Has discussion of this been avoided here due to the racist views of the victim? [View All]

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And yes, the politics of Randy and Vicky Weaver are quite repulsive to me. As is that of most of the sites currently discussing this.

Still, this is like getting the people who shot Fred Hampton and Jean Charles deMenezes to tout smooth actions and reliability for the manufacturers of handguns. Police misconduct is police misconduct no matter who the victim is. I hope this gets right-wing gun owners thinking about who their 'friends'
are, exactly.


http://blogostuff.blogspot.com/2008/11/hs-precision-gets-endorsement-by-lon.html

This should be enough to make every freedom loving American vomit. HS Precision, manufacturer of stocks and other parts for precsion rifles, is featuring an endorsement of their products by Lon Horiuchi on the back of their catalog. Here's a scan (click on the thumbnail for a full size image):

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For readers unfamiliar with Horiuchi, he is the FBI sniper who shot Vicki Weaver during the the standoff at Ruby Ridge 1992. He was also present at the 1993 Waco siege where he was again suspected of misconduct. He charged with manslaughter for Weaver's death but the charge was eventually dismissed in a Federal court, the basis for which was the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. (Note that this ruling doesn't go to the merits of the case. In gun owner circles, he is regarded as a murderer.

As pointed out by Arfcommer "dedfella," this is akin to having a fertilizer company get an endorsement by Timothy McVeigh. Poor taste, putting it mildly.