Florida school shooting impact markets

By Christen Smith

Medical personnel tend to a victim following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Photo: John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Share prices for publicly traded gun makers increased in the wake of a shooting at high school in southern Florida that left at least 17 dead.
American Outdoor Brands, Vista Outdoor and Sturm, Ruger and Co. spiked between 2 percent and 4 percent Thursday as the familiar outcry over AR-15 rifles gained traction among lawmakers and media pundits.
“Assault weapons were designed for war and that’s why they are the weapon of choice for mass murderers,” said Democractic Florida State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith in an interview with Tallahassee Democrat. “They do not belong in civilian hands.”
Smith represents the Orlando district where a lone gunman massacred 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in June 2016. In the two year’s since, he’s sponsored two bills banning “assault weapons,” but says he can’t get the proposals heard in committee.
“Concealed carry is being heard everywhere in this Legislature but these other bills die on the vine,” he said. “The victims deserve a hearing. Sandy Hook’s kids deserve a hearing. The 49 people at Pulse deserve a hearing.

Source: Guns.com