{"id":191108,"date":"2022-08-22T19:35:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T23:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=167821"},"modified":"2022-08-22T19:35:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T23:35:56","slug":"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NSSF Affirms S&#038;W&#8217;s Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NSSF-1024x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NSSF-1024x428.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NSSF-400x167.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NSSF-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NSSF-768x321.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NSSF.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Firearm Industry Served Well by Leaders of Smith &amp; Wesson, Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., and Daniel Defense<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith &amp; Wesson\u2019s President and CEO Mark Smith published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Smith_WessonInc\/status\/1559209562858717187\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\"><strong>public statement<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that turned the tables on Congressional gun controllers for their political theater blame game. It\u2019s a sentiment shared by NSSF and one which the firearm industry trade association supports in its entirety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome have had the audacity to suggest that after they have vilified, undermined and defunded law enforcement for years, supported prosecutors who refuse to hold criminals accountable for their actions, overseen the decay of our country\u2019s mental health infrastructure, and generally promoted a culture of lawlessness, Smith &amp; Wesson and other firearm manufacturers are somehow responsible for the crime wave that has predictably resulted from these destructive policies,\u201d Smith wrote in a statement&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Smith_WessonInc\/status\/1559209562858717187\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">posted<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to the company\u2019s Twitter account. \u201cBut they are the ones to blame for the surge in violence and lawlessness, and they seek to avoid any responsibility for the crisis of violence they have created by attempting to shift the blame to Smith &amp; Wesson, other firearm manufacturers and law-abiding gun owners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith, along with Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co.\u2019s CEO Chris Killoy and Daniel Defense\u2019s Marty Daniel were called to Capitol Hill to testify in&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?521853-1\/firearm-manufacturers-testify-gun-violence\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">hearing<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.). It was more of a primary election&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/democrats-dismiss-key-details-in-gun-control-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\"><strong>campaign stunt<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;than a hearing. Rep. Maloney is locked in a primary battle with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), after their two Congressional districts were combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. Nadler forced through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/1808\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\"><strong>H.R. 1808<\/strong><\/a>, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, that would ban the sale of all Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs), standard capacity magazines and many popular models of hunting and target shooting shotguns and handguns. Rep. Maloney wielded her gavel in a political game of one upmanship and called the leaders of these three companies to Capitol Hill before Congress broke for August recess and before the primary vote on Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theatrics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Killoy and Daniel attended the hearing. Smith was unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts, only to have Rep. Maloney&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/3584087-oversight-committee-subpoenas-smith-wesson-for-information-on-assault-style-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">subpoena<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Smith &amp; Wesson seeking revenue, profit and sales information related to MSRs. Both Killoy and Daniel rejected the assertion by the committee\u2019s Democratic members that firearm manufacturers are responsible for the horrendous crimes committed by deranged individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChairwoman Maloney, these acts are committed by murderers,\u201d Daniel&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?521853-1\/firearm-manufacturers-testify-gun-violence\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">replied<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;when attempts were made to blame him and his company for the crimes. \u201cThe murderers are responsible\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairwoman Maloney cut off Daniel before he could finish his answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/david-chipman-couldnt-define-assault-weapons-to-senate-can-for-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">David Chipman Couldn\u2019t Define \u2018Assault Weapons\u2019 to Senate, Can for Gun Control<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Killoy also rejected the premise that the firearm and the company is culpable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo blame the firearm, the particular firearm in use here that we\u2019re talking about \u2013 Modern Sporting Rifles \u2013 to blame the firearm is an inanimate object,\u201d he&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?521853-1\/firearm-manufacturers-testify-gun-violence\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">explained<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairwoman Maloney also interrupted Killoy\u2019s answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith weighed in with his statement, with the benefit of not being interrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo be clear, a Smith &amp; Wesson firearm has never broken into a home; a Smith &amp; Wesson firearm has never assaulted a woman out for a late-night run in the city; a Smith &amp; Wesson firearm has never carjacked an unsuspecting driver stopped at a traffic light,\u201d he&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Smith_WessonInc\/status\/1559209562858717187\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">wrote<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real Solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairwoman Maloney wanted to know what the industry would do to prevent tragic events from occurring. The fact is the industry is already hard at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congress knows that the firearm industry does not market or sell firearms to criminals. This industry provides the tools for law enforcement to protect our communities, the military to protect the nation and for law-abiding citizens to exercise their God-given Second Amendment rights and protect themselves and their families. This industry is unapologetically proud to support those who follow the law and exercise their rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also the firearm industry, with partners like Smith &amp; Wesson, Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., and Daniel Defense, that executes the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssfrealsolutions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\"><strong>Real Solutions. Safer Communities.<\/strong>\u00ae<\/a>&nbsp;safety initiatives, which partners with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to keep firearms out of the hands of those who should never have them. The firearm industry has distributed over 40 million free firearm safety kits that include locking devices through 15,000 law enforcement agencies. That\u2019s on top of those locking devices that are voluntarily included in every firearm shipped from the factory. It is the firearm industry that has been working for FixNICS\u00ae, the effort to make the background check system work as intended. And our industry has partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to prevent the tragedy of suicide by firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to work alongside law enforcement, community leaders and lawmakers who are genuinely interested in creating safe neighborhoods,\u201d Smith added in his&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Smith_WessonInc\/status\/1559209562858717187\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">message<\/a>.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cWe will engage those who genuinely seek productive discussions, not a means of scoring political points. We will continue informing law-abiding citizens that they have a Constitutionally-protected right to defend themselves and their families. We will never back down in our defense of the 2nd Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSSF couldn\u2019t be prouder of industry leaders like Smith, Killoy and Daniel. They produce state-of-the-art firearms for millions. They provide thousands of jobs to their employees. They stand for the Constitutional rights of those who seek to responsibly own and use their products daily. They are dauntless in their defense of Second Amendment freedoms and unyielding to the attacks of political grandstanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firearm industry is better for them and NSSF is proud to be associated with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Larry Keane\u00a0<\/strong><em>is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs and General Counsel for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-affirms-sws-public-statement-ending-congressional-political-blame-game-2\" title=\"NSSF Affirms S&W's Public Statement Ending Congressional Political Blame Game\">National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, the firearms industry trade association.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a 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