Chief executives of 145 companies urge Senate to pass gun control laws

[Madmallard]

Leaders of 145 companies wrote a letter to the Senate on Thursday, urging the legislative body to take action on gun safety.

The letter notes recent gun violence in Chicago, Newport News, Virginia, and other places, calling it a “public health crisis.” But the leaders also say that gun violence is preventable, and lawmakers can step in to head off tragedies.

“That’s why we we urge the Senate to stand with the American public and take action on gun safety by passing a bill to require background checks on all gun sales and a strong Red Flag law that would allow courts to issue life-saving extreme risk protection orders,” they wrote in the letter.

Red flag laws, which are also known as extreme risk laws, allow family members or law enforcement to petition a court to prevent someone temporarily from obtaining firearms.

“These proposals are common-sense, bipartisan and widely supported by the American public. It is time for the Senate to take action,” the letter concludes.

Chief executives of 145 companies urge Senate to pass gun control laws

 

[Robin]

Whooptie fucking doo!!!!!! You guys run companies and apparently have no knowledge of our bill of rights. This does not surprise me after the magnum sellout you faux-capitalist's did with the whole O'dumbo-care socialized health care debacle. Shut the fuck up and tend your own business.
Robin

 

[togmaster]

Another 145 companies I won't buy from.

 

[SomeSoldier]

And this is why companies are not people and should not have a right to vote with their money IE lobbying. This system is no longer what the founders intended.

 

[Celt]

These lunatics are reallypissing me off. Our RIGHTS are NOT for sale to the highest bidder!

 

[Mr. terzmo]

Just like the 150 lawyers that signed a letter saying the last Supreme Court nominee is guilty. 145 companies out of how many and how big. Joe shit the rag man could sign..so what ? Just propaganda from the left

 

[prambo]

The usual suspects - corporate virtue-signalling is disgusting.

Fuck'em.

 

[Bigfoot]

So over one hundred chief executives urges the senate to pass gun control laws that will do NOTHING to stop the mass murderers. But the gun control laws WILL stomp on the constitutional rights of the law abiding citizens who have done nothing wrong.
Not to mention, also limit the means of self defense of those law abiding citizens.

OK I got it... It makes absolutely no sense though.

You want to know how I know that the gun grabbers really do not care about trying to put a end to the mass murders.
It's because they refuse to address the real issue in a meaningful way... Disarming the law abiding people will not change anything... They know that, they just will not let a crises go to waste.

It's a charged political season, the economy is doing good and the Democrats have a horrible line up for 2020.
And, school is back in session, and that concerns me.

When ever the Democrats step in it bigtime a mass murder seems to happen.
It has happened to many damn times for it to be a coincidence at this point... IMHO of course.

 

[Celt]

Tyranny is running strong on the left right now. I only hope we don't have any more mass shootings anytime soon, so hopefully this big push will lose steam.

 

[Bigfoot]

Tyranny is running strong on the left right now. I only hope we don't have any more mass shootings anytime soon, so hopefully this big push will lose steam.

Maybe not real soon, I would say probably around Christmas time to get the whole tugging on hart strings effect.
I do not like bringing this subject up... But it's not like anyone needs a crystal ball at this point.
Things have gotten to be pretty predictable... To much so.

The mass murders accomplish two things...
1.) It gives the gun grabbers momentum.
2.) It puts President Trump in a position that if he signs gun control bills into law it will damage him with his voting base.

Yeah, schools back in session and that concerns me.
As I am one of those that does not believe that these mass murders are just happenstance... YMMV

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

"signers of the letter include the CEOs of well-known companies Uber, Levi Strauss, Gap, Lyft and Beyond Meat."

Ok you can stop right there. A bunch of whack job SJW companies most of which are based out of California.

This is my surprised face.

Let me make an analogy many of us can unfortunately relate to.

This country is speeding past the moment where there was a chance to save our failing marriage and have now passed the threshold of irreconcilable differences. At this point our country "is merely staying together for the kids" and it's just increasing the tension and passive aggressive hostility and it will continue to escalate. The two sides have stopped even attempting to work together or find common ground. Each is starting to do what they want. It's not going to end well.

 

[Jmac00]

Dear Overly Controlling retards.

Now that you voiced your (idiotic) opinions on citizen control, what are you going to do about controlling criminals? NOTHING, you're going to do nothing.

Would you morons care to explain how these Back Ground Checks and Red Flag laws are going to prevent even one mass shooting? And before you stupid fucks answer, I STRONGLY suggest you look at what has been happening in Chicago, Baltimore and St. Lewis for the last 40 years. Three of the most gun regulated cities in the country with the highest violent crime rates in the country.

as soon as you can explain how existing gun laws will fix those cities, then you can demand more laws that will do nothing to stem this uncontrollable violence.

While you're at it, please pass some mental heath laws, like making mental health something that people should NOT be ashamed of. We all, including you assholes (a evidenced by this stupid 'demand') have "issues". You people for example, are mentally ill because you insist on controlling things you have no possibility of controlling, yet you demand everyone listen to you.

In conclusion, Go fuck yourself

Sincerely Jmac00

 

[Mosinitis]

Still in love with Capitalism?

 

[Marine Cpl]

Still in love with Capitalism?

Damn. You are right. I want to embrace Communism now.

 

[Mosinitis]

Damn. You are right. I want to embrace Communism now.

I wouldn't embrace any system much less force one on other countries.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

 

[71velle]

What makes them think their opinion is better than anyone else's?

 

[Marine Cpl]

I wouldn't embrace any system much less force one on other countries.

So you are just a disgruntled person no matter where you are at and will complain equally in any country that you choose to live in?

 

[Mosinitis]

So you are just a disgruntled person no matter where you are at and will complain equally in any country that you choose to live in?

People who buy into any ideology are unable to think rationally.

 

[Marine Cpl]

People who buy into any ideology are unable to think rationally.

So what rationality and system of government do you buy into?

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

anyone see a full company list anywhere? Everything I found only lists a handful of well known companies that I already don't patronize.

 

[Mosinitis]

So what rationality and system of government do you buy into?

I know I have to live under a system, I don't have to cheer on those who oppress me.

 

[vanderblack]

There are over 30 million businesses in the US. 145 wrote a letter? That would be .0005% Just saying.

 

[Podmonkey]

@Darth is totally cool with this because private companies.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I know I have to live under a system, I don't have to cheer on those who oppress me.

And who here is constantly cheering our government? No system of government is perfect but like it or not citizenry usually has a better quality of life in a capitalistic government over any other. So it seems that you just hate life.

 

[Mosinitis]

And who here is constantly cheering our government? No system of government is perfect but like it or not citizenry usually has a better quality of life in a capitalistic government over any other.

Yes and no. The standard of living may be higher in Capitalist countries, but Communist countries have lower suicide rates, lower divorce rates, less mental illness and less homeless.

 

[Mosinitis]

So it seems that you just hate life.

????

 

[Acer-m14]

Maybe not real soon, I would say probably around Christmas time to get the whole tugging on hart strings effect.
I do not like bringing this subject up... But it's not like anyone needs a crystal ball at this point.
Things have gotten to be pretty predictable... To much so.

my magic 8 ball is saying black friday ..

 

[Marine Cpl]

????

You hate life and are disgruntled. You obviously didn’t like living in Russia so you came here. Now you are here and every chance you get you take a shot at capitalism and the inadequacies of this country. So if you don’t like it, go back to Russia. We know our country isn’t perfect but if we moved to another one, we wouldn’t spend every second of our day badmouthing the new country we chose to live in while saying how great the one we left is.

That’s what you do and it’s getting pretty damned old comrade.

 

[Mosinitis]

You hate life and are disgruntled. You obviously didn’t like living in Russia so you came here. Now you are here and every chance you get you take a shot at capitalism and the inadequacies of this country. So if you don’t like it, go back to Russia. We know our country isn’t perfect but if we moved to another one, we wouldn’t spend every second of our day badmouthing the new country we chose to live in while saying how great the one we left is.

That’s what you do and it’s getting pretty damned old comrade.

I actually grew up here and live here longer than you. Your little narrow mind and overinflated ego is consistent with your ancestrial roots. You equate the love of life with praising ideology. Are you sure you don't like Communism? I am very proud of the land of my ancestry. Better then some effing Island with backwards people that boosted crime rates in NYC.