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How school shootings shape survivors’ economic lives

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
May 26, 2022
Researchers studied the lasting impacts of school shootings on students’ academic and employment prospects later in life.
Community members mourn during a vigil for the 21 lives lost in the attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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Since Sandy Hook killings a decade ago, Congress has put no limits on gun sales

by Marketplace Staff and David Gura
May 25, 2022
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting, Marketplace looked into background checks and gun purchases. We're revisiting some of that reporting today.
An officer walks outside of Robb Elementary School on May 25. The day before, a gunman killed 19 students and two adults.
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Capitalism's response to school shootings

by John Woodrow Cox
Apr 5, 2021
In his new book, "Children Under Fire," John Woodrow Cox writes about how gun violence affects children and the nearly $3 billion market for school security.
Kindergarten students during a lockdown drill in Hawaii in 2003.
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Now schools want school shooting insurance. Seriously.

by Kimberly Adams and Peter Balonon-Rosen
Mar 23, 2018
It's a growing market.
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