Recent Press - Investor Action on Gun Violence

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Financial Advisor Magazine: Shareholder Advocates Carry Gun Fight to New Level
Reuters: Investor activists will campaign against Sturm Ruger directors
Forbes: After Parkland, faith-based investors success with gun safety shareholder resolutions
CNBC: A year after Parkland massacre, gun-maker's reports on safety disapoint shareholder activists
Boston Globe: For gun-safety activists a grim anniversary
NBC: How a Seattle nun led a shareholder revolt against gun makers
Barron's: How nuns won duels with gunmakers
WNPR: Local activists buy gun stock to hold former Smith & Wesson company accountable to community
HuffPo: Smith & Wesson shareholders vote in favor of issuing report on gun violence
The Guardian: American nuns win victory holiding Smith & Wesson accountable
Financial Times: Smith & Wesson owner loses shareholder vote over gun safety
Fortune: Nuns vs guns: How these sisters took on Smith & Wesson and won
Pensions & Investments: Shareholders pass proposal for American Outdoor Brands to produce gun safety report
Boston Globe: Nuns score a win against Smith & Wesson's parent
CNBC: Smith & Wesson loses fight with nuns and other shareholders on gun safety proposal
Bloomberg: Smith & Wesson under siege from investors, cops and priests
Forbes:Gun control: an issue for policymakers or investors?
Chicago Sun Times: Putting the squeeze on gun makers 
Financial Times: Gunmaker shoots itself in the foot over disregard for governance
NPR: Sturm Ruger will track gun violence after shareholders back 'activist resolution'
NY Daily News: How we got the gun industry to reckon with its deadly toll
Wall Street Journal: Sturm Ruger shareholders vote to force firm to reveal more about gun violence issues
BuzzFeed: Peace activists just scored a surprising victory at a shareholder meeting
Reuters: Majority of Sturm Ruger investors vote for gun safety proposal
CNBC: Sturm Ruger shareholders approve proposal for gun-maker to report on risks of its business
New York Times: Sturm Ruger shareholders adopt measure backed by gun safety advocates
Bloomberg: Shareholders force gun company to prepare report on the risks of selling guns
Fortune: Shareholders force gun company to prepare report on the risks of selling guns
CNN Money: Sturm Ruger shareholders approve a gun violence study
The Hill: Sturm Ruger shareholders approve resolution requiring report on gun violence
New York Times: Gun Control Activists Target Sturm Ruger’s Shareholder Meeting
Reuters: Guns, nuns and funds get ready to rumble
BuzzFeed: Meet The Woman Standing Up To Gunmakers By Infiltrating Their Ranks
Wall Street Journal: "Shareholders Push Gun Safety Via Proxy Ballots" 
Bloomberg Markets: "Guns-Divesting Activist Calls Strategy a Failure"
The Guardian: "Gun company investors push for change after Florida school shooting"
Pensions & Investments: "Investors wonder if they can combat gun violence" (paywall)
Reuters: "Gun lobby meets match with economic protests"

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Recent

Institutional Investor: These churches by shares in gun companies. Their goal: confront them
Seattle Times: Meet the Seattle nun who infiltrated a gun company
National Catholic Reporter: Catholic leaders see growing concern among investors about gun violence
AB Online: Sturm Ruger's shareholders vote for gun risks report
Phoenix Business Journal: Sturm Ruger shareholders adopt measure backed by gun control activists
CNBC: Investors step up pressure on corporate America to take a stand on guns
SF Gate: Nuns, funds and guns: the firearms debate on Wall Street
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: The new gun sales policy at Dick's Sporting Goods had backing from the Sisters of Mercy
Wall Street Journal: The Morning Risk Report: Shareholders Use Proxy Ballot to Push Gun-Safety Measures
Public Now: Gun Control: A Glimmer Of Hope Emerges From The 'Gunshine State'
Trib Live: Episcopal Church, Catholic nuns advocated for Dick's gun policy
CNBC: Activist nuns see momentum building for their fight against gun makers after Florida school shooting
Bloomberg: Wall Street May Be Rethinking Its Relationship With Guns
Reuters: Blackrock puts Gunmakers on Notice after School Shooting

Press Releases 

Press Release: Shareholders Press Gun Manufacturers to Report on Efforts to Make Products Safer
Press Release: Investors call for meaningful corporate action on gun violence

 

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