Gun groups have their own ideas for preventing mass shootings
None involves more gun control
At the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association (nra), in Houston on May 27th-29th, members listened to speeches and milled around booths, as they contemplated buying their next gun. A salesman for Glock, a manufacturer of handguns, categorised his pistols according to the amount of flesh they penetrate: 20 inches (51cm), in the case of the Glock g40, priced at $750. He hopes his daughters will soon have the sharpshooting acumen to carry one round for self-defence.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Adjusting their sights”
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