Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco at the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has just waded into one of the most politically contentious debates in the country. In an all-hands meeting with employees, Robbins called for new gun laws, including additional background checks, in response to the recent mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Cisco, which sells networking equipment to companies and organizations all over the world, held an internal livestream on June 2. In the meeting, Robbins discussed the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, which resulted in 21 victims, 19 of whom were third and fourth grade children.
Robbins offered his condolences to the victims and urged action from political leaders to protect kids and schools. One employee who tuned into the livestream recalled Robbins saying that he hoped Congress would act with a similar outrage as it did when Russia invaded Ukraine.
The House on Wednesday passed a gun bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle in the U.S. from 18 to 21. However, the legislation doesn’t stand much of a chance in the Senate, which is evenly divided along party lines. Republicans, who have remained united in their staunch opposition to gun reform, can block a bill that has fewer than 60 votes.
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