President Obama has scheduled a televised town hall meeting with CNN’s Anderson Cooper this week called “Guns In America,” leading many to speculate that gun control could be a primary focus of Obama’s final year in office, according to USA Today.

While gun owners wait to hear what Obama has to say on Thursday, traders are looking to the stock market for ways to profit.

Executive Action Possible

According to White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz, the president may have to stretch his executive authority in order to get any new gun control laws passed. “What if Congress did something – anything – to protect our kids from gun violence?” Obama asked during how weekly radio address last week.

One of the issues Obama has repeatedly discussed is closing the “gun show loophole” that allows gun buyers at flea markets and collectors’ events to circumvent federal background checks.

Background Checks Hit Record High

FBI firearm background checks surged…

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