San Diego Is Showing California How to Use Its Red Flag Law
The city has used the law aggressively — and says it has prevented suicides and mass shootings.
News and notes on guns in America
Finding Solutions for Police Suicides
The Trace spoke with a former New York State trooper about preventing self-harm among a group of people who are usually armed.
A Guide to Every Known Investigation of the NRA
Representative Brad Schneider has expanded his probe into the gun group’s nonprofit status.
One Among Many
New Mexico has a particularly high rate of youth suicide. Aurra Gardner was a distressed 16-year-old, and she knew where to find a gun.
What Gun Violence Prevention Looks Like When It Focuses on the Communities Hurt the Most
An Atlas of American Gun Violence
Five years. More than 150,000 shootings. How has gun violence marked your corner of the country?
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.
Where the 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand on Guns
We polled every campaign on an array of gun policies. Here’s what they said.
Diving Into the Data on Assault Weapons Bans
Here’s some of what we know about how the laws have worked in the real world.
The Facts on Children and Teens Killed by Guns
Firearm injuries are a leading cause of death for American kids. Black youth face the worst violence.
Coverage of Mass Shootings Threatens Public Safety. Let’s Fix It.
America’s news organizations must acknowledge the negative impact our reporting can have — and pledge to change course.
How One Hospital Dramatically Skewed the CDC’s Estimate of Nonfatal Gun Injuries
The agency is now hiding its most unreliable numbers from the public.
One City, Shared by Two Nations, and a Mass Shooting That Shook Us All
Grappling with the strengths and the fissures exposed by a mass shooting in my hometown of El Paso.
Texans Are More Supportive of Gun Reform Than You Might Think
But public sentiment has rarely translated into action in a state where Republicans dominate.