Guns and dollars

While Congress struggles with gun legislation in the wake of Newtown, states and municipalities are taking the lead, many with tax proposals

The NRA reveals its plans to protect schools from shooters like Adam Lanza. What are the plans? And who bears the costs?

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.

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.

Elected officials in Connecticut want Facebook to take Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist pages down; Facebook says no -- but points out that it has been dealing with the issue and is in constant contact with families affected by the tragedy.

A new article explores the expansive business of ammunition in the United States, and whether a bullet tax would act as effective regulation.

Most vendors at gun shows are federally licensed dealers, who are required to do background checks on buyers. It's gun collectors and private sellers that aren't federally licensed.

Over 500 people were killed in Chicago last year. And the soaring murder rate has real economic consequences for the city.

This week, Marketplace's Sylvester Monroe reports from Englewood, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, which has one of the highest homicide rates in the city.