Companies are now listing active shooters as a risk factor in securities filings

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Companies are beginning to warn investors about the risks that active shooters pose to their business in their annual reports.

Some companies are beginning to list active shooters as risk factors in their annual reports filed with the SEC, according to analysis by the Wall Street Journal.A massacre at an El Paso, Texas Walmart store Saturday left 22 people dead.

Joseph Barbarito holds a sign as he waits for protesters to deliver a petition to Walmart in Danbury, Connecticut January 15, 2013. The petition was signed by about 300,000 citizens nationwide urging Walmart, the nation's largest gun retailer, to halt sales of assault weapons and munitions nationwide.As more people die from mass shootings, some companies are beginning to list active shooter scenarios as a potential risk factor for their business in their annual reports.

 

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Didn’t they already have “headline risks” on the list?

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