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Forwarded intact; is any person suprised at the shackles placed on S&W? ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 > To: therepublican > From: The Republican > Subject: Smith & Wesson Agreement > > > > FWD: This is from James. Thanks much! > > http://www.hud.gov/pressrel/gunagree.html > > AGREEMENT BETWEEN SMITH & WESSON AND THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE TREASURY AND > HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND STATES > > SUMMARY OF TERMS > > Preamble: The city, state, county and federal parties agree to dismiss the > parties from the pending suits and refrain from filing suits against the > manufacturer parties based on an equivalent cause of action. > > SAFETY AND DESIGN > > All handguns must meet the following safety and design standards: > > Second "hidden" serial number, to prevent criminals from obliterating > serial numbers. > > External locking device sold with all guns within 60 days. > > Internal locking device on all guns within 24 months. > > Smart Guns -- Authorized User Technology. > > Manufacturers commit 2% of annual firearms revenues to the development of > authorized user technology. > > Within 36 months, authorized user technology will be included in all new > firearm models, with the exception of curios and collectors' firearms. > > If top eight manufacturers agree, authorized user technology will be > included in all new firearms. > > Child Safety. Within 12 months, handguns will be designed so they cannot be > readily operated by a child under 6. > > Performance test. All firearms will be subject to a performance test to > ensure safety and quality. > > Drop test. All firearms will be subject to a test to ensure they do not > fire when dropped. > > All pistols must meet the following additional requirements: > > Safety device. Positive manually operated safety device. > > Magazine disconnectors must be available on all pistols to customers who > desire the feature, within 12 months. > > Chamber load indicators on all pistols, showing whether the pistol is > loaded, within 12 months. > > Large capacity magazines. New firearm designs will not be able to accept > large-capacity magazines that were manufactured prior to September 1994. > (Manufacture of such magazines has been prohibited since that date.) > > Law enforcement and military exception. If law enforcement agencies or the > military certify the need, exceptions to these requirements may be made. > Manufacturers will ask that these guns not be resold to the civilian > market. > > Warnings about safe storage and handling included with all firearms within > six months. > > Illegal firearms. > > Manufacturers will not sell firearms that can readily be converted into > fully automatic weapons or that are resistant to fingerprints. > > SALES AND DISTRIBUTION > > Code of Conduct. The manufacturers will sell only to authorized dealers and > distributors and allow their authorized distributors to sell only to > authorized dealers. Authorized dealers and distributors will agree to a > code of conduct. If manufacturers receive notice of a violation by an > authorized dealer or distributor, they will take action against the dealer > or distributor, including termination of sales to the dealer or > distributor. The Oversight Commission will review such actions and have > authority to require termination or suspension if warranted. > > The code of conduct will require authorized dealers and distributors to: > > Gun shows: make no gun show sales unless all sales at the gun show are > completed only after a background check. > > Brady checks: wait as long as necessary for a completed Brady check showing > that the purchaser is not a felon or otherwise prohibited before selling a > gun to the purchaser. > > Safety training for purchasers: transfer firearms only to individuals who > have passed certified safety course or exam and demonstrate to purchasers > how to use all safety devices and how to load, unload, and safely store the > firearm before completing the sale. > > Multiple handgun sales: all purchasers of multiple handguns to take only > one handgun from the store on the day of sale, at which point a multiple > sales report will be filed with ATF. The remainder of the guns can only be > collected after 14 days. > > Employee training: require all employees to attend ATF-approved training > and to pass a exam on firearms laws, straw purchasers, illegal trafficking > indicators, and gun safety. > > Insurance: carry liability insurance where available, with a minimum > coverage of $1 million for each incident. > > Inventory control: maintain an electronic inventory tracking plan within 24 > months > > Security: implement a security plan for securing firearms. > > Child access: require persons under 18 to be accompanied by adults in gun > stores or gun sections of stores. > > Weapons attractive to criminals: not sell large capacity magazines or > semiautomatic assault weapons. > > Compliance: provide law enforcement, government regulators, and the > Oversight Commission established in this > > Agreement with access to documents necessary to determine compliance; > cooperate fully in the Agreement's Oversight mechanism. > > Crime gun traces: maintain an electronic record of all ATF trace requests > and report trace requests to manufacturers. > > Indicted dealers: forgo firearms sales to licensed dealers known to be > under indictment. > > Straw purchasers: not to make sales to straw purchasers. > > Manufacturer commitments. Manufacturers will: > > Provide quarterly sales data to ATF. > > Not market guns in any manner designed to appeal to juveniles or criminals. > > Refrain from selling any modified/sporterized semi-automatic pistol of type > that cannot be imported into U.S. > > Reaffirm policy of not placing advertisements in vicinity of schools, high > crime zones, and public housing. > > Implement a security plan for securing firearms. > > Designate an officer to ensure compliance with the Agreement. > > Corporate responsibility for crime gun traces. If an authorized dealer or > distributor has a disproportionate number of crime guns traced to it within > three years of sale, the manufacturers will take action, including possible > termination or suspension, against the dealer or distributor. The Oversight > Commission will review such actions and have authority to require > termination or suspension if warranted. > > Oversight Commission will be established and empowered to oversee > implementation of the Agreement. The Commission will have five members > selected as follows: one by manufacturers; two by city and county parties; > one by state parties; one by ATF. The Commission's powers will include the > authority to review compliance with the design and safety requirements, > review the safety and training program for dealer and distributor > employees, review manufacturer actions against dealers or distributors that > violate the Agreement or have a disproportionate number of crime gun > traces, and require suspension or termination if warranted. > > Role of ATF. To the extent consistent with law, ATF will work with > manufacturers and the Oversight Commission to assist them in meeting > obligations under the Agreement. ATF will notify the Oversight Commission > of certain violations of the Agreement by distributors and dealers if it > uncovers such violations. > > Ballistics Imaging. Within six months, if technologically available, > manufacturers will fire all firearms before sale and will enter the digital > image of the casings in a system compatible with the National Integrated > Ballistics Identification Network and accessible to ATF. This will enable > law enforcement to trace crime guns when only the bullets or casings are > recovered. > > Access 2000. Manufacturers shall participate in ATF's Access 2000 program, > which establishes electronic links with ATF and enables high-speed tracing > of crime guns. > > Legislation. The parties will work together to support legislative efforts > to reduce firearm misuse and the development of authorized user technology. > > Education trust fund. Upon resolution of all current city, state, and > county lawsuits, manufacturers will dedicate 1% of overall firearms > revenues to an education trust fund. > > Most favored entity. If other manufacturers enter agreements with more > expansive design and distribution reforms, and those manufacturers, along > with the manufacturer parties to this Agreement, account for fifty percent > or more of United States handgun sales, the manufacturer parties to this > Agreement will agree to abide by the same reforms. > > Enforcement. The Agreement will be entered into and enforceable as a court > order and as a contract. > > > > [Forwarded For Information Purposes Only - Not > Necessarily Endorsed By The Sender - A.K. Pritchard] > > ------------------------------ > > A.K. Pritchard > http://www.ideasign.com/chiliast/ > http://rosie.acmecity.com/songfest/189/ > > To subscribe to "The Republican" email list - just ask! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > "It is a misnomer to call a government republican in which a > branch of the supreme power is independent of the nation." > --Thomas Jefferson to John Hampden Pleasants, 1821. > > > > > _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp
