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Well, Feinstein and other gun manufacturers sure don't seem to have a problem profitting from it. Surely, you noticed gun sales went up after the massacre. And for every gun sold, the NRA gets a kickback and more members. Massacres are very profittable for the NRA and gun manufacturers......so why would they want to stop them?Do you believe that Feinstein, (wonder if he is any relation), builds that weapon in the hopes that children are murdered with it?
"....Additionally, some companies donate portions of sales directly to the NRA. Crimson Trace, which makes laser sights, donates 10 percent of each sale to the NRA. Taurus buys an NRA membership for everyone who buys one of their guns. Sturm Rugar gives $1 to the NRA for each gun sold, which amounts to millions. The NRA's revenues are intrinsically linked to the success of the gun business......<snip>
"Today's NRA is a virtual subsidiary of the gun industry," said Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center. "While the NRA portrays itself as protecting the 'freedom' of individual gun owners, it's actually working to protect the freedom of the gun industry to manufacture and sell virtually any weapon or accessory."
There are two reasons for the industry support for the NRA. The first is that the organization develops and maintains a market for their products. The second, less direct function, is to absorb criticism in the event of PR crises for the gun industry.....<snip>
This shift is key to understanding why a coalition of hunters, collectors and firearm enthusiasts takes the heat for incidents of gun violence, like the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, rather than the companies that manufacture and market assault weapons.....
Read more: The NRA Has Sold Out To The Gun Industry To Become Their Top Crisis PR Firm - Business Insider