Catholic Nuns Buy Controlling Stocks in Gun Companies to Destroy Them

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http://www.independentsentinel.com/...gun-companies-to-destroy-them/#comment-326451

1)- Matt 7:5 “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” With the intent to hold establishments accountable to the individuals they’ve injured, shouldn’t they focus upon each child the Church of Rome has abused??? List the names, parishes and pedophiles. Ladies, clean your own damned house first!

2)- These are nuns. HOW MUCH is Rome paying them in order to purchase controlling amount of Smith and Wesson???
 
And you pointed out, this does not sound credible. Anyone fact check this yet?
 
Well, I don't usually click links but google search results show lots of hits and the basic gist of the story is that the nuns are a part of, or maybe leaders of, a group of activist investors and there are some shenanigans afoot.

and I don't think appeal to hypocrisy ever got anyone anywhere... ever.
 
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Like these folks: https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/baptists/american-baptists-take-on-gun-violence-2-11/

There are certainly boneheads amongst groups of Catholic Religious men and women regarding perspective towards the 2A: presumably similar to that found amongst any other group of souls.

Lastly, whatever the accuracy of the article vis-a-vis the actual financial actions, the author hasn't the slightest clue as to what a "nun" is. That term is strictly used for women religious who are cloistered or enclaustrated. Women or female "religious" would be the accurate description of those who are members of an "active" religious order.
 
It looks like they bought stock. And as shareholders, they can influence other stockholders and the company. But, the headline of having controlling interest seems a bit sensationalistic. I'd like to see those numbers verified.
 
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Catfish said:
I don't think appeal to hypocrisy ever got anyone anywhere... ever.
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In the recent news, the Roman church looks like it's on fire from within. I used scripture, which I think they do/should as well, to point out they should clean their house before they go after those that aren't injuring others.
 
GreatGazoo said:
Like these folks: https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/baptists/american-baptists-take-on-gun-violence-2-11/
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^^ These blokes are definitely boneheads!

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the author hasn't the slightest clue as to what a "nun" is. That term is strictly used for women religious who are cloistered or enclaustrated. Women or female "religious" would be the accurate description of those who are members of an "active" religious order.
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Fair clarification, I don't have a clue about their titles & roles. Are they a nun if they wear a habit in town, teach in schools, etc?
 
The article's headline is a pile of alarmist BS.

No, a bunch of nuns did not "Buy Controlling Stocks" in gun companies. Most probably, a bunch of nuns (yes, 11 real orders of nuns are listed) collected enough pocket change to buy a single share of stock in order to be "stockholders" and speak and make proposals at shareholders meetings; that is a longstanding leftist ploy.

The stock of the three companies mentioned in the article (AOBC=Smith&Wesson, RGR=Ruger and VSTO=Savage/Stevens/ammo) are overwhelmingly owned by mutual fund companies and other institutional investors.
 
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I believe this is the same issue we discussed here a week or two ago. The headline is not really an exaggeration but complete BS click bait.
 
I guess the vow of poverty is old stuff - you got to buy a lot of shares to influence others.
 
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I guess the vow of poverty is old stuff - you got to buy a lot of shares to influence others.
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2000 shares gets you the right to propose a resolution according to one of the articles. I believe that's where they're at. But, backed with Bloomberg money, who knows what could happen.
 
georgel said:
2000 shares gets you the right to propose a resolution according to one of the articles. I believe that's where they're at. But, backed with Bloomberg money, who knows what could happen.
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I bet the Vatican has more money than Bloomberg. If they start funding this, S&W will be in trouble.
 
Cannot possibly work. Were they to actually buy one and shut it down, 3 more would spring up to take its place. All they are doing is raising the price of firearm mfr stocks by increasing demand for them.
 
georgel said:
2000 shares gets you the right to propose a resolution according to one of the articles. I believe that's where they're at. But, backed with Bloomberg money, who knows what could happen.
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Bllomberg is way too cheap to put HIS money where his mouth is. Remington could be had for about a half billion, which is less than 1% of Bloomberg's net worth, but you haven't seen Bloomberg trying to put his money on the table.
 
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I don’t know about this. You can’t buy “S&W” stock per say. You can buy the parent company. American Outdoor Brands (AOBC) which as of close, is majority owned by it’s self.
 
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"Held by Institution(s)" as in ETFs, Mutual and Hedge Funds, etc. as opposed to the public.
 
Rockchucker said:
I’ve been misunderstanding that for a while
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Many of us probably indirectly own AOBC shares thru investments in we've made in various funds. ;)
 
Rockchucker said:
I’ve been misunderstanding that for a while
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I believe you're wanting to see the "public float" of a company's stock. The float is the number of shares "floating" on the market. The difference between the float and the "shares outstanding" is the shares held by the company (i.e., shares they never sold, bought back, hold for stock options, etc.). In the case of ABOC, around 98% of the total "shares outstanding" are on the market...meaning the company owns around 2% of its own stock. You'll find that information under "key data" here,
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/aobc
 
I love that idea...but the problem is that the company doesn't really own enough shares to make it work. On the other hand, if every NRA member had invested $100 in their shares a couple weeks ago (when we first discussed this issue), the company would now be 100% owned by gun owners. Imagine what such a company could tell antifas. :D
 
Yeah, but then the company would be mired with constant infighting on whether to build more 9mm's or more .45's. :D
 
That'd be ok. There'd be plenty of time for that kinda crap 'cause there would be no more revolver locks.
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They want statistics and violence tracking, well then they shall get it,
along with all reported incidents when a firearm is used lawfully to defend and or stop a crime in progress, regardless if a shot is fired or not.

They can't have it just one sided.
 
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My first thought when I read the title to this post was, "oh boy, we may actually get to see the Catholic Church make the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch or something similar!"

If the nuns are so dead set against guns, they should check how many guns are in the armory of the Swiss Guards first.
 
As long as you own one share of any public traded company, you can submit a proposal
to be included on the annual report and have it voted on by the shareholders.
 
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