Inside the Historic Suit That the Gun Industry and Republicans Are on the Verge of Killing
Inside the Historic Suit That the Gun Industry and Republicans Are on the Verge of Killing
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Inside the Historic Suit That the Gun Industry and Republicans Are on the Verge of Killing
I can see both sides of the argument, going after the retailers is a good idea, but the manufacturers themselves have no say in who the firearm is sold to once it gets to the FFL. Punish the retailers, not the manufacturers.
Manufacturers do have a say in who it is advertised to and have been caught knowingly selling to dealers who they know are selling guns to people who are not eligible.
Technically as covered in this article every sale was to a legal purchaser. The problem is they were buying on behalf of someone who cannot. This is not something the manufacturers can control.
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Gun manufacturers are infallible
Whether guns, cars, or sodas, manufacturers have always had the power and responsibility to control who sells their products.
Otherwise you get a bunch of fly by night sellers with no responsibility.
In this instance, how do they know who is selling illegally and who isn’t, especially since the sales are all technically to legal adults who can purchase firearms. This is not the manufacturers responsibility to sort out.
The manufacturers ate the ones paying the gun lobbies to ensure that the trade in guns goes on unabated. Of course they need to be "punished". Sheesh
The manufacturers are making the weapons, the dealers are selling and advertising them. Sheesh