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A Decade of American Gun Violence
A new Trace analysis examines the rate of fatalities in states where permitless carry was made law. Most saw shooting fatalities surge.
In Guns We Trust
Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School 25 years ago, guns have grown ubiquitous, showing up in grocery stores, airports, and political protests, and encroaching on our lives in new and unprecedented ways.
Concealed Carry
Five states are considering new limits on firearms at polling places, while others look to strengthen or expand already existing laws ahead of the 2024 election.
Lawmakers had been racing to extend the prohibition before it expired on March 8.
Philadelphia
The initiative is open to those with no prior convictions and whose only crime was having an unlicensed gun. It aims to work around a state law that treats Philadelphians more harshly than other Pennsylvanians.
A small bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to renew a prohibition on guns that could slip through metal detectors. They don't have much time.
Places of worship must now choose whether to let congregants carry firearms while attending services. The change comes amid an increase in bias incidents motivated by the Israel-Hamas war.
A bold move to curtail gun violence in Albuquerque has gotten a lot of attention, but less controversial solutions hold more promise.
In the past decade, nearly two dozen states have repealed laws requiring a permit to carry concealed handguns.
Florida just became the 26th state to allow adults to carry concealed handguns without a permit or license.
Ask The Trace
We answer reader questions about how the landmark Bruen case will affect the public.
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision striking down New York’s concealed carry law, the City Council is exploring one option: a law that would declare any area with more than 10,000 people per square mile a “sensitive location.”
The city could have power to designate “sensitive areas” where firearms would be forbidden. But no one’s saying where.
A vaguely worded law requires applicants to fire a gun under the supervision of an instructor. It's inspired some training companies to meet the requirement in creative ways.
'Permitless' carry laws are sweeping the country — and fewer states require gun owners to take live-fire training, according to a Trace review.
