PA Bill Number: SB1376
Title: In Department of Aging, further providing for objectives, for powers and duties in general, for area agencies and powers and duties and for ...
Description: In Department of Aging, further providing for objectives, for powers and duties in general, for area agencies and powers and duties and for ... ...
Last Action: Re-referred to Appropriations
Last Action Date: Jun 10, 2026
BlackRock is stripping Walmart, Dick's from some of its funds over guns :: 04/07/2018
The world’s largest money manager is stripping retailers that sell guns out of some current and planned exchange-traded funds, the latest sign that weapons sellers are facing the same scrutiny from investors as producers.
Walmart Inc. WMT, -1.28% Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. DKS, -5.09% and Kroger Co. KR, -0.17% are among the retailers that will be ruled out of new environmental social and governance-focused funds BlackRock Inc. is planning, a spokeswoman for the world’s largest asset manager said Thursday. The retailers were among those who said they would no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
The New York firm after the shooting went public with the questions that it is asking gun manufacturers and distributors and businesses. Investors and businesses alike have put renewed pressure on gun makers and sellers, spurred in part by student advocacy efforts nationwide.
BlackRock plans to strip all gun sellers and retailers including Kroger from its current lineup of seven so-called ESG funds, which have some $2.2 billion in assets. Those products had minimal exposure to such firms.
