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The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is preparing to become the key licensing agency for exports of many American-made firearms, which were formerly under the jurisdiction of the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). A final rule related...

Airbnb will no longer allow "party houses" to list on its platform, the company’s CEO Brian Chesky announced on Saturday. What Happened Chesky’s announcement comes in the wake of the Halloween night shooting in Orinda, California, on Thursday that left five people...

Three top officials at the National Rifle Association have stepped down in the latest departures amid a controversy over spending by the gun rights advocacy group. CNN reported Tuesday that country music singer Craig Morgan and NASCAR team owner Richard Childress have resigned from the organization...

The maker of the iconic Smith & Wesson gun saw its stock trade higher Thursday after reporting a stronger fourth quarter than Wall Street expected. But one sell-side analyst said American Outdoor Brands Corp. (NASDAQ:AOBC) has an ironic problem in its near-term outlook – there’s not...

American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ: AOBC) reported Thursday a top-and-bottom line beat in its fiscal second-quarter results, which signals management's turnaround plan remains on track, according to Wedbush. The Analyst Wedbush's James Hardiman maintains an Outperform rating on American...

The bullish case for Shotspotter Inc (NASDAQ: SSTI), a manufacturer of gunshot detection technology, announced an acquisition Thursday of HunchLab, prompting Imperial Capital to downgrade the stock. The Analyst Imperial Capital's Saliq Khan downgraded ShotSpotter from Outperform...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock was trading lower by nearly 2 percent early Wednesday morning although it is unclear how much of the decline can be attributed to a shooting at the company's YouTube campus.  What Happened Three people were shot at YouTube's...

Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SPWH), an outdoor sporting goods retailer, said Wednesday CEO John Schaefer resigned from the company and will be replaced by Jon Barker, the company's president and chief operating officer. While the transition plan has been known for years, the...

Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) said Wednesday the shooter in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, bought a gun from the company in 2017. While the gun wasn't used in the school shooting, the company feels it's necessary to scale back the type of firearms it...

Many Americans are questioning the sagacity of the nation’s existing gun control laws in the wake of the tragic shooting that occurred outside MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM)’s Mandalay Bay Hotel. One thing that’s not in question is the American preoccupation with firearms...

Analysts at Wedbush turned bullish on American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ: AOBC) after conducting a proprietary consumer survey and checks with distributors. The firm's James Hardiman upgrades American Outdoor's stock rating from Neutral to Outperform with a price target boosted from $16 to $19. A...

American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ: AOBC) the parent company of the 165-year-old Smith & Wesson firearms maker, aims to profit from a reduction in inventories among dealers who mistakenly thought that the election of Hillary Clinton would boost gun sales. Aegis analyst Rommel Dionisio...

American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ: AOBC) and Sturm Ruger & Company Inc (NYSE: RGR) shares plunged Monday on the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s monthly firearm background check report. According to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), the FBI...

Recent channel checks indicate a “continued high level of competitive promotions and discounting, along with still elevated inventory levels, particularly in the lucrative modern sporting rifle (MSR) category,” Wunderlich’s Rommel Dionisio said in a report. American Outdoor Brands...

Talk about bad timings for a scandal. Snap Inc (which will trade post-IPO on the NYSE under the ticker SNAP) the parent company of the popular Snapchat app, allegedly coerced a gun safety charity into buying advertising space on its social media platform. According to Mic, Snapchat told a nonprofit...