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House panel subpoenas gun manufacturer of weapon used in Highland Park
The subpoena comes after Smith & Wesson did not provide documents and testimony to the House Oversight Committee
A Smith & Wesson semiautomatic firearm seen on-screen during a House Oversight Committee hearing examining the practices and profits of gun manufacturers on July 27. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson for key documents related to the company’s sale and marketing of AR-15-style firearms after it failed to produce sufficient documents and information requested by the committee and the company’s CEO refused to appear before Congress last month.
“While your company refused to provide information specific to AR-15-style rifles, the limited information provided shows that your company brought in at least $125 million from AR-15 style rifles in 2021 alone,” the committee’s chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), writes about the need for a subpoena for the company that manufactured the assault rifle used by the gunman who opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., killing seven and injuring 46 people.
The committee, which launched its investigation in May, released a report ahead of the hearing that criticized the gun companies for the ways they promoted guns, including “marketing to children, preying on young men’s insecurities and even appealing to violent white supremacists,” Maloney said during the hearing.