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even lower standard: NRA lies.

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armed forces having to depend on
"foreign manufacturers" for their sidearms, the "American" company Senator
Frist cited as being at risk, Beretta, is, in fact, a foreign company."
Finally, one could look at the 2005 Beretta catalog, which on the back
cover lists Accokeek, Maryland, as the address for Beretta
(http://www.vpc. manufacturing facilities,
is not a German company, but a U.

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Consumers historically would go to Indian reservations and purchase
untaxed cigarettes instead of paying an additional $14. WASHINGTON, On Monday, July 25, the Violence
Policy Center issued a new report, A Foreign Affair: Contracting for U."
From the front page of the Beretta USA web site, you can also go to its
'Media Center' button on the left hand side and click on 'Press Releases'
(http://www.htm). The catalog opens on the
second page to a picture of a villa, stating , "Beretta was born in 1526,
during the height of the Italian Renaissance. Company.

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Crenshaw."
Or visit Beretta's international web site at http://www.

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Eight Indicted in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Contraband Cigarettes and Money Laundering

YAKIMA, Wash. The smoke shops
located on reservations could charge a price just short of what off-
reservation shops had to charge for legal cartons, resulting in millions of
dollars of profits for individual smoke shops . You'll be greeted by a photo of the
company's current 'leadership,' Franco, Ugo, and Pietro Beretta . Same for Honda, Hyundai, and
Toyota.

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25 per carton to $14. Jose, 60, all of Plummer, Idaho;
Lyle W.com/index..org.

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During the time period of the indictment, July
1999 through May 2003, the Washington state tax on cigarettes increased from
$8., 32, both of Fife, Wash. George, 58, of Tacoma, Wash.com /about. The modernization process was continued by the sons Giuseppe (1906-
1993) and Carlo (1908 -1984), securing the Company's multinational character
with commercial and production activity in numerous European countries and the
United States."
The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit educational foundation
that conducts research on violence in America and works to develop violence-
reduction policies and proposals.

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25 per carton in January 2002.berettausa.com/media/media_press_releases .org/graphics/berettabackcover..

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; and Roger Fiander, 66, of Wapato,
Wash.berettausa.com/, go
to the 'International' button and click on 'Company'
(http://www..org/graphics/berettaTOC.

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Once the contraband cigarettes are smuggled onto an Indian reservation, state
officials could not conduct any enforcement activities. NRA lobbyist Chris Cox claims that Beretta USA is not
Italian. The web site states, "The
company is part of the Beretta Holding Group...

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In 2001, the state initiated a program to equalize the commerce playing
field between tribal and non-tribal retailers.1 million in
cash, more than $2 million in seized bank accounts and more than 200,000
cartons of cigarettes . Let's ask Beretta USA on their web site, http://www. Controlled by the BERETTA
family. For more information, please visit
http://www.

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S.
"The Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA) allows the federal
government to investigate this type of crime," explained ATF Special Agent in
Charge Kelvin N. If convicted, the defendants could face up to 20 years
in prison, fines up to $500,000 or both and a face a monetary judgment
totaling approximately $93 million.

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Conway Sr. McDevitt.

(http://www.berettausa..jpg)
Under the NRA's logic, BMW, because it has U.S.

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Contraband cigarettes are cigarettes sold without the applicable
state taxes being collected., 68; and Lyle Shawn Conway Jr. On the
upper right hand side corner click on 'About Beretta'
(http://www.' The press release states, "Beretta
is the oldest industrial dynasty in the world tracing its roots though 16
generations of continuous family ownership back to 1526.beretta.aspx?m=53+did=5).[W]e have been making history
for the last half-millennium by serving our customers with enthusiasm and
integrity , and by being innovative without losing sight of our Italian
heritage..

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Attorney James A.vpc.

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pdf )
revealing that, contrary to claims by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist that
firearms litigation could result in U.htm).beretta. Since its inception, our company has been owned and operated by the
Beretta family.

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However, sales of cigarettes by
the tribal smoke shops to non-reservation members are to be taxed at the full
tax rate.nraila.

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"Enforcement of this type of crime is important to make a fair playing
field for the non-tribal retailers, to protect state revenue, and to take
money out of the hands of criminals and put it into the tribes' hands through
the Compact contracts ," said U.S.aspx?ID=6177) In
response, VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand today released the following
statement:
"The NRA will apparently do anything, say anything to grant the gun
industry , already exempt from federal health and safety regulation, immunity
from civil liability. The greatest success
story regarding pistols is the fact that the American Armed Forces and State
Police Forces have adopted Beretta 92 series pistols.

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, A federal grand jury returned an
88-count indictment today against four Idahoans and four Washingtonians on
racketeering charges involving money laundering , mail fraud and contraband
cigarette trafficking between Indian reservations in Idaho and Washington
State.

Gun Industry Liability Debate: New Violence Policy Center Study Documents Bulk of U.S. Military Gun Contracts Go to Foreign Gunmakers

org/studies/foreign.

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Military and Law Enforcement Firearms (http://www.. President, Ugo Gussalli
Beretta and his sons, Pietro and Franco, run the business.

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According to the indictment, individuals located on the Coeur d'Alene
Indian Reservation in northern Idaho sold millions of cartons of contraband
cigarettes to smoke shops located on Indian reservations within the state of
Washington.
Washington State has a provision for tribal smoke shops to sell tax-exempt
stamped cigarettes to their tribal members . The
difference is that the "tax" collected by the tribal retailers is given to
their tribe for essential tribal services, and not to the state. The web page
explains: "In the early 1900s Pietro (1870-1957) took the Company reins,
introducing modernized manufacturing methods, many patents for mechanisms and
simplified construction, consequently establishing Beretta, the first Italian
firearms maker, as one of the most modern firearms production facilities in
the world. Then click on the
May 13, 2005 press release titled 'Military--Beretta Awarded Contract for
18,744 M9 Pistols to US Army 05/13/2005.jpg).vpc.S.
There's an adage about lies, damn lies, and statistics.

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;
Gerald G.

To date, 19
tribes within the state have signed such agreements, although not all
agreements have been enacted by the tribal authorities.25 per carton in tax. That
same day, the National Rifle Association issued a statement claiming that the
VPC statement was false and that Beretta USA, located in Accokeek , Maryland,
is not Italian.com.

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Named in the indictment were Louie Mahoney, 56; Kathleen Mahoney , 56;
Christine Mahoney-Meyer, 53; and Margaret R.Beretta supplies firearms to the Armed Forces and Police Forces of
Italy and numerous other countries since many years." (http://www.

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The four -year investigation was conducted by the by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the
Washington State Liquor Control Board and the United States Attorney for the
Eastern Judicial District of Washington. Tribes can voluntarily enter
into a "compact" agreement to collect a "tax" equal to the state tax. Tribes that
do not have a compact must charge state tax to non-tribal members. "The amount of fraud is staggering."
Seizures to date in the federal investigation include $3.

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Tax loss to the state
pertaining to the charged individuals is estimated in excess of $56 million.org/News/Read/Releases. These efforts created successful ventures in the military, law
enforcement and private sectors..

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