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Philadelphia
For the first time in three years, the city is poised to end 2023 with fewer than 500 fatalities — but the gunshots, sirens, and recurring cycles of mourning persist.
Cherelle Parker, the first woman to lead the city, campaigned on stop-and-frisk policing. Her constituents have strong views on how she should implement it — if at all.
The Trajectory
Research has shown the connections between the proliferation of firearms, officer safety, and police use of fatal force. But a new study looks at the flip side: whether certain gun laws could reduce the number of police shootings.
The Business of Guns
Leaders in San Diego, Oakland, and San Francisco hope the effort will incentivize better practices across the gun industry.
Chicago
Darnell Lane was convicted of shooting and killing another man. Now, he's helping his peers break generational cycles of violence.
The Gun Machine
In the fifth episode of The Gun Machine, we explore how and when police departments across the country began to stockpile their armories with high-powered weapons and gear.
Concern about homicides is also contributing to the rise of private security. But there are questions about limited training and regulation.
Named for domestic violence victim Karina González, the measure would require law enforcement officers to quickly remove guns from people who have orders of protection against them.
Esta muerte se produce en un momento precario en la campaña de Filadelfia para poner fin a su crisis de violencia con armas de fuego.
Philly’s strategy for solving violent crime relies on the public’s trust. The police killing of Eddie Irizarry, 27, threatens to strain that trust even more.
City officials argue that to keep killings on the decline, the Republican-led state Senate needs to pass stronger gun laws.
The U.S. has 78 million people with criminal records who face more than 40,000 legal restrictions and barriers to finding jobs and housing, according to a new survey.
In response to punitive sentencing laws, the state created a pilot program that offers young people rehabilitation instead of jail. Now, an effort is underway to make it permanent.
ATF
The legislation was prompted by a 2022 investigation by The Trace and VICE News.
Ask The Trace
Offering cash for guns can be a quick way to get some firearms off the streets. Readers question whether the programs actually reduce violence.
