Smith Enterprise Stands with the Law Abiding Citizens of New Jersey Against Gov Christie's Gun Control Laws

Smith Enterprise has been halting sales of Smith’s products to state and local law enforcement agencies in states pushing for unconstitutional firearms laws such as New York, Connecticut, Colorado, California and Maryland. The latest is the State of New Jersey which has at least 20 anti-gun proposals floating through both houses of the State Legislature. The 21 bills raised in the House are now in the Senate where they may be passed into law as part of Governor Christie's "50 common sense gun restrictions"..

Smith Enterprise will not support the so-called law makers who are rolling out these measures and if enacted will cease selling their products to law enforcement and government agencies based in New Jersey.

SEI's President had this to say: "Once again another Anti-Gun State Government has decided that their current draconian gun laws are not restrictive enough and is trying to further encroach on the Second Amendment rights of its citizens. These laws do not prevent crime as they only affect the law-abiding gun owner and not the common criminal. Witness the two terrorists that wreaked havoc on Boston last week: they did not have the required state and local permits for the firearms they used to attack police officers after they were found out and were fleeing. The only thing the gun grabbers can come up with are more laws to give an illusion that they are doing something. 

New Jersey is looking to outlaw 50 caliber rifles, which are not used in crime, but by target shooters. They want to outlaw most standard types of ammunition. If these bills pass both houses of the Garden State's legislature and are signed into law by Governor Chris Christie, then New Jersey state agencies can add themselves to the list of rogue states that will not be allowed to purchase parts from Smith Enterprise."
 
In February, the New Jersey State Assembly passed 21 pieces of anti-gun legislation that are now in the state Senate and can be heard at any time. 

Below are brief descriptions of these anti-gun bills passed in the New Jersey State Assembly:

Assembly Bill 588 (Spencer / Coutinho / Deignan) – prohibits possession of commonly owned ammunition.
Assembly Bill 1116 (Fuentes / Spencer) – establishes 180-day prohibition on purchase of handgun for individuals who fail to report loss or theft of firearm.
Assembly Bill 1329 (Greenwald / Quijano / Coutinho) – reduces the maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to ten rounds.
Assembly Bill 1387 (Wilson / Johnson) – permits municipalities to establish “weapon free zones” around schools and other public facilities.
Assembly Bill 3510 (Johnson / Vainieri Huttle) – requires proof of firearms safety training as a condition for issuance of firearms purchaser identification cards and permits to purchase handguns.
Assembly Bill 3645 (Greenwald / Eustace / Mosquera) - requires ammunition sales and transfers be conducted as face-to-face transactions.
Assembly Bill 3646 (Greenwald) - establishes a regulatory system to govern the sale and transfer of ammunition.
Assembly Bill 3659 (Barnes, III / Johnson) - revises the state's definition of a destructive device to include certain firearms of 50 caliber or greater.
Assembly Bill 3666 (Cryan / O’Donnell / Jasey) - prohibits mail order, internet, telephone and any other anonymous method of ammunition sale or transfer in New Jersey.
Assembly Bill 3668 (Jasey / McKeon / Cryan) - prohibits investment by state pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing and selling “assault firearms” for civilian use.
Assembly Bill 3687 (Stender / Fuentes) - disqualifies persons named on federal Terrorist Watchlist from obtaining a state firearms identification card or permit to purchase handgun.
Assembly Bill 3717 (Lampitt / Singleton) - requires submission of certain mental health records to National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Assembly Bill 3748 (O’Donnell / Mainor / McKeon) – outlaws the private sale or transfer of firearms.
Assembly Bill 3750 (Cryan / O’Donnell / Quijano) - establishes a regulatory and reporting program for all ammunition sales.
Assembly Bill 3754 (Cryan / O’Donnell / Quijano) - requires the seizure of firearms when mental health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.
Assembly Bill 3772 (Eustace / Wagner / Vanieri Huttle) - requires that firearms purchaser identification cards display picture and mandates that firearms purchaser identification cards be renewed every five years.
Assembly Bill 3796 (Mainor) – provides a ninety-day window for persons to dispose of certain unlawfully possessed firearms.
Assembly Bill 3797 (Mainor) – requires law enforcement to report certain firearms information to inter-jurisdictional electronic databases including the national Integrated Ballistics Identification Network.
Assembly Committee Resolution 180 (Greenwald) – urges the President and the US Congress to enact legislation enforcing stricter firearms control measures.
Assembly Bill R143 (Quijano / Cryan / O’Donnell) - expresses support for Attorney General's gun “buyback” program.
Assembly Bill R144 (Oliver) – urges Governor Christie’s Administration not to apply for annual exemption from requirements of federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

Smith Enterprise Urges Customers to Boycott Cheaper Than Dirt

Smith Enterprise, Inc. has learned that Cheaper than Dirt, an internet-based firearm accessory and ammunition reseller, has voiced its support for the Manchin-Toomey measure, S. Amendment 715. to Senate Bill 649. It is worth pointing out that the proposed legislation of SB 649 includes another federal ban on so-called assault weapons and standard capacity magazines put forth by Senator Feinstein (D-California).

Smith Enterprise reads this amendment as a part of a larger Trojan Horse attempt for draconian legislation that will not stop crime and only imperil the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens and honest Federal Firearms Licensees and is therefore calling for a boycott against Cheaper than Dirt.

SEI President Ron Smith had this to say: "This amendment does nothing but attempt to hurt our industry and infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of all gun owners. Read the language in this amendment, which is co-sponsored by rabid anti-gunners in the Senate like Charles Schumer of New York. The senators say that criminals purchase firearms at gun shows, even though studies have shown that fewer than 5% of criminals get their guns through these currently legal private purchases. Shame on Cheaper than Dirt for throwing their support behind this piece of legislation; what on earth were they thinking?

"At Smith Enterprise we hold people accountable for their actions, whether it is the police forces of states where the enemies of freedom seek to persecute and prosecute the law-abiding or internet retailers who seek to curry favor from the anti-gunners. We strongly urge all gun owners to boycott merchants like Cheaper than Dirt who appear to be Dumber than Dirt."

 

Aside from the restrictions in the parent legislation, the provisions in the Manchin-Toomey Amendment could effectively shut down background checks performed by brick and mortar gun shops, the backbone of the firearms industry, on weekends by requiring that gun show background checks must be given first priority.

The amendment's sponsors claim that the amendment prohibits the creation of a National Gun Registry or database of firearms owners and strengthens laws protecting people legally traveling with their firearms through states that disregard the Second amendment such as New York and Massachusetts. However, noted Second Amendment author and lawyer, David Kopel, points out that the amendment in fact authorizes a national gun registry and actually weakens the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986.

When Smith called Cheaper than Dirt out on this originally and over 250,000 people responded by cancelling their orders with CTD. The company backpedalled and posted a second article in opposition to the first. Apparently Cheaper than Dirt wanted to spin that they were simply presenting both sides of the issue.

Ron Smith said, "They were caught with their pants down and now they are simply tapdancing around the issue. There are two sides to the story: the right side and the wrong side. Cheaper than Dirt was caught on the wrong side and rather than issue a retraction, they are spinning it as trying to be 'fair and balanced'. Why would any gun owner who can think for themselves want to do business with a company that lends aid and comfort to the enemies of the Second Amendment?"

Rather than accept a placebo, Smith Enterprise urges its customers to contact their senators to oppose this bill as it is written in its entirety, including amendments such as those by our so-called allies.

Smith & Wesson chooses SEI's Vortex Flash Eliminator

 

Smith & Wesson recently ordered 113 Vortex Flash Eliminators and muzzle brakes from Smith Enterprise Inc for use on their M&P 15 and new M&P 10 rifles on 14 March 2013. The M&P 15 is Smith& Wesson’s version of the AR15 rifle and the M&P 10 is its newest offering chambered in 308 Winchester. SEI is honored to work with Smith & Wesson by supplying the flash suppressors to be used on their newest rifle as well as their best selling M&P 15 line of rifles. 

Beretta USA to Leave Maryland, Smith Enterprise Cuts Off State Agencies and Law Enforcement to Side with the People

Smith Enterprise has been stopping the sales of Smith’s products to state and local law enforcement agencies in states pushing for unconstitutional firearms laws such as New York, Connecticut, Colorado and California. The latest is the State of Maryland whose proposed laws not only threaten the liberty of their citizens, but the livelihoods of over 400 workers from Beretta USA.

Effective immediately, Smith Enterprise will no longer sell any products to state and local law enforcement agencies located in Maryland.
 
Ron Smith, the President of Smith Enterprise said today,"Make no mistake about it, the gun grabbers are declaring war on the law-abiding. We will not run from this fight, we will not retreat.We stand beside Beretta in this fight and will not make our products available to agencies employed by the enemies of all we hold dear. I sincerely hope that more people will lend support to Beretta when they make their move out of Maryland by buying their products and making these politicians pay for their actions in the next election cycle.”

The US division of the world’s oldest gun manufacturer (in business since 1526) is considering moving its Maryland manufacturing plant and roughly 400 jobs out of the state in light of legislation passed on Thursday night.

In a 28-19 vote, Maryland's Senate gave final approval to Governor Martin O'Malley's sweeping gun control bill, sending the legislation to the governor for his promised signature.

State House minority leader Anthony J. O’Donnel (R) said,“We are pushing a legitimate manufacturer and good neighbor out of Maryland. Losing them would be a big disappointment. Maryland has a reputation for having a horrible business climate, and this would be one more nail in the coffin.”

The legislation bans the sale of so-called assault weapons (used in less than 1 percent of Maryland homicides since 2004), requires fingerprints and a license to buy a handgun, empowers state police to audit gun dealers and limits magazine capacity to 10 rounds, mirroring the regimes of New York, California and Connecticut. Other provisions of this bill would bar gun ownership for people convicted of certain violent crimes but given probation before judgment and increase the amount of information about people with mental illnesses sent to a national database for background checks.

Opponents have vowed to petition the bill to referendum. If they are successful, the law would be delayed for a year and be on the ballot for Maryland voters to consider in November 2014.

Before the vote, Sen. Nathaniel McFadden,(D-Baltimore), demonized the state's law-abiding that authorities would crack down on them.

"Wherever you are, especially if you are in the city of Baltimore, please don't have a comfort level," McFadden said. "We're coming to get you."

Smith's response was,"The audacity and brazenness of these politicians is repugnant. They turn their citizens into potential criminals with the stroke of a pen and then issue threats like this. You can 'come for them', but you will not use our products to do it.”

Once signed, the law takes effect on October 1, 2013. Gun dealers would be allowed to sell their existing inventory of the 45 makes and models of banned so-called assault weapons. Residents of Maryland who place an order before that date would still be able to purchase them.

DLA Orders 30mm Wire EDM Scope Rings from Smith Enterprise

 

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) ordered 32 pair of our 30 mm Wire EDM Scope Rings for the US military on 27 March, 2013.   SEI is proud to be one of  the US Military's primary suppliers for flash suppressors and other parts such as these scope rings.  More information on SEI's 30 mm Wire EDM Scope Rings (NSN: 1005-01-535-4385) can be found on the SEI website.