Saturday, January 23, 2021

SMITH AND WESSON SUING NEWJERSEY

Maybe They Are Finally Growing A Pair


by Bob Walsh

For years S&W was (IMHO) the weak sister of the firearms business from a political standpoint.  Their roll-over brought us the notorious "Hillary hole" gun safety lock on many of their revolvers.  True, they managed from a business standpoint better than Colt and some others, largely due to their almost sole ownership of the revolver market.  There is indeed still a market for revolvers, a pretty decent one in fact.

Be that as it may.  This week S&W filed a federal suit against the State of New Jersey, claiming N J is engaged in an "unconstitutional fishing expedition" to try to limit Second Amendment rights within the state by inquiring into alleged false advertising by S&W.  

The New Jersey action alleges that S&W has falsely claimed that a gun in a household can be a safety enhancement, that a relatively untrained person can effectively use a revolver and that gun ownership can be a lifestyle enhancement.  New Jersey is attempting to access back S&W advertising to support this assertion. 

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