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Guns
NRA's charity trains a whole new generation of gun owners
May 3, 2013
As the NRA hosts its annual meeting in Houston, a look at its charitable programs for shooting sports. Fundraisers for "Friends of the NRA" have seen record crowds.
Does the gun you want cost too much? There's a loan for that
Apr 25, 2013
Not everyone has the cash upfront to buy a new gun. We look at the world of financing a firearm purchase.
Other lobbyists look for lessons in NRA success
Apr 19, 2013
With defeat of gun control legislation, NRA strategies become the talk of other lobbyists.
Are 'smart guns' ready for market?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 19, 2013
Technology exists where only electronically recognized users can fire a gun, but are gun buyers interested?
Online gun sales take off
by
David Gura
Apr 17, 2013
Failure of efforts to require background checks casts spotlight on online gun sales.
States and cities take gun laws into their own hands with tax plans
by
David Gura
Apr 11, 2013
While Congress struggles with gun legislation in the wake of Newtown, states and municipalities are taking the lead, many with tax proposals
NRA's plan for school guards: Who, how much, and how trained
Apr 2, 2013
The NRA reveals its plans to protect schools from shooters like Adam Lanza. What are the plans? And who bears the costs?
For public good, not for profit.
Men with guns in schools: Resource officers
by
David Gura
Mar 14, 2013
One popular response to the school massacre in Connecticut was a call to put armed guards in all schools. Thousands of schools already have them.
Gunmaker reports surge in sales -- before Newtown shooting
by
David Gura
Feb 28, 2013
Sturm, Ruger said a 50 percent increase in sales was driven by President Obama's re-election campaign, when gun owners feared some guns would be harder, or impossible, to buy.
Billions of bullets: Cheap and unregulated
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 26, 2013
A new article explores the expansive business of ammunition in the United States, and whether a bullet tax would act as effective regulation.