Why Haven’t Gunmakers Improved Safety Technology the Way Automakers Did?
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Written by Adrienne LaFrance.
A sign at Chris’ Indoor Shooting Range in Guilford, Connecticut (Michelle McLoughlin / Reuters)
Guns and automobiles are curiously linked in American culture. They’re both outsized symbols of the nation’s dearly held values: individualism, personal liberty, and power.
They’re also among the most dangerous technologies out there, responsible for some 33,000 deaths apiece in the United States each year, according to federal data. That’s nearly 700,000 deaths from firearms and automobiles combined in a decade.