The distribution of gun locks, as the Atlantic article points out, was a PR sham.
The N.R.A. rhetoric about not needing national laws or standards to control the distribution of guns doesn't sell here.
Like many others in the manufacture and distribution of guns, Mr. Brown has shown little curiosity about how the weapons were used.
Mr. Mandelson said Mr. Adair had been involved in the procurement and distribution of guns and munitions and the authorization of "a number of paramilitary attempted murders and a number of so-called punishment shootings".
In an ideal world, a central agency would oversee the manufacture and distribution of guns in the way that government regulates other potentially hazardous products, like drugs and pesticides.
The remarks, which come as President Clinton and elected officials around the country have threatened to sue companies for failing to take adequate safety precautions in the manufacture and distribution of guns, appear to put Mr. Corzine at odds with many members of his party.
The indiscriminate distribution of guns is an offense against God and humanity.
Based in part on his testimony, a federal judge in New York found that the industry's irresponsible distribution of guns constituted a public nuisance.
"The other piece of the puzzle we're not really touching on is the whole gun distribution network".
Industry lawyers, however, have contended that the bureau's information was never intended to be used to draw statistical conclusions about gun distribution, and in cross-examining Dr. Andrews, they sought to portray the analysis as selective and perhaps even irrelevant.
