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New York City Public Advocate Bill de Brasio released a list of investment firms that owned gun stocks in hopes of increasing the outcry and derision.
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Another PE shop, Tiger Global Management, sold its gun stocks.
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But it should appeal to some affluent parents and grandparents who are gun-shy of stocks and strongly favor private over public colleges.
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Stocks of other gun companies fell, and one sporting-goods chain said it would temporarily stop sales of military-style firearms.
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Other "socially responsible" investment guidelines have caused many state public pension funds to eschew stocks issued by tobacco, gun and alcohol concerns.
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Gun-safety advocates may push to limit the sales of these rifles firearms that at least one major gun company admits drive youth interest and cut back on features like flash suppressors, telescoping stocks and pistol grips.
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For ardent gun-control advocates, it is an opportunity to press for a binding effort to reduce small-arms stocks around the world.
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