Motions To Dismiss Within two hours of President Bush signing the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" into law Wednesday, industry defendants filed a motion to dismiss New York City's case against firearms industry companies. The city responded by opposing the motion and accusing the firearm industry of criminal wrongdoing. "This is a new low, even for Mayor Bloomberg," said Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for NSSF. "New Yorkers should be outraged that their tax dollars are being wasted by continued pursuit of a legal premise that's been repeatedly rejected by courts, Congress and the president. Our industry has done nothing criminal, and we demand an immediate apology from the city." Industry defendants also filed a motion to dismiss in a District of Columbia case and Bushmaster moved to dismiss a separate case pending against it in federal court in the District. Motions are expected to be filed within days in several other cases. Letters praising the new law filled the opinion pages of newspapers nationwide last week. In New Jersey's second largest newspaper, The Record, readers quickly came to the defense of the bill after a misguided editorial. If you haven't done so already, please thank your representatives for supporting this landmark legislation. Find out who voted for the bill in the House, then e-mail them a note of appreciation. And, again, enough thanks cannot be said to Heritage Fund member companies and the National Rifle Association for leading the charge to pass this historic bill.