FTC Asked To Monitor Gun Websites Listed by GunIndustryWatch.org

Josey1

FTC ASKED TO MONITOR GUN WEBSITES FOR FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT PROTECTION AGAINST TERRORISM CLICK HERE FOR LETTER TO FTCWashington, DC - Gun Industry Watch, a project of Alliance for Justice, is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to expand its probe of biological weapons' websites to include firearms. Last week the FTC sent e-mails to a number of websites claiming to offer protection from biological and nuclear agents and warned them it is illegal to make false claims about the health and safety offered by their products. Gun Industry Watch says that gun makers should be held to the same standards. "By these standards, gun manufacturers and retailers are in violation of the law any time they claim that the purchase of firearms will help protect consumers, when scientific data indicates that a gun in the home is 22 times more likely to be used in a suicide, accidental shooting, or homicide than in self-defense," said Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron in a letter to the FTC's Director of Consumer Protection, Howard Beales. The Gun Industry Watch request also included examples of possible false claims, including one from Ithaca Gun which markets the "Homeland Security Rifle" by claiming: "It is produced to protect our homes, our neighborhood and our nation throughout this dark time in our history." "By the FTC's own guidelines the claims of gun makers that their products will enhance safety and security are neither true nor can they be substantiated by evidence," said Aron. "It is the FTC's responsibility to protect American consumers by investigating misleading and dangerous advertising by gun makers and retailers." The FTC has not yet responded to the Gun Industry Watch request http://www.gunindustrywatch.org/index.cfm?C=11&F=4&M=4

Bullzeye

quote:"By these standards, gun manufacturers and retailers are in violation of the law any time they claim that the purchase of firearms will help protect consumers, when scientific data indicates that a gun in the home is 22 times more likely to be used in a suicide, accidental shooting, or homicide than in self-defense," said Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron in a letter to the FTC's Director of Consumer Protection, Howard Beales.Hooooley S**T!I hope to God no one listens to this guy. He's clearly off his gourd.By that same judgement, cars should be renamed "rolling death machines", because 1 in 2 people will get into a car accident in their lifetime.

GreenLantern

Geez, these gun control people have really hit rock bottom in desperation if they're trying this argument.

RUGERNUT3

....why do I believe this....another sad state of affairs we have here...

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jet

a car with a working ash tray is probably themost dangerous thing there is.especialy if its in the bathroom.[This message has been edited by jet (edited 01-11-2002).]

Bullzeye

Beg pardon.....what the hell does that mean, jet?I can basically figure out the first part, but the last sentence threw me a bit.

jet

bathroom is the most dangerous part of the house.(most accidents)

competentone

Gun Industry Watch is concerned about "false claims"?Their claim that there is "scientific data" indicating that a gun in the home is 22 times more likely to be used in a suicide, homicide, or involved in an accident, than used for self-defense is A FALSE CLAIM!(But they know they are lying; and they just don't care about it--so long as it helps their cause: THE DESTRUCTION OF THE IDEA OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY through the prohibition of the tools that can provide it!)

BlueTic

The FTC when founded was specificaly denied any regulator oversite of firearms. Can anybody give me the date or the date when this was last brought up? Didn't Josey post something about this or was that in the Standard?

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