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    Editorial: Big banks take a stand against the gun industry

    by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times Apr 17, 2018 3 minutes

    It's too early to say for sure, but it could be that the free market will wind up doing what Congress refuses to do: tighten access to firearms and stand up to companies that make and sell assault-style weapons.

    Bank of America announced last week that it will no longer finance companies that make the kinds of combat-style semiautomatic rifles that have been used to such deadly effect in mass shootings. Last month, Citigroup Inc.

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