#Gunporn #pewpew: How gunmakers market firearms to young Americans

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Gunmakers in the U.S. are facing intense scrutiny over how they market weapons to young consumers following the Uvalde and Buffalo shootings, in which two 18-year-old male suspects purchased semiautomatic weapons shortly before carrying out the attacks.

for Sandy Hook victims' families after pursuing a legal strategy that the marketing of the gun used in the tragedy violated Connecticut's fair-trade laws.

While gun culture in America has historical roots in hunting, that activity has dwindled since the late 1970s, according to the Violence Policy Center. In 1977, about 32% of households included an adult hunter, but that figure had fallen to 15% by 2014, it found. Today, about 4% of the U.S.

Meanwhile, after the Uvalde shooting Daniel Defense locked down its Twitter account, blocking followers from commenting or sharing tweeted posts, with one of its posts spurring public criticism for its portrayal of a toddler holding an AR-style semi-automatic weapon in his lap

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It’s no secret that youth are targeted for marketing.

Just like tobacco - it should be outlawed!! Anything else is Bullshit

I'm 100% Pro Second Amendment. However NO 18 year should ever have been allowed to walk in a purchase an AR-15 type weapon. 100% STATEWIDE background checks on everyone......just like California does.

I have never seen a gun add market to children.

Gunmakers don't market directly to young adults... video games do however.

For fuck sake!! He media, liberals and GOP address the big picture!! Mental health!! All three have created this issue but none wish to solve it!! Open the crazy houses again and rack and stack ‘em.

A gun is a TOOL. It's supposed to be used for SELF DEFENSE. SELF DEFENSE against HARM and VIOLENCE. HUNTING is SELF DEFENSE against HUNGER. MURDER is to TAKE AWAY what you did NOT Grant Life mass MURDERS are the CONSEQUENCE of NO MORAL PRINCIPLES in America. truth hurts

Video games. Call of duty franchise is not eo elaborate way to get young men to be enamored with armed service.

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Sue them all

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