Mass Shooting

‘I Am Different Now’: A Doctor Reflects on Treating Trauma After Confronting Gun Violence Firsthand

Philadelphia

‘I Am Different Now’: A Doctor Reflects on Treating Trauma After Confronting Gun Violence Firsthand

Dr. Gillian Naro was working a night shift when her hospital faced an active shooter. In an interview with The Trace, she discusses the experience, and how she hopes to prevent more violence.

Tom Kutsch
The Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Remington Is Over

Mass Shooting

The Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Remington Is Over

The gunmaker agreed to pay a $73 million settlement, which will allow it to shield some details about the industry’s internal workings.

Champe Barton
Terrorism Charges for Mass Shooters? Experts Are Divided.

Mass Shooting

Terrorism Charges for Mass Shooters? Experts Are Divided.

A Michigan prosecutor has drawn attention for charging the alleged Oxford gunman with terrorism, but some observers worry that the approach could have unintended consequences.

Alain Stephens
Michigan Is a Prime Example of How Gerrymandering Can Doom Gun Reform

Gun Policy

Michigan Is a Prime Example of How Gerrymandering Can Doom Gun Reform

In Oxford's home state, Republicans have had a lock on the statehouse for decades, stymieing reforms despite broad public support.

Will Van Sant
The Oxford Mass Shooting Shows the Limits of ‘Hardening’ Schools

Active Shooting

The Oxford Mass Shooting Shows the Limits of ‘Hardening’ Schools

The desire to keep kids safe has spawned a multibillion-dollar industry promising to turn schools into fortresses. Oxford High School is a prime example of that effort.

Tom Kutsch and Jennifer Mascia
The Gun Data Expert Who’s Changing the Way the Media Defines Mass Shootings

Mass Shooting

The Gun Data Expert Who’s Changing the Way the Media Defines Mass Shootings

Looking for a second career, Mark Bryant sold several revolvers to fund the launch of the Gun Violence Archive.

Jennifer Mascia
Facing GOP Pressure, the ATF Canceled Review of Devices Now Implicated in Two Mass Shootings

ATF

Facing GOP Pressure, the ATF Canceled Review of Devices Now Implicated in Two Mass Shootings

The Boulder gunman had recently purchased an AR-556 with a stabilizing brace, an accessory that allows a category of firearms to evade strict federal regulations.

Brian Freskos and Alain Stephens
The Way We Think About Mass Shootings Ignores Many Black Victims

Mass Shooting

The Way We Think About Mass Shootings Ignores Many Black Victims

High-casualty shootings didn’t disappear during the pandemic — they nearly doubled.

Champe Barton
Boulder, Like Many U.S. Cities, Passed Its Own Firearm Laws. Gun Groups Got Them Thrown Out.

Gun Policy

Boulder, Like Many U.S. Cities, Passed Its Own Firearm Laws. Gun Groups Got Them Thrown Out.

The mass shooting at King Soopers supermarket has added fuel to efforts to let cities regulate guns.

Nick Penzenstadler and Brian Freskos
Mass Shootings Are Soaring, With Black Neighborhoods Hit Hardest

Coronavirus & Guns

Mass Shootings Are Soaring, With Black Neighborhoods Hit Hardest

2020 is on pace to have the most mass shootings since the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive started tracking them. In their wake, anti-violence activists say the lack of public outpouring feels familiar: “Nobody cares about us.”

Champe Barton, J. Brian Charles, Jennifer Mascia, and Chip Brownlee
May Had 59 Mass Shootings, the Most Since 2013, According to Tracker

Mass Shooting

May Had 59 Mass Shootings, the Most Since 2013, According to Tracker

May 2020 was marked by the news of the 100,000th American casualty of the coronavirus, the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, and widespread protests leading to violent crackdowns by law enforcement. It’s now…

Miles Kohrman
What to Know About the Molson Coors Shooting

Mass Shooting

What to Know About the Molson Coors Shooting

The Wisconsin rampage was the deadliest mass shooting in America this year.

Jennifer Mascia, Miles Kohrman, and Tom Kutsch
ALICE Is Overstating the Effectiveness of Its Active Shooter Trainings

Active Shooting

ALICE Is Overstating the Effectiveness of Its Active Shooter Trainings

The company points to 18 incidents as proof that its controversial methods save lives. The record is a lot more complicated.

Champe Barton
Lockdown

Active Shooting

Lockdown

Living through the era of school shootings, one drill at a time.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
The Company Behind America’s Scariest School Shooter Drills

Active Shooting

The Company Behind America’s Scariest School Shooter Drills

The ALICE Training Institute was an early proponent of having teachers and students confront gunmen. There’s little evidence its approach works.

Sylvia Varnham O’Regan

Gun violence journalism that informs and empowers.

Mass Shooting

‘I Am Different Now’: A Doctor Reflects on Treating Trauma After Confronting Gun Violence Firsthand

The Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Remington Is Over

Terrorism Charges for Mass Shooters? Experts Are Divided.

Michigan Is a Prime Example of How Gerrymandering Can Doom Gun Reform

The Oxford Mass Shooting Shows the Limits of ‘Hardening’ Schools

The Gun Data Expert Who’s Changing the Way the Media Defines Mass Shootings

Facing GOP Pressure, the ATF Canceled Review of Devices Now Implicated in Two Mass Shootings

The Way We Think About Mass Shootings Ignores Many Black Victims

Boulder, Like Many U.S. Cities, Passed Its Own Firearm Laws. Gun Groups Got Them Thrown Out.

Mass Shootings Are Soaring, With Black Neighborhoods Hit Hardest

May Had 59 Mass Shootings, the Most Since 2013, According to Tracker

What to Know About the Molson Coors Shooting

ALICE Is Overstating the Effectiveness of Its Active Shooter Trainings

Lockdown

The Company Behind America’s Scariest School Shooter Drills