What You Need to Know About Open Carry in America
It's perfectly legal in most states to show up at a protest with a loaded assault-style weapon.
How Charlottesville May Change the Debate Over Armed Militias and Open Carry
One prominent group has issued a 'stand down order,' saying it feared being associated with racist protesters.
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Incidents of gun violence in America so far this year
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Gun Cases are Notoriously Hard to Make Stick. New York Thinks It Has the Answer.
The city has launched an ambitious program to collect DNA from every gun recovered by police. But questions remain about effectiveness, and cost.
Help The Trace Report on America’s Ignored Population of Gunshot Survivors
More than 100,000 people are hit by a bullet every year. Most live. If you're one of them, we want to hear your story.
Gun Companies Hope Hunters and Target Shooters Will Bail Them Out of the ‘Trump Slump’
Fear doesn’t move AR-15s like it used to, and three big companies just reported a cumulative $111 million dip in sales.
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More People are Pulling Guns During Road-Rage Incidents
There have been at least 325 road-rage gun incidents so far this year.
Sig Sauer Confronts Further Reports of Possible Safety Defect in Popular Pistol Model
The gunmaker announced a "voluntary upgrade" of its P320 handgun, but put off sharing details on the fix.
An Expert on Political Violence Explains Why the NRA’s Ads Matter
Researcher Erin Kearns on the potential effects of the gun group’s latest video campaign.
Right-Wing Militias Are Now Actively Supporting Some State and Local Pro-Trump Politicians
“You can’t be anti-government if your guy has the top job,” said one expert.
An Anti-Hate Campaign, Waged by Vanity Plate
Five years ago, a mass shooting at his relatives' temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, had Gurveer Singh reconsidering his plans to come to the United States. When he decided to go ahead with the move, he found a very American way to show he would not be afraid.
Gun Thieves Increasingly Target Cars. Police Say a Georgia Duo Hit 161 Vehicles Before Getting Caught.
"This is an epidemic,” said one law enforcement expert.
My Job Is to Tell the Public When People Are Shot in Baltimore. This Time, It Was My Little Brother.
Stricken by grief by the July slaying, T.J. Smith, the chief spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department, now feels overwhelmed by the support that has poured in from around the country.
The NRA’s New ‘Carry Guard’ Program Has Some Certified Trainers Seeing Red
They worry that the hard-core regimen for self-defense shooters leaves them behind — and could put members at risk.
America’s Top Cities for Homicides Are on Track for Historic Rates in 2017
Midyear data for fatal shootings show no relief for St. Louis and Detroit, and an acutely alarming trend in Baltimore.
Jeff Sessions Talks Gangs in El Salvador, But Fails to Address U.S. Guns in Central America
Fixated on Latin American gangs like MS-13, the Trump administration tiptoes around a major source of their weapons.
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Guns Are Stolen in America Up to Once Every Minute. Owners Who Leave Their Weapons in Cars Make It Easy for Thieves.
Police data shows thefts of firearms from vehicles are rising in many large cities. One gun swiped from a truck in Atlanta was used in three crimes, including a murder.
The Debate Over Crime Rates is Ignoring the Metric That Matters Most: ‘Murder Inequality’
Focusing on the neighborhood level is the best way to understand violence in America. Here are six charts that prove it.
How Handguns Became the Good Guy’s Gun of Choice
As violent crime rates drop, fear, savvy marketing, and NRA-backed laws have given pistols an extreme makeover.