Brian Bilby
New member
You people who keep sticking up for Smith need to go here and read the exact 15 page agreement, not the 3 page summary that HUD and Smith promotes as it hides the truth. http://www.nraila.org/research/20000321-BillofRightsCivilRights-002.shtml
Here are a couple of the exact word for word criteria to become a Smith authorized dealer with the ramifications to dealers, distributors and us-
Page 7 section H- Reagarding dealers and distributors-
"Shall not sell ammunition magazines that are capable to accept more than 10 rounds regardless of the date of manufacture, not sell any semi-automatic assault weapons as defined in 18 U.S.C 921 (a)(30) regardless of the date of manufacture, provide safety locks and warnings with firearms as specified in section 1 above, and sell only firearms that comport with the design criteria of this agreement"
This tells dealers and distributors that they cannot sell pre-ban high cap mags, assault weapons or handguns without chamber loaded indicators, internal locking device and manually operated safety. Good bye Sig, 1911's and Kahrs. This is what kills Smith.
It all boils down to this. I hear people say that we're ganging up on Smith, splitting our forces like the antis want. Sorry, but Smith already did that by not sticking with the other manufacturers and worse of all and this is the important part, signed a deal that would split the industry by keeping other manufacturers goods out of the chain and make them redesign those guns to meet Smiths criteria. That's bullsh-t folks. They split up our forces, took away our rights and set back the industry in their efforts to fight this crap. Smith is losing dealers and distributors left and right because of this and they will go bankrupt. Not because of us wanting to kick their ass, but because those dealers and distributors will not carry their goods due to Smiths own regulations which would financially destroy those dealers and distributors. Already Clinton and his thugs are trying to punish those companies that haven't sold out too, and they said this is a good STEP in the right direction. Smith opened the floodgates to gun prohibition and got drowned in the process.
Brian
Here are a couple of the exact word for word criteria to become a Smith authorized dealer with the ramifications to dealers, distributors and us-
Page 7 section H- Reagarding dealers and distributors-
"Shall not sell ammunition magazines that are capable to accept more than 10 rounds regardless of the date of manufacture, not sell any semi-automatic assault weapons as defined in 18 U.S.C 921 (a)(30) regardless of the date of manufacture, provide safety locks and warnings with firearms as specified in section 1 above, and sell only firearms that comport with the design criteria of this agreement"
This tells dealers and distributors that they cannot sell pre-ban high cap mags, assault weapons or handguns without chamber loaded indicators, internal locking device and manually operated safety. Good bye Sig, 1911's and Kahrs. This is what kills Smith.
It all boils down to this. I hear people say that we're ganging up on Smith, splitting our forces like the antis want. Sorry, but Smith already did that by not sticking with the other manufacturers and worse of all and this is the important part, signed a deal that would split the industry by keeping other manufacturers goods out of the chain and make them redesign those guns to meet Smiths criteria. That's bullsh-t folks. They split up our forces, took away our rights and set back the industry in their efforts to fight this crap. Smith is losing dealers and distributors left and right because of this and they will go bankrupt. Not because of us wanting to kick their ass, but because those dealers and distributors will not carry their goods due to Smiths own regulations which would financially destroy those dealers and distributors. Already Clinton and his thugs are trying to punish those companies that haven't sold out too, and they said this is a good STEP in the right direction. Smith opened the floodgates to gun prohibition and got drowned in the process.
Brian