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Gun Industry Executives Say Mass Shootings Are Good for Business
Behind closed doors, speaking with investors and Wall Street analysts, the gun industry views mass shootings as an opportunity to make lots of money. Ordinary people are despairing about the frequency of tragic events like the murderous rampage in San Bernardino on Wednesday, or the Planned Parenthood massacre last week. And the cycle of mass killing, media frenzy, and political stalemate starts anew each time. But meanwhile, gun sales continue to...
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Is this any less obvious or any more newsworthy than saying that natural disasters are good for the generator business?
There is renewed demand for guns after crises because of politicians taking advantage of immediate heightened public fear
and paranoia to promote gun control measures that would ban the most popular guns ("assault weapons") in the country.
Also people are encouraged to purchase guns for their own protection. If I were to guess, that generates more of a demand than fear of political nonsense.