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'Post Election Fear Mongering' Doubled, Trebled US Gun Industry Stocks
23 June 2009
San Jose Mercury News (California), Column
Since the beginning of the year, the country's largest publicly traded gunmakers have seen their shares take incredible upward trajectories, thanks to a rush of post-election fear mongering.
The stock of Smith & Wesson, the 157-year-old gunmaker, has nearly tripled, from $2 to more than $6 before trading Monday, while stock of Sturm, Ruger & Co., maker of the "Ruger," has doubled, from just over $6 to $12.35 in the same six-month period.
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