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GE Capital Cuts Off Lending to Gun Shops
General Electric Co. GE +0.09% is quietly cutting off lending to gun shops, as the company rethinks its relationship to firearms amid the fallout from the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. GE is quietly cutting …Continue Reading →
Chicago Area Proposes First Local Tax on Guns, Bullets
Amid a surge in gun violence in this city, officials in Cook County, which encompasses the city and surrounding suburbs, are considering a tax on guns and bullets that could become the first such levy …Continue Reading →
Gun Sales Hinge on Obama Re-Election
As Cabela’s Inc. CAB +0.45% prepares the selection of guns it will sell for the holiday season and winter hunting, the outdoor-gear retailer has two plans: one if President Barack Obama is re-elected, and one …Continue Reading →
What Mayor Bloomberg Doesn’t Know About Police and Guns
In the wake of the recent mass shooting in Colorado, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on police to join him in fighting for more gun control: “I don’t understand why the police officers across …Continue Reading →
Texas Hunters Hope to Save the Quail
Wild bobwhite quail are disappearing from West Texas, one of the last places in the U.S. where until recently they thrived, raising concerns about the future of the state’s traditional quail hunt. The ranchlands of …Continue Reading →
