oh for ffs Democrat-Ruled New Jersey Says Claiming Guns Make Homes Safer Constitutes False Advertising — Smith & Wesson Is Suing Them

New Jersey found a new trick for undermining the 2nd Amendment rights of its citizens, but gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson is having none of that noise.

Back in October New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal filed administrative subpoenas looking for evidence of fraudulent advertising from S&W.

What exactly would constitute false advertising in Grewal's book?
Well, they looked back through decades of advertisements for any claims that firearms make homes safer, or any indication that a gun could be used to safely defend your home.

But Smith & Wesson says this is just the latest in an "unconstitutional fishing expedition" by the AG to try and undermine gun rights. And now they are suing the state, claiming the whole thing is politically motivated.

"Smith & Wesson also says the subpoenas are politically motivated, noting that Grewal has partnered with several anti-Second Amendment groups, like Do Not Stand Idly By, to seek new methods to restrict gun ownership."

And this is just the latest anti-2A tactic from New Jersey. In 2018 Governor Phil Murphy announced a monthly report that would list the gun manufacturer as the source for every "gun crime" in the state. Gun manufacturers have called that "Name and Shame" program "unreasonable and purely agenda-driven, likening it to announcing which car was used in a drunk driving fatality."

The wild thing is that the state has openly teamed up with anti-Second Amendment groups to develop strategies for limiting access to guns. The 57-page complaint notes that this exact strategy for coming after gun manufacturers through consumer protection and false advertising laws was suspiciously discussed earlier this month in a conference at New York University.

Smith & Wesson's complaint is pretty spicy on the whole. But this bit is the nugget of their argument against the state.


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