'Simply unacceptable': 145 executives demand Senate action on gun violence
Source: New York Times
In a direct and urgent call to address gun violence in America, the chief executives of some of the nations best-known companies sent a letter to Senate leaders on Thursday, urging an expansion of background checks to all firearms sales and stronger red flag laws.
Doing nothing about Americas gun violence crisis is simply unacceptable and it is time to stand with the American public on gun safety, the heads of 145 companies, including Levi Strauss, Twitter and Uber, say in the letter, which was shared with The New York Times.
The letter which urges the Republican-controlled Senate to enact bills already introduced in the Democrat-led House of Representatives is the most concerted effort by the business community to enter the gun debate, one of the most polarizing issues in the nation and one that was long considered off limits.
The debate and the decision to sign or not sign are a case study in how chief executives must weigh their own views and the political risks to their businesses.
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Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)n/t
maxsolomon
(32,992 posts)-Moscovite Mitch
groundloop
(11,488 posts)When 90% of voters are in favor of universal background checks and 'red flag' laws it's not 'polarizing'. It's simply Moscow Mitch continuing to cave to the NRA.
grumpyduck
(6,199 posts)the gist of which was that the mass shooting problem goes beyond gun control, and that violent video games have a lot to do with it.
I responded with some thoughts on the video, but then went on to say that I'm f*ing pissed that everything is this country seems to get politicized. Mass shootings are a huge problem that affects many people, not a political issue, but yet some of our "elected representatives" are spending their time on partisan bullshit instead of addressing the problem. It's about "what we want" vs "what they want," aka party before country.
Illegal immigration, health care, energy, take your pick. It all has to get politicized. Do our elected officials just have too much time on their hands?
I said to my friend that if these people don't want to do the job they were elected to do, they should get the hell out of Congress and let someone who wants to serve the country do the job.
He responded with "Calm down."
LiberalFighter
(50,504 posts)Prohibit gun manufacturers from manufacturing any non-civilian firearms and ammo for sale to civilians.
I don't know what law enforcement agencies do to procure firearms. Whether they go thru a dealer or direct from the gun manufacturer. If thru a dealer there would need to be a tightening on who would be authorized. I'm sure our military deal directly with the gun manufacturers.
bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)With grateful acknowledgement to Charles Darwin and Thomas Hobbes who coined those phrases.
Seriously, these CEO's see the writing on the wall. We'll all be staying home, hunkered down with what food we can purchase on as infrequent as possible grocery runs because life is too fearful and dangerous.
Mass murder shootings are not good for the economy. They are barbaric. And we as a country don't have to accept the idea that nothing can be done about them.
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Just the demographic I will look towards for leadership.
a la izquierda
(11,784 posts)they cant get foreign executives to come work in the US. My European friends cannot believe Im going back in a few months. I dont want to, but I need a job here to stay (and not get shot).