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In a note to investors released April 5, BlackRock announced sweeping changes regarding the presence of gun stocks in its ETF lineup.

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had directed the Justice Department to propose a ban on devices that modify guns, such as so - called bump stocks, which increase the rate of fire of semiautomatic firearms.

The teachers union is also putting pressure on its pension managers, who oversee $ 3 trillion of teacher retirement savings, to push fund companies to shed gun - maker stocks, offer funds that specifically exclude gun - related investments or drop investment managers that refuse.

The company also called on lawmakers to pass «common sense gun reform,» including the banning of assault rifles, high - capacity magazines, and bump stocks, enact universal background checks, and more.

This accessory replaces the standard stock on a rifle with a piece of plastic or metal molded to the lower end of the gun.

introduced legislation to ban the import, sale, manufacturing, transfer, and possession of bump stocks and other similar gun accessories.

The debate over these gun accessories first flared up after the shooter in Las Vegas, who fired into a crowd of concertgoers and killed 58, modified a semiautomatic rifle with a bump stock.

This is the first time the president has weighed in on the issue, but the Justice Department announced they would look into bump stocks as part of a review process on the legal definition of machine guns following the Las Vegas shooting.

There are other devices that allow guns to simulate automatic firing on a semi-automatic weapon, but bump stocks are the most well known of the legal options.

A fresh wave of scrutiny for pensions and money managers that own stocks of gun makers after the deadly shootings in a Florida high school.

In a post on Twitter on Tuesday, David Hogg remarked on the firms» ownership of gun maker stocks, adding «if you use them, feel free to let them know.»

Back in late 2011, the ECRI warned of an imminent recession and stuck to its guns during the subsequent upswing in the stock market.

President Trump took a lot of credit for the hot stock market this year, but there's one industry whose investors he hurt: guns.

Early Marker: Creation in 2000 of his stock charter Madea, a «God - fearing, gun - toting, pot - smoking, loudmouthed grandmother» who triggered a series of plays and provided a springboard for Perry's film and TV career.

In the wake of the market crash of 2008, prospective investors in the millennial group (as well as experienced investors in the older demographics) became distrustful of traditional banks and gun - shy about investing in stocks.

While stock pickers can simply decide not to invest in gun companies, which also comprises Olin (oln) and Vista Outdoor (vsto), life is a bit more thorny for holders of mutual and exchange - traded funds in tax - advantaged accounts like a 401 (k) or an IRA.

Investors, meanwhile, have perhaps become desensitized to the inevitable stock price surges of gun manufacturers following horrific mass killings.

Barron's says that «The gun companies generate huge controversy, but not much in the way of investor value — the market cap of all three gun stocks combined is just $ 2.5 billion, a rounding error in the trillions of dollars managed by Vanguard and BlackRock.»

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

Paddock had 12 bump stocks, Ken Dilanian reported for NBC News, among an arsenal of 23 guns at the hotel he shot people from and 19 at his house, at least some of which were AR - 15 — and AK - 47 — style weapons.

That could be because following the legal definition of a machine gun, bump stocks don't actually turn guns into machine guns.

After the Las Vegas shooting, which left 58 people dead last October, there appeared to be bipartisan agreement to take some kind of narrow legislative action to ban bump stocks, an accessory that can effectively turn a semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun.

But the failure to act on the instant background check and bump - stock bills underscored that even on the most modest of gun measures, Congress is simply incapable of a response.

«To that end, the Department of Justice has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a notice of a proposed regulation to clarify that the National Firearms and Gun Control Act defines «machine gun'to include bump stock type devices.»

«Mr. Obama is the best gun salesman on the planet,» the chairman of Navellier Associates told CNBC's «Squawk Box,» adding that he has not gotten any pushback from investors concerned about profiting from gun stocks.

Meanwhile, President Trump — who was in favor of an assault weapons ban and longer waiting periods before his National Rifle Association - supported presidential campaign — ordered the Justice Department to issue regulations banning the bump stocks used to convert semi-automatic guns into automatic weapons.

They were also gun - shy of stocks after 50 percent losses in the financial crisis.

Sen. Bill Galvano, a Republican and the incoming Florida senate president, said the state Senate was preparing a package that would include raising the age to purchase any firearm to 21, creating a waiting period for purchasing any type of firearm, banning bump stocks that can enable semi-automatic guns to spray bullets quickly and creating gun - violence restraining orders.

WASHINGTON — President Trump — under pressure from angry, grieving students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week — ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to issue regulations banning so - called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons like those used last year in the massacre of concertgoers in Las Vegas.

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The law imposes new restrictions on firearm purchases and the possession of «bump stocks,» funds more school police officers and mental health services, broadens law enforcement's power to seize weapons, and allows certain staff members to carry guns in schools.

Goldman, Citi and the rest of the gentlemanly, altruistic global banks invented yet another disgraceful product at or around the peak of the stock market a couple of years back and they aimed it, not unlike a loaded gun, squarely at the foreheads of wealthy Chinese businessmen.

Law enforcement officials confirmed on Tuesday that 12 of the rifles in Paddock's hotel room were outfitted with a device called a «bump stock,» which enables semi-automatic weapons to shoot rapid fire, like a machine gun.

Dick's said it is also calling on elected officials to enact «common sense gun reform,» such as an assault - style firearms ban, a minimum purchase age of 21, and a ban on high - capacity magazines and bump stocks.

Renewed calls for gun control haven't had the effect of boosting gun stock prices.

Still, the leading manufacturer of bump stocks, which allow a semi-automatic long gun to mimic the firepower of a fully automatic weapon, is going out of business.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has ruled that bump stocks do not violate laws that tightly limit ownership of machine guns, and some lawmakers have called for them to be banned.

The bump stock — a previously obscure gun accessory that became infamous last year when a shooter in Las Vegas used one to speed up his lethal rate of fire at helpless concertgoers — is on its way to being banned in Maryland.

On Capitol Hill, support appeared to grow for a ban on the bump stock devices, either through regulation or legislation, as Republicans — who for decades have rejected any form of gun restrictions — began increasingly to speak out.

Active managers for U.S. stock - market portfolios, who have struggled amid a decade - long exodus from their funds, are gunning for something of a detente with their increasingly dominant passive - investing rivals, putting out a new message for investors: it isn't us or them, it's us and them.

By implementing this gun - free screen, ESML will avoid exposure to the three largest and best - known public civilian firearms manufacturers — Sturm, Ruger & Co., American Outdoor Brands Corp and Vista Outdoor Inc. — all of which are small - cap stocks.

Gun buffs once more fired off a round of dour warnings against hasty action, while newspaper editors resurrected their stock columns calling for gun control.

The gun's receiver and bolt have scrolled engraving, and the stock and forearm, of American walnut, have checkering with an unusual fleur - de-lis pattern.

His comments come the same day Assembly Democrats approved package of gun control measures, including an extreme risk protection order measure, banning bump stock possession and a strengthening background checks.

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New York's Democratic lawmakers and gun - control advocates have won an important new ally in their effort to push a legislative ban of bump stocks, which turn semi-automatic rifles into virtual machine guns: Acting ATF Director Thomas Brandon.

Trump told governors gathered in D.C. that he would take action to ban the sale of bump stocks without Congress, and said it's «OK» to push back against the NRA «every once as a while,» as the powerful gun lobbying group fights calls to enact stricter gun control laws after the shooting.

President Trump — under pressure from angry, grieving students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week — ordered the Justice Department to issue regulations banning so - called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons like those used last year in the massacre of concertgoers in Las Vegas.

But Republicans in the state Senate are skeptical of bans on devices like ban stocks and similar gun control legislation that say is a step too far.

Republican Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito of Massachusetts signed a bill Friday, approved one day earlier by the state's Democrat - led Legislature, outlawing so - called bump stocks, accessories that allow semi-automatic firearms to mimic the rapid firing action of machine guns.