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Chicago’s July Fourth Weekend Shootings Plummeted. Residents Are Cautiously Optimistic.

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Chicago’s July Fourth Weekend Shootings Plummeted. Residents Are Cautiously Optimistic.

City officials and organizers say community violence intervention efforts are making Chicago safer, but they’re worried about funding cuts.

Rita Oceguera
After Months of Declining Gun Violence, Shootings Surge in Philadelphia

Mensah M. Dean
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Major Gun Violence Research Hub Escapes Crippling Funding Cuts

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Ian Rogers was convinced it was up to him to save America. The gun industry’s sales tactics — playing up paranoia and glorifying combat — may be creating a pipeline of extremists willing to open fire.

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Musket vs. AR-15: Judges Are Throwing Out Gun Restrictions Because of Antiquated Laws From America’s Founding

A 2022 Supreme Court decision that gun laws should align with the nation’s “history and tradition” has sown confusion in courtrooms and weakened longstanding limits on firearms.

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What’s Behind the Decline in Pro-Gun Lawsuits?

Chip Brownlee and Will Van Sant
Trump’s War on Law Firms May Imperil Gun Suits

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How a Supreme Court Decision on Gun Rights Has Reverberated Through Federal Courts

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Great Lakes

These Detroit Activists Help People Turn Themselves In for Gun Crimes

Great Lakes

These Detroit Activists Help People Turn Themselves In for Gun Crimes

An unconventional "safe surrender" program is changing how police pursue shooting suspects.

Josiah Bates
Shootings Dropped in Lansing, Michigan, but Untangling Why Is Complicated

Josiah Bates
A Program That Works Directly With Shooters Is Finding Success — And Police Support

Josiah Bates
Cleveland Activists Say Gun Violence Prevention Efforts Are Disjointed — But There’s a Fix

Josiah Bates

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As Youth Violence Ticks Up in Philly, These Programs Are Trying to Keep Kids Safe

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A Memorial Day Mass Shooting Has Unnerved Philadelphians. Is It a Harbinger?

Mensah M. Dean

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Over a Third of Chicago’s Fatal Shooting Cases Are Closed Without Being Resolved

Rita Oceguera
Chicago Police Have Failed to Solve More Homicides. Could a New Law Help?

Rita Oceguera
When Fatal Shooting Victims Are Black, Chicago Police Arrest Rates Drop

Rita Oceguera
An Expert Guide to the Cook County Court System

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A Connecticut Violence Interruption Group Traded Paperwork for an App. It’s Been Transformational.

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A Connecticut Violence Interruption Group Traded Paperwork for an App. It’s Been Transformational.

COMPASS Youth Collaborative developed Navi to help with case management. It’s become the backbone of the operation.

Chip Brownlee
Ohio’s Innovative Approach to Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors

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In a Brooklyn Neighborhood, Residents — Not Police — Take the Lead on Preventing Violence

Chip Brownlee
Chicago Economist Argues for Social Intervention on Gun Violence

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