Financial Services | Intersections with the Gun Violence Value Chain How guns are How guns are Where gun financed distributed violence happens Investors may have investments in gun Financial services platforms, such as credit Investors have the responsibility to manufacturers, distributors, and other card companies and third-party payment influence portfolio companies to undertake companies that are directly or indirectly platforms, enable guns and firearms to be due diligence that includes gun violence, linked to the gun violence supply chain. bought and sold. Adding background enact policies and protections that promote Often these links are hidden from public checks, geographical barriers (i.e., to gun safety and when pressure to change view – for example by including companies prohibit transactions at gun shows), and/or policies is met with resistance or lack of associated with gun violence in mutual age barriers (i.e., to prevent those under change, consider responsibly divesting funds, or by funding parent/subsidiary 21 from buying guns) can help to prevent from gun manufacturers. companies. Financial transactions like gun violence. Financial services companies should take loans, credit services, private equity steps to prevent gun violence from taking investment, insurance, underwriting, and place within their own operations. real estate holdings can also finance gun manufacturing and distribution, as well as sponsorship or co-branded credit cards with companies without good gun safety practices.