Mass shootings in the workplace have imprinted themselves onto the public consciousness and even entered the language. And yet after each mass shooting, the unspoken public hope is that it can't possibly get any worse. But it always does. From George Hennard in Killeen, Texas, to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in Littleton, Colorado. Lawmakers must be accountable to the public for the lack of health and safety regulation of the firearms industry.
Guns are virtually the last unregulated consumer product.
Specific firearm design characteristics concealability, high capacity, and large caliber, among others make certain guns more prone to use in multiple shootings. Today, the gun industry is virtually free of any government oversight regarding the design, manufacture, and distribution of firearms. The bill would empower the Department of the Treasury to set minimum safety and design standards, issue recalls, and ban specific firearms in extreme cases when no other remedy is sufficient. Shootings such as those described in this study are America's future until the firearms industry is held accountable for its deadly products. United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, Safe School Initiative, An Interim Report on the Prevention of Targeted Violence in Schools , October 2000.