The media has been led to believe, or they are leading us to believe, that S&W's agreement simply codifies business practices they already adhere to. This is untrue.
For example: The agreement states that they will not sell assault weapons or high capacity magazines.
The media points out that S&W does not manufacture assault weapons and manufacture of high capacity magazines has been outlawed.
These parts of the agreement, however, do not apply to S&W themselves, but gun dealers who sell S&W products. If a gun store sells high capacity magazines, assault weapons, fails to provide "safety training or testing" with each gun purchase (including non S&W guns), background checks with no time limit, ect, ect, THEY MAY NOT SELL S&W PRODUCTS!!!!!!!!!
These conditions do not just apply to S&W purchases, but any purchase from a dealer that carries S&W products.
It is easy to see that if many more gun manufacturers sign on to this agreement, that gun dealers will be forced to comply with all terms in all sales in order to sell any guns at all.
That means that all the gun control provisions we have been fighting for years will become de facto law without any action by Congress.
What to do:
Contact S&W and express your disatisfaction and your intent to bycot their products
Contact Glock and any other company flirting with the idea of joining the agreement and advise against it
Contact your Congressional Representatives and implore them to take action to intervene in this agreement
Contact every licensed gun dealer in your area and encourage them to notify S&W immediately that they no longer intend to carry their products
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" - Patrick Henry
For example: The agreement states that they will not sell assault weapons or high capacity magazines.
The media points out that S&W does not manufacture assault weapons and manufacture of high capacity magazines has been outlawed.
These parts of the agreement, however, do not apply to S&W themselves, but gun dealers who sell S&W products. If a gun store sells high capacity magazines, assault weapons, fails to provide "safety training or testing" with each gun purchase (including non S&W guns), background checks with no time limit, ect, ect, THEY MAY NOT SELL S&W PRODUCTS!!!!!!!!!
These conditions do not just apply to S&W purchases, but any purchase from a dealer that carries S&W products.
It is easy to see that if many more gun manufacturers sign on to this agreement, that gun dealers will be forced to comply with all terms in all sales in order to sell any guns at all.
That means that all the gun control provisions we have been fighting for years will become de facto law without any action by Congress.
What to do:
Contact S&W and express your disatisfaction and your intent to bycot their products
Contact Glock and any other company flirting with the idea of joining the agreement and advise against it
Contact your Congressional Representatives and implore them to take action to intervene in this agreement
Contact every licensed gun dealer in your area and encourage them to notify S&W immediately that they no longer intend to carry their products
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" - Patrick Henry