<< From www.midwayusa.com comes the following;

Good Afternoon,

On March 17, 2000, Smith and Wesson, a manufacturer of firearms,
firearm accessories and logo apparel entered into a settlement agreement
with federal, state and municipal authorities. The settlement dismisses
Smith
and Wesson against pending lawsuits aimed at firearm manufacturers. The
specifics of the contract are listed below.

It is the opinion of the management and ownership of MidwayUSA that
Smith and Wesson failed to exhaust all resources in the fight to uphold the
Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
We believe that Smith and Wesson sold out the rights and principles of gun
owners across the United States by failing to support the industry and
fight the attack of the anti-gun movement.

MidwayUSA has always been a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, the
NRA and all organizations whose mission is to protect each of our rights to
bear arms. Therefore, we cannot, with clear conscience, support the
actions of Smith and Wesson. As a result, we have chosen to immediately
drop Smith and Wesson products from our catalogs and from our product
offering.

Thank you for your support.