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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGuns make gun sellers and gunmakers rich. Everyone forgets that truth in the arguments.
This industry will threaten anyone to protect its bottom line.
Just like alcohol.
Just like tobacco.
Just like illegal drugs.
Just like casinos.
The only difference is, the purpose of these other industries is to enjoy yourself.
What I will never understand is, how anyone can enjoy owning such a lethal weapon?
Killing is the only use of a gun, if you're not profiting from selling them.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)The alcohol industry doesn't give a shit why I drink, as long as I do.
former9thward
(31,997 posts)If you don't need that tool then don't buy one. Problem solved.
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)If not, they should find a cheaper hobby.
Decoy of Fenris
(1,954 posts)madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)Thanks to Citizen United the GIC is now a person.
TeddyR
(2,493 posts)And the NRA certainly doesn't speak for me. I don't even know what the "Gun Industrial Complex" is.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)beevul
(12,194 posts)Last time I checked, the entire civilian arms industry makes less money in America than McDonalds does.
Kang Colby
(1,941 posts)Combined it's less than 1/100th the size of Apple Inc. by market capitalization.
Of course that overstates the size of "BIG GUN" because Olin and Vista Outdoor own other businesses that don't have anything to do with guns.
I always get a little chuckle when I hear people talk about civilian arms manufacturers like they are in the same category as defense, pharma, oil, etc.
TipTok
(2,474 posts)How can the rest of us possibly continue?!