Shootings aren’t a sign America is ‘broken’. It’s working exactly as intended | Ryan Busse

I was a firearms exec for years. The industry used to adhere to self-imposed rules and norms - until gun makers and lobby groups like the NRA realized fear and extremism sold more guns

After the horrific mass murders in Buffalo and Uvalde, Americans are hearing a familiar chorus emanating from the cable networks. Every host and guest seems shocked. They search for the right words.

Eventually, their message becomes almost universal: Something is horribly broken in a country that allows troubled young men to arm themselves to the teeth and kill innocent people - especially young children. Social media explodes, expressing a version of the shock that the first lady, Jill Biden, expressed after the murders in Uvalde - Stunned. Angry. Heartbroken."

Ryan Busse is a former executive in the firearms industry who is now a senior policy advisor for Giffords. He is the author of Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America