BREAKING NEWS: INDUSTRY COUNTERSUIT!!
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Industry Group and Seven Police Firearms Manufacturers Sue
Government Officials--Conspiracy Alleged
http://www.nssf.org/releases/lawsuit.htm
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation and seven police firearms companies today filed suit in
federal court against Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and mayors and other officials of 14 municipalities, charging them
with an illegal conspiracy in restraint of trade and in violation of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
"The lawsuit arises from a politically-motivated scheme in which these bureaucrats have sought to bully law enforcement
professionals into buying handguns based not on the quality or safety of the product, but on capitulation by the manufacturer
to a regulatory agenda concocted by these officials," Robert Delfay, President of the NSSF, stated. "We are here to expose a
plan that brazenly places political self-interest above police and citizen safety."
"These local officials have tried everything from litigation to economic extortion to compel compliance on a national level with
their own individual ideas about gun design, ownership and distribution," Delfay said. "That is wrong by any measure of law,
ethics or fairness. Our democratic process is being perverted, the power vested in our elected leaders is being ignored and
the Constitution is being trampled upon by HUD Secretary Cuomo and other defendants who have formed an improper
alliance with a band of lawyers to sue us into submission."
The suit by NSSF and the firearms manufacturers asks a federal court in Atlanta, site of many of the actions undertaken in
furtherance of the conspiracy, to:
… Acknowledge that Secretary Cuomo1s efforts and that of other defendants to impose rules and regulations regarding the
design and distribution of firearms exceed the limits of authority granted to their offices by Congress and by the U.S.
Constitution;
… Prevent Cuomo and other defendants from further steps that violate the Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986;
… Find that the preferential purchase scheme imposed by the defendants violates the Commerce Clause of Article I of the
U.S. Constitution; and
… Prevent state and local officials from taking actions that restrict interstate trade or foreign commerce.
"An anti-gun agenda does not excuse anti-democratic behavior," Delfay stated. "The people of the United States have
placed the authority to regulate firearm design and distribution in the hands of Congress, not in the hands of a small
contingent of self-chosen politicians and their attorneys."
Delfay also distributed letters from the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA)
rejecting the Administration's plan. "The top concern of any law enforcement agency handling purchasing firearms is officer
safety, not adherence to a particular political philosophy," stated the FOP. "Law enforcement officers should not be used as
political pawns," wrote LEAA.
"This is not about locks on guns or even gun safety. This is about Eliot Spitzer telling a homeowner in Iowa what gun he or
she can buy, from whom and how," Delfay said.
NSSF is the voice of the firearms industry with over 1,800 members who are involved in all aspects of the shooting sports.
The firearms companies involved in the suits are Beretta U.S.A. Corp., Browning Arms, Inc., Colt1s Manufacturing, Inc., Glock,
Inc., SIG Arms, Inc., Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., and Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
Government Officials--Conspiracy Alleged
http://www.nssf.org/releases/lawsuit.htm
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation and seven police firearms companies today filed suit in
federal court against Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and mayors and other officials of 14 municipalities, charging them
with an illegal conspiracy in restraint of trade and in violation of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
"The lawsuit arises from a politically-motivated scheme in which these bureaucrats have sought to bully law enforcement
professionals into buying handguns based not on the quality or safety of the product, but on capitulation by the manufacturer
to a regulatory agenda concocted by these officials," Robert Delfay, President of the NSSF, stated. "We are here to expose a
plan that brazenly places political self-interest above police and citizen safety."
"These local officials have tried everything from litigation to economic extortion to compel compliance on a national level with
their own individual ideas about gun design, ownership and distribution," Delfay said. "That is wrong by any measure of law,
ethics or fairness. Our democratic process is being perverted, the power vested in our elected leaders is being ignored and
the Constitution is being trampled upon by HUD Secretary Cuomo and other defendants who have formed an improper
alliance with a band of lawyers to sue us into submission."
The suit by NSSF and the firearms manufacturers asks a federal court in Atlanta, site of many of the actions undertaken in
furtherance of the conspiracy, to:
… Acknowledge that Secretary Cuomo1s efforts and that of other defendants to impose rules and regulations regarding the
design and distribution of firearms exceed the limits of authority granted to their offices by Congress and by the U.S.
Constitution;
… Prevent Cuomo and other defendants from further steps that violate the Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986;
… Find that the preferential purchase scheme imposed by the defendants violates the Commerce Clause of Article I of the
U.S. Constitution; and
… Prevent state and local officials from taking actions that restrict interstate trade or foreign commerce.
"An anti-gun agenda does not excuse anti-democratic behavior," Delfay stated. "The people of the United States have
placed the authority to regulate firearm design and distribution in the hands of Congress, not in the hands of a small
contingent of self-chosen politicians and their attorneys."
Delfay also distributed letters from the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA)
rejecting the Administration's plan. "The top concern of any law enforcement agency handling purchasing firearms is officer
safety, not adherence to a particular political philosophy," stated the FOP. "Law enforcement officers should not be used as
political pawns," wrote LEAA.
"This is not about locks on guns or even gun safety. This is about Eliot Spitzer telling a homeowner in Iowa what gun he or
she can buy, from whom and how," Delfay said.
NSSF is the voice of the firearms industry with over 1,800 members who are involved in all aspects of the shooting sports.
The firearms companies involved in the suits are Beretta U.S.A. Corp., Browning Arms, Inc., Colt1s Manufacturing, Inc., Glock,
Inc., SIG Arms, Inc., Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., and Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
This is indeed great news. Three cheers for Glock, Ruger, Colt, SIG, Taurus, Beretta, and Browning for calling the govt. on its blatant extortion tactics.
What really sells it, though, are the letters from the Fraternal Order of Police and the Law Enforcement Alliance of America. Nice to know that the police aren't going to roll over and buy S&W just because some politician tells them to.
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"Those who would sacrifice liberty in the name of security, deserve neither liberty nor security."
"If you're going to shoot, shoot! Don't talk."
Tuco, from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
What really sells it, though, are the letters from the Fraternal Order of Police and the Law Enforcement Alliance of America. Nice to know that the police aren't going to roll over and buy S&W just because some politician tells them to.
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"Those who would sacrifice liberty in the name of security, deserve neither liberty nor security."
"If you're going to shoot, shoot! Don't talk."
Tuco, from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning....................smells like,,,, VICTORY."
I love to see them stand up and fight back. I hope we all take this as a chance to get back what has been taken from us ALL. Even if you don't live in a state that is involved in these trespasses you should feal just as violated as the residents in their borders! GD I feal good! Thanks to all those manufacturers listed and the police organizations for making my day.
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Until the antis put a sign in their front yard that says they don't own guns, they are riding on the shirt-tail of the safety that we provide by owning them.
I love to see them stand up and fight back. I hope we all take this as a chance to get back what has been taken from us ALL. Even if you don't live in a state that is involved in these trespasses you should feal just as violated as the residents in their borders! GD I feal good! Thanks to all those manufacturers listed and the police organizations for making my day.
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Until the antis put a sign in their front yard that says they don't own guns, they are riding on the shirt-tail of the safety that we provide by owning them.
Dennis Olson
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There are also 3.5 MILLION (an all-time record) members of the NRA. ALL the gun-rights orgs should be investing in this lawsuit. The Constitution hangs in the balance. And THIS SUIT WILL BE HEARD BY THE SUPREME COURT. You can GUARANTEE that it'll make it there.
"We must all hang together, or we shall surely hang separately." - Ben Franklin
That quote is truer now than at any other time in the 20th century. Time for our "final offensive". This is truly the last "blood-free" try we have left. Use it or LOSE IT.
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"We must all hang together, or we shall surely hang separately." - Ben Franklin
That quote is truer now than at any other time in the 20th century. Time for our "final offensive". This is truly the last "blood-free" try we have left. Use it or LOSE IT.
[This message has been edited by Dennis Olson (edited April 26, 2000).]
I would just LOVE to see that little $hita$$ Cuomo and his little zit buddy Spitzer take some lumps.
Maybee the Constitution still works in spite of people like them.
Geoff Ross (behind enemy lines in the state of NY)
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One reason to vote in the next Presidential election.
It's the Supreme Court, Stupid!
YES! We must find ways of helping. Is the NRA or GOA going to hop on this as well? HERE IS GRASS ROOTS INVOLVEMENT PRESIDENT HESTON!
To quote MTV's Ultimate Death Match...
"LET'S GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!"
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To quote MTV's Ultimate Death Match...
"LET'S GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!"
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Like I posted about a couple of days ago with my "heads up" post, I knew something was coming down the pike, but I had no idea that it would be this good!
This is terrific!!!!
... & we have yet to have Suzanna Hupp's group file their suit yet. I thought they might have announced the Hupp suit today, but this is a completely different one. I say, the more suits the better!!!
Joe
Second Amendment Activist's Forum
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This is terrific!!!!
... & we have yet to have Suzanna Hupp's group file their suit yet. I thought they might have announced the Hupp suit today, but this is a completely different one. I say, the more suits the better!!!
Joe
Second Amendment Activist's Forum
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Rumor has it that Colt is being "helped" financially by some "mystery party". No one knows yet who this dickensian benefactor is, but we sure appreciate his input.
The name "Colt" was considered a good one to brandish on our side for public recognition, in spite of their notorious lack of funds. It's a traditional "good-guy brand" that could help sway public opinion one way or the other.
So let's wait and see what the National Press rotten-Core says about this. And get ready for a lot of Joe Lockhart, y'all.....
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Private gun ownership is the capital sin in the left's godless religion. Crime is merely a venial mistake.
Check out these gals: www.sas-aim.org
The name "Colt" was considered a good one to brandish on our side for public recognition, in spite of their notorious lack of funds. It's a traditional "good-guy brand" that could help sway public opinion one way or the other.
So let's wait and see what the National Press rotten-Core says about this. And get ready for a lot of Joe Lockhart, y'all.....
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Private gun ownership is the capital sin in the left's godless religion. Crime is merely a venial mistake.
Check out these gals: www.sas-aim.org
Woo-HOOO!!!
LawDog
ps:
If you want to send an 'attaboy' to the Fraternal Order of Police: http://www.grandlodgefop.org/
or the Law Enforcement Alliance of America: http://www.leaa.org/
I think about 5,000 e-mails of encouragement would be a nice thing.
LawDog
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LawDog
ps:
If you want to send an 'attaboy' to the Fraternal Order of Police: http://www.grandlodgefop.org/
or the Law Enforcement Alliance of America: http://www.leaa.org/
I think about 5,000 e-mails of encouragement would be a nice thing.
LawDog
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Hot dog! I just love the sound of heavy gun fire in the distance. Where do ride to? Where to I join? Finally, the industry grew some b***'s.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Barry Goldwater--1964
Covert Mission
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This makes my day, my week, my month!
Give them their own bitter pill to swallow... or insert. A pox on Andrew Cuomo and the rest.
Give them their own bitter pill to swallow... or insert. A pox on Andrew Cuomo and the rest.
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