Originally Posted by GrantMercury

It's all about fear. Fear = $$$ for the gun industry.

People are afraid of crime and violence - so they buy guns.

Crime and violence make fearful people fear they won't be able to buy guns - so they buy guns.

Is it any wonder the corporate media "news" feeds the population with a steady diet of violent stories? A frightened audience is a captive audience. And when you're the military-industrial-infotainment complex - it's good for business.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/f...3#.UOM5qnfheSp

The NRA is surely hoping for more massacres. Each mass killing is Christmas day for them.