** Gun stocks jump after U.S. Supreme Court on Thurs strikes
down New York state's limits on carrying concealed handguns
outside the home, saying law violated a person's Second
Amendment rights urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2YA1GY
** Shares of Smith & Wesson SWBI.O recently up 6.7% and
Sturm Ruger & Co's RGR.N stock up 2.5%
** Ammunition and outdoor products retailer Vista Outdoor
VSTO.N up 2.8%, firearms seller Sportsman's Warehouse SPWH.O
rallies off session lows and recently off 0.2%
** Shares of ammunition maker Olin Corp OLN.N pare earlier
losses, and last down 1.2%
** Ammunition and munitions supplier Ammo Inc's POWW.O
shares up 2.5%
** Meanwhile, a bipartisan gun safety bill poised for votes
in U.S. Senate on Thurs that supporters hope will help curb mass
shootings that have rocked the country urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2YA0VC
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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lance.tupper@tr.com 1-332-219-1430))