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Attitude Check

Americans' support for stricter gun laws still on the decline

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 20, 2012
In the aftermath of the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, the debate around tighter gun control quickly became a national conversation.
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Guns and dollars

After shooting, buyers snap up gun magazines

by Adam Allington
Dec 19, 2012
When acts of violence shake the nation, sales of guns go up -- and the same happens with gun magazine sales.
A magazine with newly manufactured 5.56mm cartridges is seen at Stone Hart manufacturing, Co. in Miami, Fla. When acts of violence shake the nation, sales of guns go up -- and the same happens with gun magazine sales.
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Guns and dollars

Shooting fallout prompts corporate response

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 18, 2012
The Newtown shooting has prompted an unusual and swift response from corporate America, from divesting in gun makers to suspending gun sales.
An AR-15 style rifle sits on the counter by Craig Marshall as he assists a customer at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store on Dec. 17, 2012 in Tinley Park, Ill.
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Gun lobby outspends gun-control advocates

by David Gura
Dec 17, 2012
The National Rifle Association spent $24 million this last election cycle
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3-D printing handguns in Texas

by Molly Wood
Oct 8, 2012
A University of Texas law student in Austin has a plan to make firearms available to absolutely everyone, but is it legal?
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