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The Firearm Industry Is Finding Solutions While Others Point Fingers
Newsweek ^ | 10 feb 2023 | Lawrence G. Keane

Posted on 02/10/2023 8:15:01 AM PST by rellimpank

Acoalition of mayors recently gathered to discuss violent crime prevention in their cities. Only 10 of America's many mayors chair this group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), which is part of Michael Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety gun control group. At their latest summit, the coalition ratified its position that the firearm and ammunition industry is unwilling to take steps to reduce gun violence.

The problem is that MAIG's position simply is not grounded in reality.

Efforts to paint the firearm industry as irresponsible are part of well-established narratives that dominate certain political ecosystems and the punditry of select cable news channels. There is no doubt that cities across the nation, like Kansas City, Mo., experience persistent violent crime. But fervent claims that the American businesses manufacturing firearms directly cause gun violence are based on rhetoric, not reality.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; guns; rkba
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1 posted on 02/10/2023 8:15:01 AM PST by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank

Notice Newsweek uses Kanasa City as an example of “persistent violent crime” rather than a large Democrat city like Chicago. Still I’m surprised it’s Newsweek.


2 posted on 02/10/2023 8:50:09 AM PST by RCFlyer
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To: rellimpank

I do not want my gun maker coming up with high-tech solutions that add extra complexity and points of failure to the weapons I need, especially when I’m waking up abruptly and groggy in a middle of the night, no shi’ite emergency with my and my families lives at stake.

K.I.S.S.


3 posted on 02/10/2023 8:56:58 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Gov't declaring misinformation is tyranny: “Who determines what false information is?” )
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To: Alas Babylon!

What would the equivalent of a stick-shift be on a firearm?


4 posted on 02/10/2023 9:06:32 AM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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5 posted on 02/10/2023 10:23:10 AM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: RCFlyer

Kansas City is a violent city.


6 posted on 02/10/2023 5:16:43 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Blacks have placed stronger chains on themselves than the slave masters of old ever forged.)
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7 posted on 02/11/2023 9:39:51 AM PST by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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8 posted on 02/11/2023 9:43:43 AM PST by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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