FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 Release #238-00 Contact: Sunny Mindel / Michael Anton (212) 788-2958 Lorna Goodman (Law Department) (212) 788-0999 MAYOR GIULIANI AND SPEAKER VALLONE ANNOUNCE CITY LAWSUIT AGAINST GUN INDUSTRY Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and City Council Speaker Peter F. Vallone, joined by Corporation Counsel Michael Hess, today announced that the City of New York has filed a lawsuit against two dozen major gun manufacturers and distributors. The suit alleges a number of illegal practices conducted by the gun industry, including: Deliberately manufacturing many more firearms than can be bought for legitimate purposes such as...