Smith & Wesson pivots from guns to new products
At the Springfield outlet, shoppers browse leatherwear and gym bags while two elderly men fire revolvers. Smith & Wesson, once dominant in handguns, faced a decline as sales fell from about $150 million in 1995 to around $50 million, prompting safety measures and talks of diversification amid lawsuits and public backlash.
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Springfield
Mass
Smith & Wesson
Bob Reyes
Oklahoma
Okinawa
Clint Eastwood
America
Tomkins PLC
Ken Jorgensen
Jorgensen
Larry Flatley
First female officers installed at Garden City Elks Lodge No. 1404
Four Garden City women were installed April 1 as officers for Elks Lodge No. 1404. Susan Tomasino became exalted ruler and Kathy Olson Sanders secretary, Linda Miller treasurer, and Rosalyn Wilcox inner guard, with other officers named. The group noted it marked a historic breakthrough for the lodge which has existed nearly a century.
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Kathy Olsen Sanders
Rosalyn Wilcox
Linda Miller
Susan Tomasino
Elks Lodge
Elks
Garden City
Wilcox
Tomasino
Kathy
Rosalyn
Ohmes
Lester Webb
Curt Stucky
Bob Sanders
al Miller
Esquire
Jeff Ohmes
Lee Greathouse
Orlin Holland
Charles Knowlton
Lawrence Miller
Doug Dew
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Garden City Elks
Handgun market faces steep decline and long-term shift
The American handgun market shows a sharp drop in domestic and overseas production, with a 52 percent fall from 1993 to 1999. Experts cite tougher laws, crime concerns, market saturation, and a shift to specialized policing supply as the era of mass handgun marketing ends.
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Springfield
Mass
Cameron Hopkins
American Handgunner Magazine
Dave Tinker
Firearms Business Newsletter
Associated Press
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
New England
Connecticut River Valley
George Washington
ATF
John Rosenthal
Stop Handgun Violence
Larry Flatley
Smith & Wesson Handguns
Greg Fetter
Newton
Conn
Tom Diaz
Violence Policy Center
Dave Simard
Smith & Wesson
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Graham K. Johns
Elk Lodge
Golden Plains Credit Union
Plaza Inn
Kansas
Gayle Bedwar
NCUA
FBI
Bob Morrison
Taurus Manufacturing
Dennis Henigan
Center
Philip Cook
Duke University
Defense Department
Handgun
Fouth
Stuffed Animals
Bureau of Alcohol
Tobac
U.S
Transportation Mountain Bikes
Golf Club Cover
WestLink
Momeni
Einommunications
Campus Drive
Mee
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