A new bill introduced in Congress on Thursday seeks to use the Federal Trade Commission’s powers to limit the spread of guns. The bill allows FTC to investigate firearm manufacturers for fraudulent advertising practices. This is a government responsibility for all industries, but hesitates to do so for gun makers who have long received additional protection from Washington, the DealBook newsletter said. Is reporting.
This is the latest front line in the battle in Washington over gun control after mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. And the day after the house held a hearing on whether shooters could be held liable for the rise of mass shootings, including assault weapons. The two top gun industries, who testified to Congress on Wednesday, were not responsible for their company’s surge in gun violence.
The FTC bill is sponsored by New Jersey Democrat Tom Marinovsky and Illinois Democrat Robin Kelly, Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Task Force on the Prevention of Gun Violence. Within a year, FTC will report ads that are designed to appeal to people under the age of 18, or that feature semi-automatic firearms, or that imply or encourage the illegal use of guns. I’m asking you to submit it to Congress.
Proponents of gun control have asked FTC to investigate how firearm makers sell their firearms for years. Without success. The bill is quite likely to be passed in the House of Representatives, but it is likely to face problems in the Senate, so even if it doesn’t pass, it will affect FTC and bring proceedings against firearm manufacturers. There is a possibility.
“The bill will ultimately be the subject of oversight and scrutiny that applies the gun industry and its advertising practices to other industries, holding companies accountable for marketing to children and seemingly a weapon of war for impressive consumers. We will reveal that there is a result of marketing, “Mr. Marinovsky said in a statement.
