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CTyankee

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6. Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson were CT natives and made their guns here.

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 04:07 PM

Dec 2012

In my city, New Haven, we still have the old Winchester Repeating Arms building where those guns were made for the Civil War. Samuel Colt developed his handgun in CT.

The state was once called "an arsenal for democracy." See the history here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Connecticut_industry

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Shares of gun maker Smith & Wesson tumble after Connecticut shooting [View all] IDemo Dec 2012 OP

Time to choose: nice high gun stock prices, or living children? struggle4progress Dec 2012 #1

Gun stock? Remmah2 Dec 2012 #9

Many children are still living thanks to guns lbrtbell Dec 2012 #18

Clakamas Mall shooter reportedly shot himself. I guess you can paint that as a triumph of struggle4progress Dec 2012 #19

It's about time they stop profiting from fear-mongering. The Wielding Truth Dec 2012 #2

Good. As they should. elleng Dec 2012 #3

That's good to hear, although it pales in comparison to what their products have done to society. Hoyt Dec 2012 #4

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Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson were CT natives and made their guns here. CTyankee Dec 2012 #6

Is this new? Usually gun/ammo sales rise sharply after mass murders in this crazy country. tridim Dec 2012 #7

I hear ya hibbing Dec 2012 #12

Good! pitbullgirl1965 Dec 2012 #8

So have the stock prices of Anvil makers. onehandle Dec 2012 #10

Blacksmiths everywhere are laughing at you. PavePusher Dec 2012 #16

Good. Hope they go broke. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #11

The price of their stock has nothing to do with their business. I bet their sales will skyrocket. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #13

Save a life...Kill a gun. SoapBox Dec 2012 #14

Sadly, this is after a decade of massive growth for the gun cabal. ellisonz Dec 2012 #15

And after hours trading it's up 8+ percent. In any case, it's a few cents a share. pop topcan Dec 2012 #17

Damn. That means they're only up 98.5% for the year. dmallind Dec 2012 #20

They won't remain down for long! SkyDaddy7 Dec 2012 #21