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President Barack Obama just gave his long-awaited speech on gun control at the White House.

“Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad,” Obama said, referencing the 2013 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

Gunmaker stocks rallied on Monday ahead of the speech, with management at gunmaker Smith & Wesson announcing that sales had been unexpectedly strong.

On Wall Street, analysts are expecting it read more >>>

Source : BusinessInsider.Com