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How gun dealers are skirting Biden's new ghost gun rule

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Sep 21, 2022
Alain Stephens, an investigative reporter for The Trace, breaks down the market for ghost guns.
"When you buy a traditional firearm through a regularly licensed gun dealer, there's a serial number attached to that ... but these homemade guns, they don't have serial numbers," said The Trace's Alain Stephens.
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Some companies that deal in firearms might surprise you — and their investors

by Justin Ho
May 27, 2022
Some investors want to know whether they are putting their money into a portfolio that includes companies that sell guns and ammunition.
Remington is one of the brands carried by Vista Outdoor, one of several companies that don't have obvious ties to the firearms industry.
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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.
Outside view of Sunrise Tactical Supply store in Coral Springs, Florida on February 16, 2018 where school shooter Nikolas Cruz bought his AR-15 to gun down students at Marjory Stoneman High School. 
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After Las Vegas shooting, gun "bump stocks" sell out

by Reema Khrais
Oct 5, 2017
Some Republicans said they’d be open to considering legislation that would ban them.
Crime scene tape surrounds the Mandalay Bay hotel after a gunman killed at least 58 people and wounded more than 500 when he opened fire on a country music concert in Las Vegas on Sunday.
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