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Gun stocks traded higher on Monday after protests surrounding the death of George Floyd resulted in the arrests of nearly 1,700 people in 22 different U.S. cities over the stretch of three days. Troubling Statistics Peaceful protests devolved into chaos in certain areas around the country. In New York City, 33 police officers were injured and 47 police vehicles were either damaged or destroyed. At least one person was shot and killed related to protests in both Indianapolis and in Kentucky. More than 40 cities imposed curfews over the weekend, and the National Guard was activated in at least 26 states. Investors seem to be betting that the violent protests will at least temporarily provide a bump for gun sales. The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent economic shutdown had already pushed U.S. gun sales to record highs even prior to the Floyd protests. See Also: Why Target Is A Corporate Bullseye For Minneapolis, Nationwide Protests Market Impact The chaos has been so bad that companies like Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL ), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN ) and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT ) have all scaled back their business operations in the cities hardest hit by the protests. Gun stocks and several other stocks related to police surveillance and security were on the move on Monday morning: Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY ) was up 101.7%. Sturm Ruger & Company Inc (NYSE: RGR ) was up 8.3%. ADT Inc (NYSE: ADT ) was up 11.5%. Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AAXN ) was up 13.1%. American Outdoor Brands Corporation (NASDAQ: AOBC ) was up 9.5%. Benzinga’s Take It’s likely the COVID-19 outbreak, the economic shutdown, and shelter-in-place orders already had many Americans on edge, and Floyd’s death was the tipping point that triggered the outbreak of violence and vandalism. Gun stocks and gun sales could continue to trend higher given divisive political rhetoric will certainly dominate the headlines between now and the November election. Do you agree with this take? Email feedback@benzinga.com with your thoughts. Photo credit: Rosa Pineda, Wikimedia See more from Benzinga Entering And Exiting Trades: What I Look For Are Those Broken Structures Price Is Truth: Analyzing Stock Chart Performance Using Technicals Heres How Much Investing ,000 In Costcos IPO Would Be Worth Today © 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. View comments
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