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...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...
Last Friday, Springfield-based gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson committed to a "code of conduct" for the sales and distribution of handguns as well as a number of new gun safety and design standards to be implemented over the next year. In exchange for these commitments, the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Treasury and state and local government officials agreed to dismiss pending lawsuits against the nation's largest gun manufacturer...
These recent commitments come in the wake of a series of workplace shootings and last February's fatal shooting of a first-grader by a six-year-old classmate. Even though Smith & Wesson most likely made these commitments to avoid a drawn-out and expensive litigation process, we applaud the company's courage and leadership in raising the expectations for gun producer responsibility for their guns after production. We hope the other gun manufacturers implicated by the government's lawsuit will follow the lead of Smith & Wesson...
...Smith & Wesson is doing its part to be more socially responsible, now it is the responsibility of the government, gun owners and other gun manufacturers to bite the proverbial bullet and do their part...