The product doesnt cause anything until someone picks it up and uses it. Blame the criminals not the tool they use. This is just as bad as MADD blaming the alcohol for drunk driving accidents instead of the people who cannot control themselves.
Oh by the way, defensive use of a gun probably saves more women's lives each year than every breast cancer treatment out there. Course that would be inconvenient to mention now wouldnt it?
Your analogy to cigarette makers is a poor one because cigarettes do not have any healthy uses, firearms do. Namely self defense, which is the most common use for a firearm.
Smith & Wesson is a classic American company, and it's products are made in America, by Americans. How is this any different from Levis or another major American company from being involved in this campaign to help raise money for breast cancer research. Guns don't cause the problem, bad people doing illegal things cause the problem. If all of the guns in the U.S. were magically removed tomorrow, the same number of people would be killed by knives, clubs and any other weapon that a bad person choosing to do illegal things would use to replace the use of the firearm.
I also agree with ToddG about this being disrespectful to Julie Goloski. As one of the greatest practical shooters of all time, she could have just as easily put her name on the M&P and accepted the money from the use of her name. She deserves respect for what she has accomplished in the sport of practical shooting and for the use of her name in this project.
Anne, respectfully I think you are the one missing the point. S&W isn't "cloaking" itself in anything. The M&P9 JG campaign isn't even mentioned on their home page. The company makes a product. You can like it or dislike it, that's certainly your right. But the company, and the person who pushed this project through (Julie Golob) chose to raise money for a cause that I'm guessing you and I both care about. Julie has also been involved in Locks of Love for years, and has helped raise money for similar charities in the past. Accusing them of acting out of corporate greed is unfair and hurtful.
As a cancer survivor myself, I'm happy to see ANY company join the fight and help put an end to the disease.
Woman shoots violent, home invading ex boyfriend.
http://blog.al.com/live/2009/10/burlgar_shot_and_killed_tuesda.html
I realize that the plural of anecdote is not data, but these sorts of stories crop up all the time.
The product doesnt cause anything until someone picks it up and uses it. Blame the criminals not the tool they use. This is just as bad as MADD blaming the alcohol for drunk driving accidents instead of the people who cannot control themselves.
Oh by the way, defensive use of a gun probably saves more women's lives each year than every breast cancer treatment out there. Course that would be inconvenient to mention now wouldnt it?
Your analogy to cigarette makers is a poor one because cigarettes do not have any healthy uses, firearms do. Namely self defense, which is the most common use for a firearm.
What do you consider a Violent death?
Somebody has to stop these intelligent guns that shoot women on their own!
Good on Smith and Wesson on helping out!
Smith & Wesson is a classic American company, and it's products are made in America, by Americans. How is this any different from Levis or another major American company from being involved in this campaign to help raise money for breast cancer research. Guns don't cause the problem, bad people doing illegal things cause the problem. If all of the guns in the U.S. were magically removed tomorrow, the same number of people would be killed by knives, clubs and any other weapon that a bad person choosing to do illegal things would use to replace the use of the firearm.
I also agree with ToddG about this being disrespectful to Julie Goloski. As one of the greatest practical shooters of all time, she could have just as easily put her name on the M&P and accepted the money from the use of her name. She deserves respect for what she has accomplished in the sport of practical shooting and for the use of her name in this project.
Anne, respectfully I think you are the one missing the point. S&W isn't "cloaking" itself in anything. The M&P9 JG campaign isn't even mentioned on their home page. The company makes a product. You can like it or dislike it, that's certainly your right. But the company, and the person who pushed this project through (Julie Golob) chose to raise money for a cause that I'm guessing you and I both care about. Julie has also been involved in Locks of Love for years, and has helped raise money for similar charities in the past. Accusing them of acting out of corporate greed is unfair and hurtful.
As a cancer survivor myself, I'm happy to see ANY company join the fight and help put an end to the disease.
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