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Gun Maker Shares Spike As Obama Speaks

Sam RoJan 16, 2013, 22:45 IST

The major publicly traded firearms companies are taking off right now.

Smith & Wesson is up 3.0 percent.

Sturm Ruger is up 2.6 percent.

President Obama and VP Joe Biden are currently discussing gun control in a press conference right now.

It's widely documented that firearms sales surge when discussions of gun control heat up.