Which I do. I have two Taurus handguns - a .45 Millennium and an UltraLite .38 revolver, which is the best revolver I’ve ever owned. Thinking about a Rossi 4" .357 right now. Why not? The price is right, Rossi is owned by Taurus, and I’ve had nothing but good luck with them.
Thanks. I was starting to wonder if it was too subtle. 
I wonder if he used a S&W in the comission of his crime?
malthus, what “happened” so many years ago was that he committed a string of crimes. When you commit crimes, you are supposed to “suffer.” That’s why it’s called “punishment!!!” I understand your sentiment, but your wording makes him sound as if he was some sort of innocent victim.
NPR did a piece on this today. From what I remember, after leaving prison, Minder got into social work and helping disadvantaged kids. He ended up working a company which made safety locks for guns. This company (I believe it was called “Hammer Lock” or something) ended up buying S&W -or its holding company parent- I’m not sure.
So as I read it, it’s not like he walked into a gun company looking for a job as CEO and hid his criminal past.
Nonetheless, it’s a PR disaster for S & W.
AD: *Anyone convicted of a particular sort of crime should not be able to get a job that would be able to allow them to associate with the instrument of that crime. *
Actually, speaking as a gun-control supporter (a reasonably moderate one), I don’t see a problem with this. I agree that it’s probably a good idea to prevent gun felons from owning a firearm again (although I don’t in principle object to restoring some gun-ownership rights to deserving ex-felons after careful scrutiny). And maybe it wouldn’t hurt to have this CEO patted down before he leaves the office, just to be on the safe side (snork). But if he’s been a respectable law-abiding citizen for decades and is mostly pushing paper at this company anyway, why should we feel worried about his association with a gun manufacturer?
In fact, I would think that, correctly handled, this could actually be an image booster for S&W. They can say “hey, our guy knows these dangers firsthand and knows what’s necessary to protect yourself from criminals. He’s also learned respect for the law and he takes seriously the necessity of keeping guns out of the hands of criminals. S&W—the gun company for responsible, knowledgeable gun owners.” What’s wrong with that? If someone tries to paint the CEO as a violent thug and small-arms warlord, point out that he’s 74 and has had a spotless record for the last 30–40 years, and then laugh at them.
Now, in return for my gracious bipartisan outreach from the liberal side here, I expect to see some pro-gun conservatives get in line behind the issue of prisoner rehabilitation in general, 'kay? The world will be a lot less dangerous for all of us, gun owners and others alike, if more ex-cons who’ve come to their senses have viable alternatives to relapsing into lives of crime.
“I liked it so much, I ran the company!”
You mean he pulled the holdup with a Norelco shaver?
That quote was from me, not malthus. Where did I say he was an innocent victim? He committed a crime, or crimes, went to jail, suffered, and got out of jail. He’s paid his price. And from what I can pick up from the article, he’s more than repaid society by doing good, by being usefull since then. Your wording makes it sound as if he should continue being punished every day for the rest of his life. That’s nonsense.
Well, where did I say that you said he was an innocent victim?
I said that by characterizing his crimes as something that “happened” made it sound as if he was an innocent victim. It was a minor nitpick/hijack of your choice of words- not an indictment of your conclusions. I agree, he is a model of rehabilitation and nothing good will come by flogging his past in the tabloids. I agree that it’s a tempest in a teapot.
All right, well, I’m not going to get into some semantic hair-splitting debate about the meaning of the word “happened”. At least we agree on the conclusion.