Guns

We're talking about some of this week's biggest news stories: consumer debt, the new mortgage rules, and gun control.

Can a divestment strategy have an impact on public policy?

Vice President Joe Biden invited all sorts of industries involved with guns to a summit meeting on gun violence. Does accepting the invite amount to accepting responsibility?

The number of guns owned by Americans is rising, even though the percentage of people who own guns is falling. Turning gun owners into gun collectors is part of the business.

Frank Gerstenkorn is the owner of a gun shop in Cheyenne, Wy. He says if a ban on assault weapons is put into place, his store will have to make some adjustments in order to stay profitable.

Angelenos traded in automatic weapons and handguns in exchange for $100-$200 grocery gift cards at a buyback event. The mayor says they've picked up over 10,000 weapons. But gun owners aren't giving up all their firearms.

A look at Europe's gun laws, which are much stricter than in the U.S.

The NRA has fewer gun owners to draw on for support, as fewer Americans live in rural areas or serve in the military, and more households are headed by women.

The executive director of the National Rifle Association proposes having "good guys with guns" protect school children from "bad guys with guns."

The usually stoic National Rifle Association will break their MO with a press conference in the wake of the gun deaths of 20 elementary school children.