Gun Profiteers: Who’s Getting Rich Off the US Gun Crisis?
NOVANEWS
By Derek Seidman
Eyes on the Ties
Featured image: Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs – a big investor in gun retailer Bass Pro
The shooting rampage earlier this month at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School put renewed focus on the firearms manufacturing industry – which, along with ammunitions production, accounts for an estimated $17 billion in revenue.
Thousands of students – with those from Parkland, Florida leading the way – have staged walk-outs across the nation to protest the firearms industry, the NRA, and industry’s bought-off politicians. It’s starting to feel like it could be some sort of turning point.
Even corporations are feeling the heat over their ties to the firearms industry. A slew of corporate have already ended partnerships with the NRA due to ...