Update on Lucky Gunner: They Refuse to Make Changes
BY Herschel Smith
1 year, 10 months ago
This post could just as well be titled “The Legacy Media Sucks.” Here I cited a legacy media article on a settlement Lucky Gunner made with families of victims over verification of ammunition purchases. I sent a note to Lucky Gunner, and they kindly referred me to this post on their site.
It should come as no surprise that anti-Second Amendment activists will do and say anything to push their agenda, including using tragedy to further their cause. Following a 2018 shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, the activists at Everytown Law saw an opportunity to do just that. The Michael Bloomberg-funded group spearheaded a lawsuit against Lucky Gunner with one clear goal: to drive us out of business. They failed. This week, we announce the dismissal and settlement of that lawsuit.
We spent three years vigorously defending against this lawsuit and the many false allegations levied against our company and its employees. We refused to back down and were committed to fighting as long as necessary to prove we did nothing wrong.
Our loyal customers and suppliers know we follow the law. We are proud of that fact. In the end, a plaintiff and one of the victims of the shooting, Trent Beazley, even said, “Upon reflection and review of the facts, I believe that Lucky Gunner did not break a law.”
Clint McGuire, an attorney for several of the plaintiffs, echoed that sentiment during a press conference highlighting lobbying efforts to change Texas ammo sales laws.
“There is not a law in the State of Texas that requires ammunition sellers – whether they are brick and mortar or whether they are online stores – to require proof of age before they sell ammunition,” McGuire said. But he sued us anyway.
Ending this lawsuit now allowed us to achieve several goals. First, we protected our reputation for following the law. Second, we stopped wasting money on lawyers so we can put it to better use buying inventory for our customers. Finally, we avoided the risk that the jury would incorrectly apply the law, which could set precedent that would hurt your Second Amendment rights going forward.
They tried to get Lucky Gunner to bend, and they didn’t. This only increases my respect for Lucky Gunner.
This sure isn’t how the legacy media portrayed the settlement, is it? It looks like Grace Hauck simply parroted the words of the controllers. That’s not reporting.
On February 14, 2023 at 6:20 am, Joe Blow said:
They are local to me in the Knoxville area.
I don’t know anyone involved with the company personally, but have seen one or two help wanted ads. They seem like a pretty decent company, buying wholesale, shipping to retail.
On February 14, 2023 at 1:06 pm, Matt said:
Good on LG. I’ll happily be doing more business with them.