GE Halts Financing to Gun Shops Following Sandy Hook
General Electric discovered it was financing a small number of firearm purchases in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings and has moved to stop future loans.
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If You Donated for Sandy or Sandy Hook, Don't Expect Tax Break
If you donated to disaster relief in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, or local charities after the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, you may not get the tax break you expected.
Guns for Valentine's Day: The Latest Idea From Las Vegas
After the Sandy Hook tragedy, businesses across the country pulled back from flippant gun-related promotions. But in Las Vegas, where the outrageous and the romantic go hand in hand, gun ranges are offering a full clip of high-powered Valentine's Day offers.
Gun Maker Claims BofA Withheld Money Over Online Weapon Sales
In the wake of December's Sandy Hook school shootings, the debate over America's gun policy has come to a full boil. And, according to American Spirit Arms, an Arizona gun manufacturer, it has even caused one of the country's biggest banks to take matters into its own hands.
Does Sandy Hook Shooting Spell Game Over for Violent Video Game Stocks?
Last week was rough for owners of video game stocks. A bill was introduced in Congress that directs federal agencies to study the influence of violent video games on children. Gamemakers obviously weren't too happy about that: Intense combat games have proven to be the battered industry's biggest hits lately.
Murder by Numbers: Digging Into the Data of America's Gun Culture
There's no lack of numbers to bring to bear in a discussion about guns in America, but here's the big one: 281,757 people in this country died of gunshot wounds from 2001 and 2011. DailyFinance's Bruce Watson digs into the unadorned data on the results of this country's obsession with guns.