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Gun sales
Gun stock prices and background checks are surging
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 3, 2020
Some analysts believe anxiety and fear are driving the spike.
With COVID-19 comes a surge in gun sales
Apr 13, 2020
The FBI reports that background checks in March were up. Some of those purchasing guns are doing so for the first time.
How businesses cope with tragedy
Aug 5, 2019
Companies have to strike a delicate balance when they are caught up in a tragedy like a mass shooting.
Want to divest from guns? You might need to team up with your co-workers
by
Jana Kasperkevic
and Janet Nguyen
Mar 8, 2018
Under pressure to divest from guns, pension funds feel they have to choose between making money for their members and their values.
Should credit card companies tackle gun sales?
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 20, 2018
Andrew Ross Sorkin had an interesting column in the New York Times yesterday — a business and economic take on how to make mass shootings less common. PayPal and Square, Sorkin pointed out, decided years ago not to let people use their services to buy guns. What about Mastercard and Visa, he wondered. Or the […]
Are gunslingers making a comeback thanks to open carry?
Jun 27, 2017
Even the Wild West had gun control
Top U.S. gunmaker says sales will pick back up under Trump
Feb 23, 2017
Sturm Ruger CEO Michael Fifer says owning firearms is 'more socially acceptable.'
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Law enforcement auctions guns that were confiscated in crimes
Oct 11, 2016
Some agencies don't want the firearms back on the streets.
Gun background checks and mental health records
by
Miles Bryan
Feb 15, 2016
New rules on patient privacy and mental health records for gun background check.
Just who is a "gun dealer"?
by
Annie Baxter
Jan 5, 2016
If more people who sell guns are required to get federal licenses, more buyers will get background checks