What industry(s) could benefit from gun prohibition?

[TheFacts]

Does anyone have any evidence of a particular industry that would financially benefit from severe gun regulations? Since the media has for years accused groups like the NRA as being "the lobbying arm" of the gun industry, I was just wondering if any particular industry could see financial windfalls from the anti gun movement.


Curiosity yields evolution...satiety yields extinction.

 

[southjk]

Knife industry?

 

[BigD_in_FL]

Security companies making cameras, drones, detectors....oh wait, they already do

 

[2ndsojourn]

I think lawyers and the prison industry would benefit the most. No evidence to offer, just my gut feeling.

 

[KMAX]

The "crime industry".

 

[Spats McGee]

Drat. KMAX beat me to it.

 

[KMAX]

Sorry, Spats, but I did "get up pretty early" this morning.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Hospitals, caring for all of the disarmed citizens who couldn't defend themselves.

Funeral homes, burying more of same.

 

[Spats McGee]

Government.

 

[hogdogs]

Spats, that one was already mentioned under the more common name of CRIME...

Brent

 

[Spats McGee]

Spats, that one was already mentioned under the more common name of CRIME...

Well, you know that we gov't types really go in for redundant redundancies.

 

[hogdogs]

Oh I forget to remember redundancy...
Brent

 

[alex0535]

Prohibition fuels crime, it creates a climate in which a black market can thrive. The law abiding citizens won't have guns, but politicians go by some silly notion that criminals obey laws. Once you can't go out to your local gun shop to buy a gun, people will find somewhere to buy guns.

There would be a flood of firearms coming back over the border from mexico because there are people in America that will pay for them and the cartels probably have warehouses of the guns that gangs in america will now pay huge amounts for.

It would result in about 4x the police presence you are used to. and even with those large numbers, good luck finding any of them willing to go door to door confiscating weapons. Expect lots more speeding tickets to pay for this huge increase in law enforcement.

Government is now larger than it was, and spending more money and making less money. Nonetheless would happen if there was prohibition.

 

[TheFacts]

Thx for the imput but does anyone have any hard evidence of a specific industry lobbying for gun restrictions?


Curiosity yields evolution...satiety yields extinction.

 

[dajowi]

The "political industry."

 

[Evan Thomas]

If you (or anyone else) want to research this, OpenSecrets.org is a good place to start. You can look up pretty much any public official there and find out where their campaign funding comes from. Money talks.

 

[Double J]

Louisville Slugger might be a good company to invest in if guns become extinct.

 

[Punisher_1]

We could start a Sword Fighting business. I was just thinking how mad I would get slamming the car door on my Rapier.

 

[Skans]

X-Cops who work as security guards. When individuals can no longer protect themselves, they need more cops and security guards to do it for them.

 

[Come and take it.]

security alarm companies, street criminals, organized crime (hits, burglaries, protection money, gun black market) , government, security contractors (mercs and bodyguards).....

Even some gun dealers who would love to have a monopoly on gun sales if private transactions are discouraged.

Airsoft gun companies.