gun control

The logic against investing in handguns

There is a rational basis for not putting assets into handgun producers but emotions and politics cloud the issue. Judging the case on facts and figures, not dogma, makes the choice clear.

Peter KraneveldJune 13, 2018

For a pension fund that describes itself as “ponderous”, the $154-billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System, CalSTRS, has moved uncharacteristically swiftly in recent months. The second largest public pension fund in the United States, the plan for teachers and faculty is in the process of divesting its holdings in gun manufacturers following the massacre at […]

Sarah RundellMarch 6, 2013