(Bloomberg) — Florida teachers reacted viscerally to news that they've been paying into a retirement fund that invests in gun companies, including the maker of an assault rifle used to kill 17 Parkland high school students and educators last week.
They demanded Wednesday night that the state agency that manages the fund divest of those stocks immediately.
The state pension plan for Florida teachers held 41,129 shares in American Outdoor Brands Co., formerly known as Smith & Wesson, as of Dec. 31, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The company manufactured the AR-15 used in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, according to local law enforcement.
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