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.
News and notes on guns in America
Two Decades After Columbine, Doctors Reflect on the Horrors of Mass Shootings
In the past 20 years, 165 mass shootings have occurred, an analysis by The Trace and The New Yorker has found.
7 Revelations From Our Investigation Into the NRA’s Shady Finances
The Trace and The New Yorker’s latest collaboration reveals a web of business deals that have steered hundreds of millions of dollars to insiders.
He Was the Principal at Columbine. Helping Communities Heal Became His Life’s Work.
After the shooting, Frank DeAngelis made a vow to rebuild his school. Now he’s coaching administrators who have endured tragedies of their own.
12 Months. 1,200 Kids Killed By Guns.
Working in partnership with The Trace and the Miami Herald, teen journalists across the country have created an unprecedented record of how gun violence impacts America’s children.
63,000
The number of licensed gun dealers in America — more than twice the number of McDonald’s and Starbucks locations combined.
Easy Targets
Tracking stolen firearms through the black market, from gun store thefts to crime scenes.
Shoot Someone In a Major U.S. City, and Odds Are You’ll Get Away With It
A shocking number of shootings go unsolved. In some police departments, hundreds of cases aren't investigated at all.
Denver Builds Out Pioneering Gun Crime Investigation Unit
The city that set the bar for sharing ballistic intel is pushing its successful approach regionwide.
Illinois Lawmakers Want to Fingerprint Gun Buyers
The legislative push comes in response to the Aurora mass shooting that exposed a loophole which could be arming scores of high-risk people.
What to Know About the Supreme Court’s First Gun Case in 9 Years
A legal scholar breaks down the significance of a challenge to New York City’s strict gun permitting process.
Do Armed Guards Prevent School Shootings?
A reader asks if increasing armed school security could reduce deaths from active shootings or deter the attacks in the first place. Experts say the data is not encouraging.
The Police Chief Who Learned to Listen
To curb homicides, Eric Jones started by having the Stockton, California PD focus on repairing its relationship with residents. “More than ever, I see trust in police connected to reducing violent crime.”
Senate Republicans Voice Support for Red Flag Laws, With Caveats
In a rare congressional hearing on guns, lawmakers debated the impact and implications of the policies, which have been considered by dozens of states since Parkland.
Federal Prosecutors Are Cracking Down on Domestic Abusers Who Keep Guns
As U.S. attorneys prosecute more gun crimes, they are catching domestic abusers in their net.