EDITORIAL: A Challenge to the Gun Suers

March 1st, 2012

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Copyright ? 2000 by Gun Owners Alliance (GOA-Texas).
Republication permitted ONLY if this e-mail alert
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“Texas Fish & Game” http://www.fishgame.com/ which is Texas most popular
hunting and fishing magazine, is featuring the article found below, in
their May 2000 issue, NOW on the news stands. They have already endorsed
the Civil Liberties Defense Foundation (CLDF) lawsuit against the Cities
and Mayors that are suing the gun manufacturers. Go to:

http://www.goa-texas.org/TX_lawsuit.htm

….to see their endorsement of this Lawsuit!

Folks, you DO NOT want to miss the May 2000 issue of Texas Fish and Game
that will feature this article! Go to http://www.fishgame.com/ for more
information about this premiere Texas hunting and fishing magazine!

For more information about the lawsuit that will nullify and void the Smith
& Wesson Agreement, as well as void out any and all such actions by the
anti-American Mayors who are attempting to bankrupt the gun manufacturers
with numerous frivolous lawsuits, go to:

http://www.libertydefense.com/

http://www.goa-texas.org/TX_lawsuit.htm

BACK THE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITIES AND MAYORS WHO ARE SUING THE GUN
MFG.’S!!!

With Respect,

Gun Owners Alliance
Chris W. Stark – Director
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by Don Zaidle
Texas Fish & Game News Editor

http://www.fishgame.com/

EDITORIAL: A Challenge to the Gun Suers

Last year, a significant era in America’s history came to a close and a
proud tradition was lost when Colt’s Manufacturing Company announced it
was going out of the consumer firearms business. Colt was the first major
player to fall prey to the latest stratagem of citizen disarmament
proponents–civil lawsuits.

Following closely on the heels of successful anti-tobacco lawsuits by city,
state, and federal governments, the same entities turned the extortive
tactic on gun manufactures. Most recently, Smith & Wesson fell victim and
was all but forced into an agreement with the suing entities. Under the
agreement, S&W will impose an egregious “code of conduct” on its dealers
and
distributors. Trust me, the atmosphere of your favorite gun or sporting
goods store is about to change dramatically, and not for the better. (See
next month’s issue for a complete report.)

The political entities claim that the purpose of their suits is to recoup
financial loses associated with costs stemming from the use (misuse?) of
the
defendant’s products. The truth of that claim is dubious at best, but
let’s
be charitable and assume it is true–for if it is true, I hereby issue a
challenge to those political entities:

Sue the liquor industry.

According to data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 41471 people died in alcohol-related traffic accidents
nationwide in 1998–that’s nearly 10,000 more than the number of alleged
“gun victims.”

The cost of treating alcohol-related crash victims runs about $51 billion
annually, another $60 billion for other alcohol-related violence, and $24
billion to treat alcohol-related illness and abuse. That’s $135 billion
annually, a VERY large chunk of which comes from taxpayer coffers.
Once the politicos wring their money out of the booze vendors, they can
then go to work solving other alcohol-related social ills. To aid in this
effort, I offer the following modest proposals.

Alcohol is far too easy for minors to get their hands on. Social workers
deal with teenage alcoholics on a daily basis. Who knows how many teenage
pregnancies have resulted from over-imbibing at a beer bust. Ergo, any
person who allows a minor access to alcohol shall be heavily fined. If
said
minor is involved in any sort of violent crime or accident while under the
influence, the alcohol provider shall be charged with a felony. All
alcohol
must be kept under lock and key to prevent minor access. No alcohol or
related product may be packaged or advertised in a manner that is
attractive
to minors.

There is no control to block drunk-driving offenders access to alcohol.
Merely taking away a drivers license does not stop anyone from driving or
drinking, it just means they cannot do the latter legally, but what does
that matter if driving while intoxicated is already illegal? Therefore,
all
sellers of alcohol must conduct a background check at time of sale to
ensure
that the purchaser is not a DWI or other alcohol-related offender. To
prevent “straw purchases” and reduce the amount of alcohol on the streets,
no individual may purchase more than one gallon of combined alcoholic
products per calendar month.

As an aid to enforcement, all liquor containers must be indelibly marked
with a serial number, and the number recorded along with the purchaser’s ID
by the seller.

Will anyone rise to the challenge to sue the liquor industry? Not likely.
Even Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD.) wouldn’t touch this with a
borrowed 11-foot pole. When contacted and asked if MADD would endorse or
support such a move, National Public Relations Director Tresa Hardt said,
“We have no position on that at this time, and it is not on our radar
screen
for the future.”

So, considering the bluster-when-it’s-popular and
duck-and-cover-when-it’s-not
nature of politics, the liquor industry will remain unscathed by the
extortive
rush to “justice” government has embarked upon. Besides, what would a
political
“party” be without cocktails?

Oh, since we are on the subject of sewers, er, suers anyway, I offer one
other modest proposal whereby political entities can line their collective
pockets while striking a blow for “public safety.” It is well illustrated
by something I recently witnessed–a Corvette torn in half by impact with a
tree after the driver lost control during a 100 mph race with a Firebird,
narrowly missing a family in a station wagon in the process. What was left
of the driver, they took away in a plastic bag. Why does anyone need a car
that will go that fast? Nowhere in America does the speed limit exceed 75
mph. Manufacturers must not be allowed to sell vehicles capable of
exceeding
that speed, except to law enforcement and government. Meanwhile, should
not
the manufacturers, distributors, and dealers of high-speed cars be held
accountable for the carnage created by their products? I say “Sue the
idiots!”

Think anybody will?

Yeah, when hell freezes over and politicians become honest.

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