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The Disproportionate Share of Young Black Men Who Die By Gunfire

Firearms are far and away the leading cause of death.

Chicago

Chicago’s Criminal Offenders Arm Themselves for the Same Reason Most American Gun Owners Do

They fear for their safety.

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How We Reported Our Story About Guns Stolen from Cars

We started with public records requests, but that wasn’t enough.

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Guns Are Stolen in America Up to Once Every Minute. Owners Who Leave Their Weapons in Cars Make It Easy for Thieves.

Police data shows thefts of firearms from vehicles are rising in many large cities. One gun swiped from a truck in Atlanta was used in three crimes, including a murder.

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Why More Urban Women Own Guns: Self-Defense — and the Second Amendment

The image of the U.S. firearm owner is shifting, a definitive survey shows. Urban American women explain the change: "Women are the prey."

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This Is What the Modern Gun Owner Looks Like

A new survey offers the most complete picture of gun ownership in America in more than two decades.

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Fear of Other People Is Now the Primary Motivation for American Gun Ownership, a Landmark Survey Finds

A momentous shift in what kinds of firearms Americans are owning — and why — has huge implications for public health.

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Why a New Survey From Harvard and Northeastern Is the Most Authoritative Assessment of American Gun Ownership in 20 Years

Because the CDC avoids most gun research, it is up to academics to fill the gap.

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How Military Reforms in Switzerland Accidentally Prevented Gun Suicides

Easy access to deadly weapons makes a big difference.

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The TSA Is Finding More and More Guns at Airport Checkpoints

The agency busts an armed traveler every 3 hours on average.

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The ATF Inspected Fewer Gun Dealers Last Year Than at Any Time in the Past Decade

More than 130,000 sellers weren’t visited at all.

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NIH Research Grants for Gun Violence Quietly Double — from Three to Six

Rabies cases, by comparison, are far more rare than shootings, yet the disease receives exponentially more research awards from the National Institutes of Health.

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5 Graphics That Make You See America’s Unrelenting Gun Problem in New Ways

Gun violence exacts a staggering toll on American society, wrecking lives and families, placing an enormous burden on police, health professionals, and taxpayers. Sometimes, the best way to tell this story is to show it. On Wednesday, the data-journalism specialty…

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Students Were Caught With Guns In School At Least 269 Times This Year

That’s more than once per school day.

Community Violence

More Than 500 People Were Shot In America During the Week After Orlando

The massacre at Pulse nightclub was the beginning of a typically bloody week in the U.S.