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The Business of Guns
Remington has laid off more than 100 employees in the last month. One executive said the company was “expecting a different political climate.”
The holiday shopping bonanza defied expectations of a post-election slowdown.
Election 2016
At Top Guns in Terre Haute, Indiana, customers are “purchasing items they’re hoping will be grandfathered in,” the store’s manager said.
Community Violence
St. Louis has a murder rate three times higher than Chicago's. “We need to declare a state of emergency,” says one resident.
Politics
Direct quotes from the Democratic nominee on gun control, the Second Amendment, and the NRA.
Law
Duke constitutional law professor Darrell Miller explains "insurrectionist theory."
With the issue in the spotlight, here are the storylines to watch as the campaigns head into crunch time.
And why the party's success in taking on the gun lobby still depends on where — and when — a candidate is running.
A shared stage at the DNC spotlights how three forms of violence feed into one another.
National Rifle Association
It is a tested tactic, but this time the gun lobbying group is at odds with some Republican supporters.