How the gun industry’s ‘quick and fearful’ reaction to Columbine foreshadowed its turn to extremism

In this excerpt from ‘Gunflight,’ Ryan Busse, a former firearms exec turned gun-safety activist, explores the industry’s response to America’s first high-profile school shooting, and the shift to today’s radicalized gun landscape. Ryan Busse is a former firearms executive who spent 25 years at Kimber America, a high-end gun manufacturer, rising to become VP of sales. Over the years, he became disillusioned with an increasingly extremist gun industry, and began speaking out against the National Rifle Association. He resigned in 2020 to advocate for gun violence prevention, becoming an adviser to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. He is now senior adviser to gun-safety group Giffords. His book, Gunfight, exposes the radicalization of the industry from a first-person perspective. Below is an excerpt of the book, which is out in paperback this week.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2023-04-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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How the gun industry’s ‘quick and fearful’ reaction to Columbine foreshadowed its turn to extremism

In this excerpt from ‘Gunflight,’ Ryan Busse, a former firearms exec turned gun-safety activist, explores the industry’s response to America’s first high-profile school shooting, and the shift to today’s radicalized gun landscape. Ryan Busse is a former firearms executive who spent 25 years at... Continue reading at Fast Company

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