Smith & Wesson Receives Federal Grant
For "Smart" Gun Research
An Associated Press story on Wednesday reported that ailing gun
maker Smith & Wesson (S&W) received a grant from the Department
of Justice for $1.7 million to fund the company's "smart" gun
research.The $1.7 million represents a significant portion of
the company's $2.8 million request, that it may pursue at a later
date.
The gun company, which sold out gun owners in a
"settlement" deal with the Clinton-Gore Administration last year
(a deal, that, in truth, settled nothing), claims to have spent
$5 million since 1993 to develop guns that can be fired only by
their users.
According to company spokesman Ken Jorgensen, S&W
has developed some prototype guns, called "authorized only
users," but has set no date certain for putting these guns on the
market.
Those applauding the news of the grant were anti-gun
Massachusetts lawmakers Senator Ted Kennedy (D) and U.S.
Representative Richard Neal (D).
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