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Gun stocks soar as riots, looting erupt across America
Fox Business ^ | June 01 2020 | Jonathan Garber

Posted on 06/01/2020 10:52:16 AM PDT by knighthawk

Gun-related stocks soared on Monday after a weekend of civil unrest stretching from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles.

Gunmakers American Outdoor Brands and Sturm, Ruger & Co., ammunition maker Vista Outdoor and police body cam and Taser stun gun maker Axon Enterprise were all trading sharply higher as investors priced in the possibility the violence could propel already surging sales.

Americans flocked to gun stores as states began issuing stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of COVID-19 amid concerns the stores would be deemed nonessential and forced to temporarily close their doors.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; civilunrest; gunstocks; nra; riots; secondamendment
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1 posted on 06/01/2020 10:52:16 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

Question: How many shops/stores being protected by well-armed owners get looted?


2 posted on 06/01/2020 10:54:53 AM PDT by wny
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To: knighthawk
This is why any suggestion of a protest/riot in certain parts of a city is a BAD idea. Especially with the potential for a "brass and 'pop' music" reception. 😏
3 posted on 06/01/2020 10:57:28 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: knighthawk

Sales have been surging since the onset of the Chicom Cooties, this is sending them higher still.


4 posted on 06/01/2020 10:59:14 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: knighthawk

These are gun stocks. Which, incidentally, are out of stock.

5 posted on 06/01/2020 11:01:03 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

where are the speakers? are they stereo?


6 posted on 06/01/2020 11:07:08 AM PDT by RitchieAprile (available monkeys looking for the change..)
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To: wny
Question: How many shops/stores being protected by well-armed owners get looted?

Ask the Koreans in LA.

7 posted on 06/01/2020 11:13:00 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: Billthedrill

“These are gun stocks. Which, incidentally, are out of stock. “

Machine gun stocks, right? Obviously all purchased by white supremacists, right?


8 posted on 06/01/2020 11:14:36 AM PDT by moovova
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To: knighthawk

Liberals: “NOBODY NEEDS AN AR-15! IT’S 2020 JUST CALL THE POLICE! BAN THEM NOW!”

Liberals when riots start happening nearby: “Hey uh, you got any of them AR-15s left? I’d like to buy one now.”


9 posted on 06/01/2020 11:20:43 AM PDT by 2aProtectsTheRest
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To: Billthedrill
Clapping Leonardo Dicaprio GIF - Clapping LeonardoDicaprio ...
10 posted on 06/01/2020 11:22:48 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: knighthawk

I keep seeing that gun sales are soaring- but where are the store owners using them to defend their stores and their lives?


11 posted on 06/01/2020 11:29:03 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: knighthawk

I knew it.


12 posted on 06/01/2020 11:30:00 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Nothing happens to a Christian that God does not allow to happen.)
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To: knighthawk

If people cant find one, dont want to wait, or seriously cant deal with a real one, then buy a realistic-looking fake or toy gun and paint the orange end black.

99% of the time, just having it visible will deter 99% of people trying to be cute.


13 posted on 06/01/2020 11:35:48 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: knighthawk

Receivers, barrels, triggers and all that other stuff comes in handy too.


14 posted on 06/01/2020 11:36:43 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: Bob434

They can’t legally in some cities/states. They would be arrested before the rioters.


15 posted on 06/01/2020 11:41:25 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Bob434

Entirely aside from the pressures today that make it less likely for people to play Roof Korean, there’s also the matter of the media today actively burying stories like that. A few have slipped through - the Italian bakery that the owners defended with shotguns, the Texas militias defending the Alamo and Cenotaph.


16 posted on 06/01/2020 11:42:44 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: VanDeKoik

Some people thought that was a viable act in the LA Riots.

It wasn’t. Not when confronted with a riotous mob.


17 posted on 06/01/2020 11:43:21 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: 2aProtectsTheRest

No, they are the ones in the street throwing bricks.


18 posted on 06/01/2020 11:43:38 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: knighthawk

The Cabela’s near my house shut down today and have an army of Security surrounding the Store - Sheriffs Deputies have access to the parking lot blocked off.

When the store opens back up, the gun and ammo department will be bought out.


19 posted on 06/01/2020 11:57:18 AM PDT by EC Washington
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To: Bonemaker

Well, here’s one good news story abotu htis:

“Armed Santa Monica Store Owners Rise Up to Defend Businesses from Rioters”

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3850732/posts


20 posted on 06/01/2020 12:00:03 PM PDT by Bob434
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