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Firearms salesman Nathan Williams at the Outdoorsman gun shop in Santa Fe, N.M., on Jan. 5. Since Donald Trump's election, background checks have fallen three straight months from year-ago levels.

'Democrats Are Good For Gun Sales': Guess What Happened After Trump's Election

5:11am March 31, 2017

by Uri Berliner

Donald Trump won the backing of the NRA and many gun owners by opposing limits to the Second Amendment's right to bear arms, but his election hasn't been good for the gun business.

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Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking at the National Rifle Association convention in May 2016. The NRA supports the repeal of the Obama-era rule.

Trump Repeals Rule Designed To Block Gun Sales To Certain Mentally Ill People

6:34pm February 28, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The president signed a measure into law that rescinds an Obama-era rule aimed at blocking gun sales to certain mentally ill people. The rule would have deemed about 75,000 people mentally incapable.

Gun shop owner Jeff Binkley displays a Glock 9mm pistol at Sarge's Sidearms in Benson, Ariz., in September.

With Trump Win, Gun Sellers See Win — And Loss

10:59am November 16, 2016

by Frank Morris

Donald Trump has championed gun rights, but it turns out, the Obama years have been good for the U.S. gun industry. In Kansas, the prospect of a Clinton win sparked some to spend big on guns.

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Facebook's policy change means individual users will no longer be able to arrange gun sales on the site. Licensed retailers will not be affected.

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Facebook Announces Ban On Private Gun Sales

1:53pm January 30, 2016

The company, which has set limits on the arrangement of private gun sales since 2014, will now prohibit posts about such sales on Facebook and Instagram. Licensed dealers will not be affected.

Jared Treadway, 26, a sales associate at Northwest Armory in Portland, shows a customer an AR-15 rifle Tuesday in the store's showroom.

At Portland, Ore., Gun Store, Strong Opinions And Stronger Sales

12:28pm January 07, 2016

by Rob Manning

Owner Karl Durkheimer says President Obama's gun policies, including this week's executive orders, motivate many of his customers' purchases.

The handgun sales counter at Northwest Armory in Portland, Ore.

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In Campaign For Tougher Gun Laws, Advocates Focus On States

7:04pm January 06, 2016

by Jeff Brady

Frustrated with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, gun control advocates have been focusing on changing state laws in recent years. It's a model similar to what worked for marriage equality in America.

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A screen shot of Armstlist.com, a website where you can buy and sell guns online.

Obama Aims To Expand Background Checks To Online Gun Sales

6:23pm January 06, 2016

by Joel Rose

Gun control advocates say that will tighten a big loophole allowing guns to change hands illegally. Gun rights groups say the president's executive order will mostly penalize law-abiding gun owners.

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An AR-15 is displayed at a National Rifle Association Convention. This fall, Wal-Mart will end sales of military-style rifles like the AR-15.

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Wal-Mart To End Sales Of Some Semi-Automatic Rifles, Citing Low Demand

5:25pm October 23, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The retail giant says that because of a drop in customer demand, it will focus on other hunting and sportsmen's firearms.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop at Manchester Community College on Monday.

Hillary Clinton's Gun Proposals Expose Democratic Divide

11:27am October 06, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The Democratic presidential candidate says she would act through executive action to close the "gun-show loophole" and tighten Internet sales, if Congress doesn't act.

It is illegal to sell toy guns in New York that look real.

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New York Attorney General Orders Immediate Halt To Realistic Toy Gun Sales

6:57pm August 03, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

New York law requires toy guns made in realistic colors to have a bright, 1-inch-wide orange stripe "down both sides of the barrel and the front end of the barrel," according to a press release.