ in June, or combined donations overtime from same donor reaching one million.
Nice list anyway: Beretta, S&W, Lyman, Bud’s Gun Shop, and many more.
August 23rd, 2016 at 6:22 pm
Good for Smith. Good luck actually winning a case against her. What she can’t do unilaterally the ultra liberal legislature of MA will do and governor will sign. Move out of MA is what S&W should do.
August 23rd, 2016 at 7:52 pm
Ha! I did what no legislator or governor could in this state with just a press conference. I can legislate and litigate by FAQ!
No one can stop me! I AM THE LAW!
August 23rd, 2016 at 9:06 pm
I realize your title refers to the infamous consent decree S&W signed with the Clinton Administration in 2000, but you have to consider this: At the time, S&W was the target of 29 separate wrongful-death lawsuits. Defending them would have bankrupted the company, even if they won every one of them. (That was the idea behind them.) The Clinton Administration offered to make the cases go away if the decree was signed. S&W’s then owner, the British toilet maker Tompkins, said if S&W didn’t sign the decree, Tompkins would shut S&W down.
When you’re being blackmailed by the government and by your corporate owners, exactly how many choices do you have?
August 23rd, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Indeed. And look how it has changed with the outlawing of frivolous lawsuits.
August 24th, 2016 at 5:37 am
While I certainly appreciate their support, I wonder if Smith & Wesson will ever get the message that Massachusetts is enemy territory and seek facilities elsewhere. S&W should be entirely capable of supporting firearm rights from any of Obama’s other 56 states. (Well, at least from the several dozen that do support firearm rights…).
I understand tradition, history, moving expenses, etc., but there does come a point….
August 24th, 2016 at 11:52 am
Whats darn scary is when the AG of the United States figures out that they can make the same move.