How the Gun Industry Preys on Paranoid, Insecure Men Like Elliot Rodger

[doxydad]

The gun industry targets exactly the kind of men who shouldn't be armed and dangerous.

BEST read of the day:


The gun industry has a problem. Despite the United States having a reputation for being a “gun-loving” country, interest in gun ownership is actually declining, fairly dramatically in fact. Nearly half of American households had a gun in the '70s, but since then it’s sloped downward. Now only 34 percent of American households own a gun. Demographic changes are a huge factor, with younger Americans showing very little interest in gun ownership.

http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/how-gun-industry-preys-paranoid-insecure-men-elliot-rodger

[baldguy]

1. Just like every other part of the Conservative Movement.

[marble falls]

2. The really scary thought? That here are enough Elliot Rogers out there to complete a business model.

Almost makes me want to armor up.

[KeepItReal]

3. "masculine insecurities, paranoia and hostility to their fellow Americans"

Yep that pretty much sums it all up.

I'd add, in some cases, mental health issues.

[world wide wally]

4. When a wimp like Elliott Rodgers walks in and buys a gun to begin with...

You know this isn't going to end well. He just doesn't come across as a hunter.

And I don't even have a degree in law or psychology.

Is something wrong here?

[tridim]

5. That falling gun ownership statistic is pretty shocking.

I always assumed it was holding steady.

Change the World, new generation... Your grandparents aren't.

[awoke_in_2003]

6. The percentage may be down...

but the ones who are buying are buying more.