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billbuckhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 07:55 PM
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Smith and Wesson chief fired over murky past
Edited on Tue Mar-02-04 07:59 PM by billbuckhead
Smith and Wesson chief fired over murky past

REUTERS< SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2004 11:32:47 PM >

NEW YORK : Legendary US gun manufacturer Smith and Wesson said it had replaced its chairman following newspaper revelations that he had spent up to 15 years in prison for a series of armed robberies.

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You'd have thought they would do a background check. But in the gun industry that would be hypocritical.
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FeebMaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 07:59 PM
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1. Old news.
Actually, he resigned as chairman, but remains a member of the board.
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demsrule4life Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 08:02 PM
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2. Old news?
Shit it is ancient news.
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MrBenchley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 08:33 PM
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3. Yeah, there's an industry that ought to have liability immunity
NOT.

And as noted, this scumbag is still on the board of directors.
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 09:39 PM
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4. Maybe He's Just Keeping the Seat Warm....
...until they can appoint upstanding citizen/gun owner Jayson Williams to the board.

:-)
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MrBenchley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 09:50 PM
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5. LOL!!
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