Doesn't matter if they have, S&W almost went out of business back in the 90's when they were assaulted by 30 cities suing them, backed by our tax dollars.
The intent wasn't to win but cause them to drown in legal fees......
I remember this well. The reason they did so poorly was because they were the ONLY gun company to work with Clinton and Reno on the gun bill. I'm sure there are archives here showing how Freepers felt about buying S&W guns during that time.