Parkland gun control advocate doubles down on gun investors

By Daniel Terrill

David Hogg, a student from Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School, speaking during the March For Our Lives event in Washington, DC on March 24, 2018. (Photo: March For Our Lives via Facebook)
David Hogg, the outspoken gun control advocate who emerged from the Parkland, Florida school shooting, called for a boycott of financial institutes that invest in gun companies.
“(BlackRock) and (Vanguard Group) are two of the biggest investors in gun manufacturers; if you use them, feel free to let them know. Thanks,” Hogg wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. He followed up with hashtags for boycotting both companies and a screenshot of a list of major shareholders for a gun maker.

.@blackrock and @Vanguard_Group are two of the biggest investors in gun manufacturers; if you use them, feel free to let them know. Thanks
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) April 17, 2018

The two investment groups, BlackRock and Vanguard, own significant shares of publicly traded gun and ammo companies such as American Outdoor Brands, the holding company for Smith & Wesson; Sturm, Ruger & Company; Vista Outdoor; and Olin Corp, which owns Winchester Ammunition.
In the days after the Valentine’s Day shooting, Hogg and his fellow students led the charge to pressure corporate America to cut

Source: Guns.com