In “Senate committee grills social media bosses over child safety” [Feb. 1, Business], Sens. Josh Hawley and Lindsey Graham hurled righteous outrage at these CEOs: “There’s households of victims right here,” Hawley stated. “Would you prefer to apologize to them?” “You’ve got blood in your fingers,” Graham stated on the identical listening to.
Can we now anticipate them and their Republican colleagues to hurl the identical outrage on the CEOs of Smith & Wesson, Ruger, SIG SAUER and the remainder of the 663 gun producers within the U.S. (in keeping with analysis agency IBISWorld)?
There have been 48,830 gun deaths within the U.S. in 2021, in keeping with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. Of those, 26,328 had been firearm suicides; suicides from different causes totaled 21,855. For comparability, there have been 42,939 visitors deaths in 2021, in keeping with the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration.
However don’t maintain your breath.
Michael Perlman, Seattle
