At least 16 people are dead in multiple shootings in Lewiston, Maine Wednesday night, according to multiple law enforcement sources. Follow here for the latest.
The gun lobby profits from gun sales. Mass shootings increase gun sales, which in turn increase mass shootings, giving them the growth they demand.
But mass shootings also increase demand for gun control, so the gun lobby spends millions of dollars openly bribing Republicans, millions more in courts fighting progressives, and undisclosed amounts astro-turfing and seeding talking points online.
The spreadsheets say that's the path to maximum profits, so that's the path they take. They simply don't care about these 22 people or the 220 before that or the 2,200 before that. It will never be their kids expensive school.
This is so sad. How can we keep letting this happen? Wtf is wrong with this country?
A large chunk decided to pretend gun laws were never a thing.
Maybe it's because western movies went out of style, where refusing to turn your guns over to the sheriff was the entire plot point.
Pretty much the ruling class decided they'd be richer if more people bought guns, so guess what people did?
It's not really as complex as people make out.
The gun lobby profits from gun sales. Mass shootings increase gun sales, which in turn increase mass shootings, giving them the growth they demand.
But mass shootings also increase demand for gun control, so the gun lobby spends millions of dollars openly bribing Republicans, millions more in courts fighting progressives, and undisclosed amounts astro-turfing and seeding talking points online.
The spreadsheets say that's the path to maximum profits, so that's the path they take. They simply don't care about these 22 people or the 220 before that or the 2,200 before that. It will never be their kids expensive school.