MA AG Healey files amicus brief in Mexico v. S&W

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Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands Amicus Brief

AG Healey: Gun Manufacturers and Dealers Are Not Exempt From State Consumer Protection Laws
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts arguing that a federal law, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), does not shield gun manufacturers and dealers from consumer laws governing the marketing and sale of firearms.

“It is unacceptable for gun manufacturers and distributors to knowingly market their products in in a way that facilitates the illegal trafficking of weapons into the hands of dangerous individuals,” AG Healey said. “We urge the Court to recognize that gun dealers, manufacturers, and distributors may be held accountable under state laws for how they market and sell their products.”

The brief, filed Monday in Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al., supports the government of Mexico in a lawsuit brought against seven U.S.-based gun manufacturers, Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Century Arms, Colt, Glock, and Ruger, as well as a Massachusetts-based gun distributor, Interstate Arms. Mexico’s complaint alleges the defendants design, market, distribute, and sell guns in a way they know appeals to drug cartels and violent gangs in Mexico. The coalition’s brief argues against the defendants’ contentions that, through PLCAA, Congress “erected an insurmountable barrier to traditional state law forms of accountability.”
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Mexico should sue the US .gov for their part in trafficing guns to criminals in Mexico. NOT US gun manufacturers. Then again, since when has LOGIC come into play? Or doin the RIGHT thing when they can do something that makes them 'look good' and others 'feel good' but still do absolutely ZERO good... Waste of good O2 the lot of them.
 
Golddiggie said:
Mexico should sue the US .gov for their part in trafficing guns to criminals in Mexico. NOT US gun manufacturers. Then again, since when has LOGIC come into play? Or doin the RIGHT thing when they can do something that makes them 'look good' and others 'feel good' but still do absolutely ZERO good... Waste of good O2 the lot of them.
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Mexico knows it will get more support within the US political establishment for going after S&W.
 
Actively working to chase one of Western MA's last major employers out which will have a significant trickle down effect the industrial and commercial base which supports S&W. Might as well bulldoze Springfield because the casino is failing and I can't imagine MassMutual is going to stick around much longer in city that looks more like Detroit every passing year.

This will also lead to Savage and Kahr leaving Worcester, which will be a significant blow to that city.

What happened to Hartford and New Haven when the arms industries left is a case study on the ill effects of chasing industry out from cities already suffering from an extinction of manufacturing jobs. Expecting tax exempt hospitals and universities to replace the lost employment opportunities leaves massive holes in the tax base that lead to other significant problems.
 
Coda said:
She will run S&W totally out of MA. The loss of 550 jobs is not enough for her, she wants all of those jobs gone. And to think she is most likely our next governor, God help us……..
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No doubt the multipronged attack against the firearm industry, which obviously includes the long-term goal of running manufacturers out of business, also includes running them out of ban states, like MA. This is just another avenue of attack in the broader effort by firearm prohibitionists to end firearm ownership by undesirables in the US.
 
So now custom engraving = marketing to cartels?

From the S&W custom engraving shop:
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From the Narco Museum in Mexico:
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LOL let's file based on an idiotic premise, rather than actual events such as Fast and Furious.
 
If I lived in Massachusetts I'd be acquiring firearms, reloading equipment and reloading supplies in anticipation of Maura becoming governor.

I would be carefully exploring methods to minimize paperwork for said acquisitions.

She's already had quite an impact as AG, if she's elected governor I can't see that it will be better - and potentially quite worse for legal gun owners.
 
I don't know how this case doesn't get Twombly'ed in the Iqbals. I guess law doesn't matter if it leads to the desired outcome.

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"...that a federal law, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), does not shield gun manufacturers and dealers from consumer laws governing the marketing and sale of firearms."

She's at least partially right there. Except it's not PLCAA, it's the Second Amendment that does that.
 
allen-1 said:
If I lived in Massachusetts I'd be acquiring firearms, reloading equipment and reloading supplies in anticipation of Maura becoming governor.

I would be carefully exploring methods to minimize paperwork for said acquisitions.

She's already had quite an impact as AG, if she's elected governor I can't see that it will be better - and potentially quite worse for legal gun owners.
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Some of us have been doing that since Bill Clinton.
 
allen-1 said:
If I lived in Massachusetts I'd be acquiring firearms, reloading equipment and reloading supplies in anticipation of Maura becoming governor.

I would be carefully exploring methods to minimize paperwork for said acquisitions.

She's already had quite an impact as AG, if she's elected governor I can't see that it will be better - and potentially quite worse for legal gun owners.
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Or.... [Redacted]
 
Waher said:
Actively working to chase one of Western MA's last major employers out which will have a significant trickle down effect the industrial and commercial base which supports S&W. Might as well bulldoze Springfield because the casino is failing and I can't imagine MassMutual is going to stick around much longer in city that looks more like Detroit every passing year.

This will also lead to Savage and Kahr leaving Worcester, which will be a significant blow to that city.

What happened to Hartford and New Haven when the arms industries left is a case study on the ill effects of chasing industry out from cities already suffering from an extinction of manufacturing jobs. Expecting tax exempt hospitals and universities to replace the lost employment opportunities leaves massive holes in the tax base that lead to other significant problems.
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That fact that SW is still in MA after decades of abuse and shit from the state says one thing, and that's they're ok with it.

Moving a huge company blows. For sure. Incredibly expensive and time consuming. Some hard things need to be done.
 

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