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To Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle

Public Health

To Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle

Alcohol is an overlooked factor in many shootings. Baltimore has tried harder than any other American city to disrupt the link.

Ted Alcorn
An Illinois City Funded Violence Prevention — Then Scuttled Its First Major Program

Josiah Bates
Philadelphia Shootings Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Mensah M. Dean
A Fraternal Group Says It’s Dedicated to Child Welfare. So Why Do Its Local Chapters Raffle Guns?

Selin Thomas

Wyoming has the highest rate of gun suicide in the country. Lawmakers there, and in similarly afflicted states, have blocked red flag laws, which studies have found to be a useful preventative measure.

In the Land of Firearm Suicide, Republicans Ban a Policy That Might Help

The Data Hub

In 2019, Congress Finally Funded Gun Violence Research. Here’s How It’s Changed the Field

The Knowledge Gap

In 2019, Congress Finally Funded Gun Violence Research. Here’s How It’s Changed the Field

A Trace analysis of federal data found that the amount of money going to gun violence studies has soared since lawmakers lifted a de facto federal funding ban.

Jennifer Mascia, Chip Brownlee, and Fairriona Magee
The Trace Launches the Gun Violence Data Hub

Team Trace
Just Outside the School Gate, America’s Gun Violence Epidemic Surrounds Its Students

Olga Pierce, Jennifer Mascia, and Mensah M. Dean
You’re More Likely to Be Shot in Selma Than in Chicago

Olga Pierce, Jennifer Mascia, and Chip Brownlee

Philadelphia

Local Reporting

Facing Another Trump Presidency, Philadelphia Vows to Maintain Momentum Against Gun Violence

Mensah M. Dean
Three Gun Laws Are Stuck in Pennsylvania’s Senate. Could the Election Change Their Fate?

Mensah M. Dean
Pennsylvania Health Care Workers Unite in Call for Stronger Gun Policies

Mensah M. Dean
A Pastor Forgave the Young Shooter Who Killed His Son. Now, He Helps Others Do the Same.

Mensah M. Dean

Chicago

Local Reporting

Chicago Trades One Controversial Gun Surveillance Technology for Another

Justin Agrelo
Chicago’s Gun Violence Has Gotten Deadlier. Here’s What That Means for Residents.

Rita Oceguera
In Chicago, the Odds of Surviving a Shooting Are Getting Worse

Rita Oceguera
By Partnering With Legal Experts, a Chicago Trauma Center Goes Beyond the Emergency Room

Rita Oceguera

Election '24

Shooting Deaths Are Down by 10 Percent Across the U.S., Despite What Politicians Say

A Decade of American Gun Violence

Shooting Deaths Are Down by 10 Percent Across the U.S., Despite What Politicians Say

The decreases are most pronounced in Democratic-led cities like those that the Trump campaign has painted as centers of violence.

Olga Pierce
How Another Trump Presidency Could Affect Gun Violence Prevention in Chicago

Rita Oceguera
Colorado Voters Pass Gun Tax to Fund Services for Domestic Violence Victims

Julianne McShane
The Four Federal Gun Violence Prevention Efforts Trump Could Dismantle

Chip Brownlee and Jennifer Mascia

Solutions

To Prevent Suicide, States Want to Let People Ban Themselves From Buying Guns

The Trajectory

To Prevent Suicide, States Want to Let People Ban Themselves From Buying Guns

Donna’s Law has proven one of the few areas of gun policy where Republicans and Democrats can agree. A Trace survey shows how many people have used it to temporarily suspend their own gun rights.

Agya K. Aning
Biden Is Deploying a ‘Whole-of-Government’ Approach to Gun Violence Prevention

Chip Brownlee
How Law Enforcement ‘Brain Trusts’ Are Helping Tackle Gun Violence

Chip Brownlee
How Community Groups in Philadelphia Use Horses to Keep Young People Safe

Afea Tucker

Gun violence journalism that informs and empowers.

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To Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle

An Illinois City Funded Violence Prevention — Then Scuttled Its First Major Program

Philadelphia Shootings Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels

A Fraternal Group Says It’s Dedicated to Child Welfare. So Why Do Its Local Chapters Raffle Guns?

In the Land of Firearm Suicide, Republicans Ban a Policy That Might Help

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A Gun Law the NRA Opposes Could Have Saved Its Employee’s Life

Red Flag Gun Laws Under Fire

Inside the Secret Multimillion-Dollar Operation to Dismantle America’s Gun Laws

A Supreme Court Decision Claimed to Take Partisanship Out of Gun Cases. It Didn’t.

The Data Hub

In 2019, Congress Finally Funded Gun Violence Research. Here’s How It’s Changed the Field

The Trace Launches the Gun Violence Data Hub

Just Outside the School Gate, America’s Gun Violence Epidemic Surrounds Its Students

You’re More Likely to Be Shot in Selma Than in Chicago

Philadelphia

Local Reporting

Facing Another Trump Presidency, Philadelphia Vows to Maintain Momentum Against Gun Violence

Three Gun Laws Are Stuck in Pennsylvania’s Senate. Could the Election Change Their Fate?

Pennsylvania Health Care Workers Unite in Call for Stronger Gun Policies

A Pastor Forgave the Young Shooter Who Killed His Son. Now, He Helps Others Do the Same.

Chicago

Local Reporting

Chicago Trades One Controversial Gun Surveillance Technology for Another

Chicago’s Gun Violence Has Gotten Deadlier. Here’s What That Means for Residents.

In Chicago, the Odds of Surviving a Shooting Are Getting Worse

By Partnering With Legal Experts, a Chicago Trauma Center Goes Beyond the Emergency Room

Election '24

Shooting Deaths Are Down by 10 Percent Across the U.S., Despite What Politicians Say

How Another Trump Presidency Could Affect Gun Violence Prevention in Chicago

Colorado Voters Pass Gun Tax to Fund Services for Domestic Violence Victims

The Four Federal Gun Violence Prevention Efforts Trump Could Dismantle

Solutions

To Prevent Suicide, States Want to Let People Ban Themselves From Buying Guns

Biden Is Deploying a ‘Whole-of-Government’ Approach to Gun Violence Prevention

How Law Enforcement ‘Brain Trusts’ Are Helping Tackle Gun Violence

How Community Groups in Philadelphia Use Horses to Keep Young People Safe