Gun manufacturers disclaim responsibility by citing market demand and profit duty

Evidence

Juveniles and criminals switched from revolvers to the deadly semiautomatic pistols. The light, concealable, snub-nosed handguns called “snubbies” are criminals’ favorite weapon (Albright, 1981). When James Oberg, the president of Smith and Wesson, was asked why the company sells “snubbies,” he explained that the public demands it, “I sell the guns the market is demanding,” as do the stockholders: “We supply dollars to our stockholders. For us, a great deal of the motivation is to run a profitable company” (Albright, 1981). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1027