Scarborough: Gun Magnate Stephen Feinberg Gets Richer Every Time Americans Are Slaughtered by These Weapons

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SCARBOROUGH But ░░░░░░░░ s not really like ░░░░░░░░ typical tactic BRZEZINSKI When ░░░░░░░░ is it a good ░░░░░░░░ to talk about it ░░░░░░░░ Again after 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ talked immediately about what ░░░░░░░░ we could take to ░░░░░░░░ the next 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ fact the government went ░░░░░░░░ action immediately Let s ░░░░░░░░ in Brian Sullivan by ░░░░░░░░ way who has done ░░░░░░░░ know what he s ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN A documentary SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ documentary on this SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ America s gun the ░░░░░░░░ of the AR 15 ░░░░░░░░ Done a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on it BRZEZINSKI We ░░░░░░░░ t talk about it ░░░░░░░░ it s too soon ░░░░░░░░ Done a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on it But anyway ░░░░░░░░ re going to talk ░░░░░░░░ it BRZEZINSKI Yeah SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ it s just a ░░░░░░░░ out what they re ░░░░░░░░ They do this all ░░░░░░░░ time BRZEZINSKI It s ░░░░░░░░ cowardice SCARBOROUGH This is ░░░░░░░░ concern SULLIVAN Here s ░░░░░░░░ terrible paradox SCARBOROUGH I ░░░░░░░░ to talk really quickly ░░░░░░░░ stock prices They always ░░░░░░░░ up after a tragedy ░░░░░░░░ 5 after Orlando 10 ░░░░░░░░ San Bernardino on and ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN Because that paradox ░░░░░░░░ was going to reference ░░░░░░░░ we talk about gun ░░░░░░░░ people immediately run out ░░░░░░░░ buy more guns And ░░░░░░░░ look at I don ░░░░░░░░ know about ten years ░░░░░░░░ there was probably about ░░░░░░░░ million ar 15 style ░░░░░░░░ rifles out there Now ░░░░░░░░ are estimated 8 million ░░░░░░░░ 9 million of the ░░░░░░░░ States SCARBOROUGH They have ░░░░░░░░ in ten years SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ s hard T know ░░░░░░░░ s two brands but ░░░░░░░░ majority of the gun ░░░░░░░░ is controlled by a ░░░░░░░░ equity firm A guy ░░░░░░░░ Steven Feinberg who is ░░░░░░░░ secretive but he has ░░░░░░░░ bought all the companies ░░░░░░░░ Remington and rolled them ░░░░░░░░ into a company called ░░░░░░░░ freedom group SCARBOROUGH Tell ░░░░░░░░ about Stephen Steinberg is ░░░░░░░░ his name SULLIVAN Feinberg ░░░░░░░░ yeah SCARBOROUGH Feinberg crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ He s a reclusive ░░░░░░░░ apparently he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ use e mail he ░░░░░░░░ a multi billionaire went ░░░░░░░░ Princeton lives in New ░░░░░░░░ drives a pickup truck ░░░░░░░░ they were best known ░░░░░░░░ part of the Chrysler ░░░░░░░░ That s where your ░░░░░░░░ might remember them from ░░░░░░░░ Yeah SULLIVAN But that ░░░░░░░░ the situation People go ░░░░░░░░ and buy more guns ░░░░░░░░ just quickly one quick ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk SCARBOROUGH So let ░░░░░░░░ just ask you so ░░░░░░░░ children get slaughtered in ░░░░░░░░ Hook stock prices go ░░░░░░░░ and Stephen what s ░░░░░░░░ name SULLIVAN Feinberg SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ Feinberg gets richer right ░░░░░░░░ Ostensibly Listen ostensibly They ░░░░░░░░ not public crosstalk SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ so and when people ░░░░░░░░ slaughtered going to a ░░░░░░░░ music concert then what ░░░░░░░░ re telling me is ░░░░░░░░ he and his company ░░░░░░░░ richer Every time Americans ░░░░░░░░ slaughtered by these weapons ░░░░░░░░ what s his name ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk SULLIVAN Stephen Feinberg ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Feinberg gets richer ░░░░░░░░ time Americans are slaughtered ░░░░░░░░ these weapons that he ░░░░░░░░ money off of Is ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ Ostensibly if sales go ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ a slice of that ░░░░░░░░ outdoor brands Here s ░░░░░░░░ weird paradox also the ░░░░░░░░ one The NRA is ░░░░░░░░ gun owners The national ░░░░░░░░ sports foundation is actually ░░░░░░░░ group that lobbies for ░░░░░░░░ gun industry And just ░░░░░░░░ they are based in ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut Sandy Hook I ░░░░░░░░ been to their offices ░░░░░░░░ Yep they re right ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN There s 320 ░░░░░░░░ guns in the United ░░░░░░░░ As you have said ░░░░░░░░ 95 or so of ░░░░░░░░ crime is committed by ░░░░░░░░ with unlicensed firearms So ░░░░░░░░ if you have the ░░░░░░░░ I m not pro ░░░░░░░░ against I m saying ░░░░░░░░ if you have it ░░░░░░░░ do you do about ░░░░░░░░ 300 plus million weapons ░░░░░░░░ are already out there ░░░░░░░░ gun well maintained will ░░░░░░░░ a hundred years BARNICLE ░░░░░░░░ the huge percentage of ░░░░░░░░ who rush out the ░░░░░░░░ after situations like Las ░░░░░░░░ to buy more guns ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ know that the Congress ░░░░░░░░ do nothing They run ░░░░░░░░ to buy the guns ░░░░░░░░ they re afraid someone ░░░░░░░░ come and take the ░░░░░░░░ that they have SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ say you re anti ░░░░░░░░ pro gun My father ░░░░░░░░ in the NRA I ░░░░░░░░ say this If you ░░░░░░░░ six speeding tickets you ░░░░░░░░ your driver s license ░░░░░░░░ you can own 50 ░░░░░░░░ rifles.”