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Firearm stocks spike after mass shootings as investors dismiss the chance of tightening gun laws

  • Written by Brad Greenwood, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, George Mason University
Firearm stocks spike after mass shootings as investors dismiss the chance of tightening gun lawsTrading on tragedy.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images.

The day after an armed 18-year-old entered the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and shot dead 19 children and two teachers, the share prices of gun and weapons manufacturers jumped.

A week on, and the market rally of gun stocks following the latest mass shooting hasn’t...

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