on the topic of gun violence in America, with a special focus on the sales and marketing of assault rifles.
The hearing comes amid the resurging debate over restrictions on guns following the mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, and most recently, in Highland Park, Illinois. While the debate usually tends to focus on firearm production, distribution and consumerism as avenues for intervention, it seems like some of that attention may be going to marketing now.
Although there is no federal regulation on how guns are advertised, many top media companies have strict policies against ads that promote or sell weapons. Yet firearm companies and influencers are able to post some content across social media.
And auto ads show cars driving in unsafe manners at unsafe speeds. Every production car in 2023 exceeds 100mph. Yet there are no roads where you can legally drive that speed. Speed is a factor in 25% of auto fatalities. And cars aren't protected by an Amendment.
It’s crazy to me that we have devolved to where mass murder even crosses the mind as a solution to conflict or disagreement. You can shove commercials for guns, rockets, bombs or whatever else in my feed all day. I’m still not thinking about killing the people I don’t like.
None of it tends to focus on the 'shall not be infringed' part. People skip that and infringe anyway.
So you’d like to take peoples Second amendment rights away without due process. Just ban guns regardless of constitutional rights by any means possible. Why fucking country do you live in?
Banned gun free zones if you really want to protect the public
What about the illegal possession?
Interesting point The 2A says nothing about banning advertising for, or more precisely, making a profit off of 'arms'
Forget about legislating guns, the fetishists will never stand for it. Put an exorbitant tax on the constituent ingredients of smokeless powder; make every round a financial decision. They keep their 2A right to arms, good luck loading them. Also make the metals listed materials
Just stop. We will never give them up.
What type of legislation will prevent criminals from using ghost guns? Let me make this argument easy for some people to understand. Pencils do not misspell words.
Oh so Comcast is going to prohibit showing any TV program with guns or violence. The hypocrisy of liberal companies so sad.
Guns don’t shoot themselves. What about prayer in schools to keep kids from violence or pretending to change sex? CNBC is just another Marxist black hole.
Problem needs an end to end solution.
What about cracking down on felons with guns?
The gun shop I go to swarms with people.... they also have a shooting range where I practice with my 4 hand guns
Lock and load
What about licensing and background checks? Works here in Canada.
As Joe Biden traded a major GUN DEALER back Russia. All citizens must be armed so they can protect themselves. Hunter Biden Laptop redirect!
Everybody screams and yells about gun controlled... If you really want to stop it then just outlaw bullet manufacturing... Then the only way you'll get hurt with a gun is if somebody hits you over the head with it...
Your domestic agenda versus our ongoing international promise of military weaponry. hypocrisy is significant. We just traded the merchant of death for a pothead.
The whole key is eliminating criminals, which Joe does not want to do.
Is it a coincidence that Walmart sells guns and assault rifles right next to household goods. People see guns every time that buy groceries, home goods then Walmart leads in retail mass shootings?
Hollywood provides hours and hours of free advertising.
No, No, No. Do like Joe Biden. Just release the Worlds most illegal Gun Trader to supply even the U.S with a Whole lot more Illegal Weapons. Greatest Pro Gun movement by a WH outside of war time.
But Russian weapons of war dealer is freed while at war with ukraine
Focus on the person who points the gun at someone and pulls the trigger.
Criminals and cops will still own guns. How will the average person be able to defend ourselves. Once we are disarmed the dictator will do as he pleases
Talk about banning guns has sold more guns than anything else. And the numbers are massive.
It is in the constitution live with it Americans deserve the same fire are the government uses against them
We've glorified guns for generations.
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“Inanimate object are what’s actually violent, and I’m only fat cause spoons exist.” - Liberals
You sure this story is up to your standards NBC? Wouldn’t want the democrats to force another retraction!
Dont touch my guns
FACT: They have Zero marketing compared to say Coke, Pepsi or McDonalds that are responsible for 1,000,000X the death.
useless.
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