Alarming Rise in Guns Stolen from Cars Has Atlanta Leaders Hoping for Reforms
“But our hands are tied,” one council member says.
The Disproportionate Share of Young Black Men Who Die By Gunfire
Firearms are far and away the leading cause of death.
Chicago’s Criminal Offenders Arm Themselves for the Same Reason Most American Gun Owners Do
They fear for their safety.
The Sacramento Sheriff Says Concealed Carriers Aren’t a Threat to Public Safety. So Why Does He Keep Revoking Their Permits?
Scott Jones’s department has withdrawn more licenses than any other in California.
NRA Goes on the Offensive, Spends Big in Tight North Carolina Senate Race
The gun group is also fighting to keep Indiana’s open Senate seat in Republican hands.
Chicago Police Aren’t Solving Enough Murders
A detective shortage is one likely contributor to the city’s soaring homicide rate.
What Kids Worried About During a Year of Police Violence
“They only kill us because of our skin color and our race.”
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.
How We Reported Our Story About Guns Stolen from Cars
We started with public records requests, but that wasn’t enough.
Why More Urban Women Own Guns: Self-Defense — and the Second Amendment
The image of the U.S. firearm owner is shifting, a definitive survey shows. Urban American women explain the change: "Women are the prey."
Meet America’s Gun Super-Owners — With An Average of 17 Firearms Each
Some are collectors with elaborately curated selections of historical firearms, while others are "just accumulators." They say it is surprisingly easy to get to 17.
This Is What the Modern Gun Owner Looks Like
A new survey offers the most complete picture of gun ownership in America in more than two decades.
Fear of Other People Is Now the Primary Motivation for American Gun Ownership, a Landmark Survey Finds
A momentous shift in what kinds of firearms Americans are owning — and why — has huge implications for public health.
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.
Why a New Survey From Harvard and Northeastern Is the Most Authoritative Assessment of American Gun Ownership in 20 Years
Because the CDC avoids most gun research, it is up to academics to fill the gap.
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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.
Blocks From the NRA Convention, Louisville Residents Grapple with Bullets and Bloodshed
"So you think we’re doomed?” asks one mother living in a city where more than 100 people have been shot already this year.
Former CDC Leaders Say the Agency Could Do A Lot More to Research Gun Violence
“There is nothing stopping them from addressing this life-and-death national problem.”