The Gun Manufacturer Smith & Wesson Is Ordered to Hand Over Internal Marketing Documents
New Jersey’s top law enforcement official is renewing a demand for Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. to turn over internal documents on how it markets guns after courts ruled against the manufacturer.
The state’s request for information has drawn national attention, especially since gun companies are often shielded from liability in the United States.
“Today’s decision confirms what we have said from the beginning of the case: no industry is free to evade compliance with New Jersey’s consumer protection laws,” acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck said in a statement.
The company did not immediately react to the decisions and has not responded to previous requests for comment, but in earlier court filings the manufacturer said New Jersey was trying to weaken the 2nd Amendment.
