Smith & Wesson CEO blames politicians and news media for gun violence
CBSN
Smith & Wesson's CEO is faulting "politicians and their lobbying partners in the media" for increased gun violence across the U.S., saying weapons manufacturers are being unfairly blamed.
The written comments by Mark Smith, posted Monday in a statement on the company's website, came weeks after the executive refused to testify before the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the firearms industry in the wake of multiple mass shootings. The panel began its probe in late May after a total of 31 people died in mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, within a two-week period.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D.-N.Y., the panel's chair, has subpoenaed Smith & Wesson for information about the manufacture, sale and marketing of the military-style semi-automatic rifles used in the shootings.
