The powerful using the law to enrich themselves? How long has this been going on?
Just because it's happens doesn't make it right. I'm reminded of a quote that hung in 2 Courtrooms you've practiced in, "Just because you have the right to so something doesn't make it the right thing to do".
As far as I'm concerned I'm voting with my dollars and refusing to buy from either company and encouraging others to do the same. If money talks then losing market share to your competitors screams. It took 10+ years, the death of Bill Ruger and a demonstrated change in direction before Ruger got back on my "it's okay to buy from" list when they pulled the same stunt in 94.