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Bang for the Buck

7 Revelations From Our Investigation Into the NRA’s Shady Finances

The Trace and The New Yorker’s latest collaboration reveals a web of business deals that have steered hundreds of millions of dollars to insiders.

Since Parkland

12 Months. 1,200 Kids Killed By Guns.

Working in partnership with The Trace and the Miami Herald, teen journalists across the country have created an unprecedented record of how gun violence impacts America’s children.

Year in Review

The Most Memorable Gun Violence Reporting of 2018

Stories that inspired us as they examined under-reported aspects of America's gun violence crisis.

Year in Review

13 Statistics That Tell the Story of Gun Violence in 2018

From the NRA’s shrinking political spending to new “red flag” laws, these are the facts and figures that stuck with us.

Announcements

The Trace Is Hiring a News Editor

Join our team.

Ask The Trace

Gun Violence is Complicated. We Want to Help Answer Your Questions.

Last month, we introduced you to Ask The Trace, a special project driven by the curiosity of readers. We asked you to pose the questions that would top your list if you were assigning stories in our newsroom. The…

Announcements

The Trace Welcomes Tali Woodward as Deputy Editor

The Trace today shares some happy news of its own: Tali Woodward starts this week as deputy editor. “I’m delighted to be joining a talented group of journalists covering one of the most critical issues facing the country,” says…

Ask The Trace

What Do You Want to Know About Gun Violence in America? Ask The Trace

Is there something that just doesn’t make sense to you when it comes to guns and gun violence in America? A statistic you’ve been searching for, but haven’t been able to locate? Are you curious about the stories behind the…

Missing Pieces

The Trace’s Collaborative Investigation of Stolen Guns Wins Reporting Prize

The Trace’s yearlong investigation into the violent consequences of rising gun theft has earned a reporting award from the Deadline Club. “The Trace’s topnotch technique paired sophisticated data analysis with dogged shoe-leather reporting to circumvent governmental opacity and link…

Active Shooting

Texas High School Shooting: At Least 10 Killed in Santa Fe

On the second-to-last Friday before summer break, a gunman entered his Texas high school armed with a shotgun and a revolver, unleashing a torrent of bullets that would leave 10 people dead and as many wounded. The victims included students…

The Aftermath

March For Our Lives: Student-Led Protests Against Gun Violence Draw Hundreds of Thousands

Crowds across the country took to the streets to demand stronger gun laws.

Team Trace

Tell Us: Will You Be Participating in the ‘March for Our Lives’?

On March 24, thousands of people are expected to participate in national demonstrations against gun violence largely organized by student survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Are you planning to attend the March for Our Lives in Washington,…

Announcements

The Trace Is Hiring a Newsroom Operations Coordinator

Join our team.

The Aftermath

Tell Us: How Do You Deal With News of Mass Shootings and Gun Violence?

In just the past four months, the United States has seen three of the deadliest mass shootings in its modern history. The latest this week at a high school in Florida killed at least 17 people and left more than…

Mass Shooting

Florida High School Shooting: At Least 17 Dead, Many Others Injured in Parkland

A man wearing a gas mask and armed with an AR-15 rifle entered his former Florida high school on Valentine’s Day, unleashing a hail of bullets that left at least 17 people dead and more than a dozen wounded. The…