Don’t Forget Ruby Ridge And Lon Horiuchi
December 1, 2008
Is it greed or stupidity that would drive a gun company, H-S Precision, to hire as a spokesman Lon Horiuchi, the FBI sniper who shot and killed Vicki Weaver while she was holding her infant daughter?
Gary Marbut, President of Montana Shooting Sports Association, offers his explanation.
*Note* – Marbut indicates that readers arrived at this “explanation” page from an email being circulated. In that email, a picture of Vicki Weaver and her baby have been added to the H-S Precision “Trophy Room Gallery” linked to below.
The page the reader came from to get here is a revision suggested for the H-S Precision Website if H-S is honest and willing to make full disclosure. Maybe the management of H-S Precision should update its “Trophy Room Gallery” as indicated showing the effectiveness of its products to include their touted spokesperson’s victim.
According a to a blog at Free Republic (HERE), H-S Precision, maker of sniper rifles in South Dakota, has engaged former FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi as a company spokesperson.
Lon Horiuchi was the FBI sniper who killed Vicki Weaver while she was holding her infant daughter, during the FBI’s siege of the Weaver Home on Ruby Ridge in Idaho in 1992. According to Wikipedia, Horiuchi was also engaged as a sniper during the attack on the Branch Davidian group home in Waco, Texas in 1993.
I contacted H-S Precision on November 25th, 2008 by email to give H-S a 24-hour chance to correct the information at Free Republic, basically to assert that they have no connection with Horiuchi and the whole story is a hoax. H-S Precision failed to respond to that opportunity for clarification.
It appears that Horiuchi was engaged by H-S Precision because of his contacts at the FBI, and his ability to land a lucrative FBI contract for sniper rifles for H-S. Said differently, H-S made the business decision to associate publicly with someone seen throughout the gun culture as a villain, simply to make money. H-S made the business decision to overlook Horiuchi’s deeds and history for profit. With H-S having crossed that far over the cultural and ethical double-yellow, it is presumed that there is essentially nothing H-S won’t do for money – no other sell-out or ethically-repugnant option is beyond the pale for them.
Therefore, we wish to spread the word everywhere about what a slimy outfit H-S Precision is. We want everyone in the gun culture to be advised to shun H-S products. We want everyone in the gun culture to call their members of Congress and insist that Congress slash the FBI budget for sniper rifles. We want all other players in the firearm manufacturing business to know that we simply won’t tolerate their sell-out and ethical slumming for deliberate greed.
Other players in the business of firearm manufacture should take the high road as did Ronnie Barrett when he refused to sell Barrett products to Kalifornia law enforcement agencies after the Kalifornia Legislature banned purchase of .50 caliber rifles for law-abiding members of the public.
No quarter for H-S Precision. H-S needs to be the head mounted on the pike at the city gate. Spread the word!
Very sincerely,
Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com
Tom Remington
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I have never forgotten this man and his crimes against humanity, and his crimes against Idahoans. Idaho Prosecutors did attempt prosecution and were shut down by the federal government. This man new full well what he was doing that day when he looked thru his highpower scope at a woman and child and tripped the trigger. He is Roman Catholic, likely a 4th vow Jesuit of the short robe and a murderer that should be in prison, not living as a freeman in society. I have an extensive file on this cretin shit. SHAME ON H-S Precision. I’ll not spend one dime with them.
Amen to that, Greg…that and Waco were the two times I felt disgust for my country and the people in it’s employ…without this, there would never have been a T. McVeigh…and neither one should have been brought about..He will find himself in the judgement seat someday, and will pay then…May God have mercy on him who gave none….
And may H S find that their customers have more principles than they have….and suffer the consequences of their ill gotten gain…..especially in their pocketbook.
This article got me to thinking about that case so I dug it out and reread some of Gerry Spence’s handi work in decimating the FBIs case, and I read the closing arguements, Ellis Mathews was on that legal team, he is a friend of my fathers, Spence at that time was considered to be the best Lawyer in the world, he sure proved it, He showed how all those FBI men, including Lon Horiuchi continually lied like professionals and suppressed evidence throughout the trial, even the Judge was disgusted with the shady goings on by the FBI. Spence shows in his arguements against Horiuchi that he should not have fired those two shots that day, he broke the law, he got away with murder and injury of an american citizen, who he swore to serve and protect. Amazing court docs and encredible reading Spence’s tactics driving the government nuts the entire trial. The guy is brilliant.
No news stories on this except for the fringy American Free Press. So much for both the mainstream and “conservative” media.
i KNOW OF THE GREAT PAIN AND THE TRAGEDY
BUT COULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT IT ALSO WAS THAT WE ALL MAY HAVE ARE HEARTS TOUCHED AND SEEK HEALING
JUST A THOUGHT BUT AS TO MINIMAL AMOUNT OF FORCE TO SUBDUE A SUBJECT
WHAT ABOUT MANY GET TOGETHER AND DEVOLOPE A TRANQLIZR DART MADE FROM SAFE ORGANIC MATERIAL AND PROVE THAT IT DOES WORK AND NOBODY HAS TO DIE AND WHAT COULDNT BE FOUND IN BLAME HATERED AND ANGER MIGHT BE FOUND IN HOPE COMPASSION AND LOVE
IF YOU BUILD IT AND LET IT BE KNOWN THEY WILL COME
THE CHANCE TO END THE ESCALATION PROTOCOL AND AN OFFICER WHO IN THE SAME DESPERATION THAT THE SUSPECT ALSO IS UNDER TOGETHER IN MERCY NOBODY HAS TO DIE AND AN OFFICER THAN CAN BE A CARE GIVER TO THE SUPECT AND MAY ASK WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN THE SUSPECT WAKES UP AND BOTH RELIZE NOBODY DIED THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAM
god BLESS
fOREST gUMP
Where can I find this guy Lon Horiuchi? I would be honored to meet the guy that shot a mom in the head. Sex offender here, we’re not really that different!! FBI? Those are my kind of people. Well, at least most sex offenders don’t kill their victims, but no one’s perfect I guess!