# The Newtown shooting was really really bad... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 8, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newtown-shooting-was-really-really-bad/675825 "2013-12-08T16:02:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 297
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newtown-shooting-was-really-really-bad/675825/297 "2013-12-16T08:32:38Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > I wouldn’t do that, as their shares under the scary black president are only about half of what they were under his good ol’ boy predecessor. They actually appear to be recovering a bit thanks to the economy, not due to the threat of having their guns taken away. I’m considering a small investment, to be sold off if it looks like a Republican is likely as next U.S. president. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newtown-shooting-was-really-really-bad/675825)._