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A seller at the Nation’s Gun Show holds a sign that alerts buyers that some of his merchandise was sold out on Sunday. Automatic and semi-automatic rifles were hot-ticket items at the three-day gun market, with prices being inflated to sometimes double the original rate. The show drew crowds of buyers and some protesters. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Customers look at handguns at the Trader Jerry's display at the Nation’s Gun Show at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly in this Dec. 30, 2012, file photo. Jerry Cochran of Trader Jerry’s said the driving force behind the outlet's record-breaking sales was the fear of any sort of ban on weapons. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks to a closed-door GOP caucus as Congress meets to negotiate a legislative path to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that could kick in Jan. 1., at the Capitol, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) congratulates Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (88) after a touchdown in the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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President Obama speaks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington after meeting with congressional leaders regarding the "fiscal cliff" on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, leaves the White House in Washington on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, after a closed-door meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders to negotiate the framework for a deal on the "fiscal cliff." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Obama pauses during a statement on the "fiscal cliff" negotiations with congressional leaders at the White House on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Obama delivers a statement on the "fiscal cliff" negotiations with congressional leaders in the briefing room of the White House on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Washington. The negotiations are a last-ditch effort to avoid across-the-board first-of-the-year tax increases and deep spending cuts. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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**FILE** President Obama pauses during a statement on the fiscal cliff negotiations with congressional leaders in the briefing room of the White House on Dec. 28, 2012. (Associated Press)
