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City Limits
While investigators gathered evidence at the Inland Regional Center in the hours after the December 2 attack, longterm residents shared stories of one of the most overlooked strains of gun violence.
Mass Shooting
For some members of the campus community, this weekend's highly publicized demonstration was a dramatic reminder of the damage a real gunman can do.
Law
A 2014 Supreme Court case illustrates how a single vote could have meant a different outcome for the man who bought guns for the San Bernardino shooters.
Sandy Hook father Lenny Pozner is one of too many parents painfully familiar with the answer. Dogged by a relentless conspiracy theorist, he's spent the past three years fighting to protect the honor of his murdered son.
After the Newtown massacre, Cerberus Capital Management pledged to sell off the Freedom Group. But some of the firm's executives never got out of the gun business.
Community Violence
The deadliest incidents understandably generate the most intense interest. Meanwhile, the everyday gun violence that plagues some communities goes overlooked.
The latest news on the victims, suspects and weapons used in the massacre that killed 14 and injured 21.
Commentary
Seven indelible images of people evacuating the scenes of shooting rampages.
The AR-15s used by Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik had been illegally modified.
As we learn more about the married shooters and their victims, here are some of the big things to watch in this developing story.
Active Shooting
The latest updates on the situation unfolding in California.
Data
Firearms have claimed 95 percent of the lives lost to terrorism in the United States over the last 14 years.
As we learn more about the shooting in Colorado Springs, here are the developments The Trace is watching.
A police officer is among the dead, and five other officers were wounded.
That's according to the Mass Shooting Tracker's definition. According to the FBI, there were none.
