To understand the horrendous volume of mass shootings in the U.S., it is imperative to appreciate how the expiration of the last federal assault weapons ban freed gun manufacturers to push AR-15s into common usage. Here’s gift access to recent reporting on this, published in today’s Washington Post before the episode in #Nashville. https://wapo.st/40lZWh4 1/ (short thread) #GunViolence #GunIndustry
How the AR-15 became a powerful political, cultural symbol in America

The AR-15 wasn’t supposed to be a best-seller. It's the result of a dramatic shift in American gun culture fueled by the firearms industry and its allies.

The Washington Post
@heidilifeldman thank you for sharing this. It’s hard to wrap my head around how money is more important than lives to the manufacturers of these military weapons for mass destruction.