Gunmakers Earned $1 Billion In Bloody Profits As Mass Shootings Surged

A new report reveals gunmakers brought in massive profits as mass shootings killed hundreds of innocent Americans.

“Gunmakers have raked in $1 billion in profits in the past decade from selling assault-style weapons as mass shootings surged in the U.S., according to a congressional report issued Wednesday ahead of a hearing.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of the House oversight committee, will grill at least two leading gun executives on how the firearms industry profits off the bloodshed by marketing the weapons of war.

“Our hearing will examine the role of gun manufacturers in flooding our communities with weapons of war and fueling America’s gun violence crisis,” Maloney said. “It is long past time for the gun industry to be held accountable for the carnage they enable and profit from.”” [READ MORE]