The NRA and the Trump Campaign Appear to Be Flouting Election Laws. Again.
Documents show that the NRA's new anti-Biden ad emerged from the same web of firms involved in potentially illegal coordination in 2016 races.
News and notes on guns in America
Fearing COVID Chaos, Her Abuser Got a Gun. Now She’s the One Who Is Terrified.
"Looking back, I can’t believe how easily the abuse kind of became normal for me," says Michelle Jankowski.
Portland’s High Stakes Experiment to Shrink the Role of Police in Fighting Gun Violence
Away from the protests, shootings are on the rise. City leaders recently disbanded a police unit meant to prevent them — and what happens next might shape public safety for years.
Are Cities Willing to Cut Police Spending and Invest in Community Violence Prevention?
We know that a public health approach can reduce gun violence. With budgets tight, funding those programs will take divesting from law enforcement.
Corruption at the NRA
Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the NRA
The organization’s leadership is focused on external threats, but the real crisis is of its own making.
NRA Memo Reveals New Details About Leadership’s Conflicts and Unexplained Spending
The gun group has blamed its money problems on its longtime marketing firm, but a newly unearthed document shows that the financial improprieties reach further.
A Top NRA Executive's Trail of Business Flops and Unpaid Debt
As the gun group confronts serious financial straits, it has entrusted its operations to Josh Powell, a failed mail-order mogul who attracted a mountain of lawsuits in his former career.
People Keep Shooting Each Other Over Coronavirus Restrictions
Tracking gun violence tied to face masks, store closures, and social distancing rules.
NRA Tell-All Says Wayne LaPierre Sees Himself as ‘Jesus of the Second Amendment’
While describing extensive corruption at the gun group, Joshua Powell’s book depicts its leader as an inept manager with a self-pitying streak.
A Democrat with an ‘A’ Grade from the NRA? There’s One Left.
At the same time, 94 percent of Republican candidates remain in the group's good graces.
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.”
How Much is the NRA Spending to Reelect Donald Trump?
We’re tracking the gun group’s 2020 election expenditures in real time.
A Promising Violence Prevention Program in Chicago Faces a Massive Budget Setback
READI addresses shootings by tackling joblessness, but without public funding, its future is in doubt.
How Many Guns Did Americans Buy Last Month? We’re Tracking the Sales Boom.
August 2020 was the fifth-highest month on record, according to estimates based on seasonally adjusted background check data.