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Rather like the class snitch who returns to the schoolyard after tattling on his classmates, gunmaker Smith & Wesson appears to be feeling the effects of breaking ranks with its fellow firearms manufacturers. On March 17, the Massachusetts-based firm signed a historic agreement with state and federal government agencies in which the company agreed to implement several safety measures, including trigger locks, on its weapons. In exchange for Smith & Wesson's commitment, the government terminated many of the myriad lawsuits looming against the company. Initially, that compromise seemed to suit both parties: Smith & Wesson was assured a certain degree...
...spit-and-counterspit noticed that a dollop of peace was settling over the nation. New York Governor George Pataki, a Republican, announced a broad set of gun-control reforms that include a plan to identify guns easily by keeping a record of each weapon's unique characteristics. On Friday, Smith & Wesson, the largest U.S. gun manufacturer, agreed to provide safety locks with its handguns and make its guns child resistant within a year. "We can get so much done when we find the courage to find common ground," said a triumphant President Clinton...
While the posturing looks familiar, the Smith & Wesson settlement may make it a thing of the past. Rival gunmakers railed at their competitor's apostasy, but so did tobacco companies at the start of their capitulation. Under pressure from cities and the Federal Government, manufacturers may have to offer their own safety measures. If that happens, the capital Kabuki rituals will become more irrelevant than ever...
...Smith, who blocked with his girlfriend, said that being together is more important than living in a River House...
...blown out of proportion, doctors are quick to point out, because most cases of infertility are not caused by uterine lining problems. And then there's the question of statistics. "There has to be a much larger study to establish real results," says TIME medical contributor Dr. Ian Smith. "Just because this procedure works in a very small sample doesn't necessarily mean it will work in a larger group." Of course, Smith adds, if the results are borne out, it would be an enormous boon to people struggling with infertility. Even then we'd have...