https://www.thetrace.org/2024/08/polymer80-closed-ghost-gun-lawsuits/'Over the past two years, Polymer80 and its founders have reached legal settlements with Los Angeles, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, agreeing to pay a combined $7.5 million and to stop selling ghost gun kits in California, Maryland, and parts of Pennsylvania. A court in Washington, D.C., ordered Polymer80 to halt sales in the nation’s capital and imposed more than $4 million in penalties, saying the company had made false and misleading claims about the legality of its products'
Searching for, say, Smith & Wesson and clicking on the first link, their site appears immediately:
https://www.smith-wesson.com/Searching for 'Polymer80', the second link is the Wikipedia entry for that. Top of the 'External Links' section, clicking on the 'Official website' link brings... nothing.
'Kelley [CEO of Polymer80] indicated that the closure may only be temporary, saying he would be back “in some way shape or form.” But as of August 28, Polymer80’s website was down, and its phone appeared to be disconnected. Attempts to reach the company by email were unsuccessful'
>the closure may only be temporarySeems a 'settlement' was more than just a loss: of the entire company. Gee, I wonder why Smith & Wesson's site is not only easily, but immediately accessible?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer80#Controversieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson#Post-acquisition'As of January 2022, SWBI had a market value of around $880 million, with revenues a little over US$1 billion'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer80#Controversies>no 'Controversies' section in S&W's Wikipedia entryNo flies on Smith & Wesson. Clint Eastwood used one of their .44 cal. Model 29s. In this instance, this is reality using an Automag on that which thinks 'settlement =/= loss', as per that used by Harry Callahan to eliminate the villains in the 4th Dirty Harry movie Sudden Impact.
Gun schizo = the rapists in that movie.
