AP / Seth Wenig
- Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway‘s CEO, said on Saturday that his personal views on gun control do not reflect the company’s thinking.
- “I do not believe in imposing my political opinions on the activities of our businesses,” Buffett told shareholders at the annual meeting.
- About two weeks after the Parkland, Florida high school shooting, Buffett said it would be “ridiculous” for Berkshire not to do business with gunmakers.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett defended his earlier remark that it would be “ridiculous” for the company not do business with gun manufacturers.
Buffett was speaking on Saturday at Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholder meeting. CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin relayed a question about Buffett’s comments, made about two weeks after the fatal February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. According to the questioner, that Berkshire would associate itself with any company as long as it was not illegal seemed at odds with everything Buffett stood for. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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