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Data
A fuller look at firearm-related deaths and injuries in cities that made headlines this year.
Commentary
Seven indelible images of people evacuating the scenes of shooting rampages.
In Memoriam
At least 4,080 people killed by gunfire. More than 9,000 wounded. The real story of the season was not the shootings that drew the most headlines.
Background Checks
More than 1.7 million people have been blocked from buying a gun after failing federal background checks since 1998. But some reasons for denial are more common than others.
Marcus Weaver lived through the Aurora shooting. Here's what it felt like for him to watch history grimly repeat itself.
Mass Shooting
Local sheriff, wife, tried to limit John Houser's access to firearms.
