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The Business of Guns
How the retail giant set the industry standard for safe gun sales.
Community Violence
Guns stores from three suburbs named in a new lawsuit provided nearly 20 percent of crime guns recovered in the city.
Law
Despite their popularity with police and civilian populations, the rounds are banned in international warfare by the Hague Convention.
Law Enforcement
Arrowhead Pawn Shop was once named a top exporter of crime guns.
The Obama administration keeps blocking the import of nearly a million vintage American-made rifles. But lawmakers aren't ready to lay down arms.
A domestic manufacturer steps in after geopolitics halt the import of the Russian rifle.
How the tiny village of Cherrydale, Va., became the target of tremendous ire from gun-rights activists.
Organizers of the two-day weapons fair promise gun buyers "no paperwork, no infringement."
Smart guns have been in development for decades, but the technology still has to overcome extreme skepticism from gun buyers—and law enforcement may be the key.