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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.
Analysis
Over the past decade, gun violence has expanded beyond the urban limits it is so often associated with, according to a Trace analysis of Gun Violence Archive data.
Data
The Gun Violence Archive is an independent organization that gathers information about gun violence via the news, social media, and police reports — and amasses it into a publicly available database. There are limitations to this approach: Not all…
Chicago
An analysis by The Trace found that legislative changes have resulted in more money going to survivors of violent crime at a faster pace, but the program is still limited by its reach.
Community Violence
Residents are challenging the city's decades-long reputation for violence as new programs show encouraging results.
The U.S. endured a spike in gun violence during the pandemic, but it’s subsiding in many places. A researcher puts the latest homicide statistics into context — and warns lawmakers not to become complacent.
Ask The Trace
Gun rights advocates often point to low rates of shootings in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to argue that you don’t need strong gun laws to keep violence in check. Here’s what the data actually reveals.
Gun deaths are down this year — but not yet to levels seen before the start of the pandemic.
Background Checks
To mark the anniversary of the 1993 Brady Bill, The Trace charted the evolving landscape of gun purchasing and gun violence.
As the United States faces a record number of mass shootings, data from the Gun Violence Archive suggests that multiple-casualty incidents are accelerating.
Supporters of AR-15s, often used in mass shootings and racist attacks, say they're important for self-defense. Our analysis of Gun Violence Archive data suggests otherwise.
Concealable handguns have been involved in a majority of mass attacks for decades. But the use of rifles is becoming more common.
More than 48,000 people died of gunshot wounds last year, with suicides up and homicides down, provisional CDC data shows.
Philadelphia
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.
Research shows that drinking is a driver — and predictor — of gun violence. But state laws regulating if chronic abusers may own or carry guns are wildly inconsistent.