Targeting a Gunmaker

Smith & Wesson broke ranks with its industry by settling with the feds. Now it's paying the price

Those who can't understand how the U.S. government can get OPEC members to increase oil supplies but can't nudge the firearms industry into accepting reasonable gun controls should talk to Garey Hindman. He runs Ace Custom 45's in Kerrville, Texas, and he and many dealers like him have vowed to stop selling Smith & Wessons. They are angry that the gunmaker, based in Springfield, Mass., signed an agreement with the government to make and sell guns under tighter regulations. "To us it is really simple," says Hindman. "You are either with the firearms industry or not. There is no middle ground."

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