The Complicated Collision of Criminal Justice Reform and Gun Rights
Ideological lines get tangled when reforming the system means people once barred from owning firearms can get them back.
News and notes on guns in America
NRA Suspends Top Lobbyist Chris Cox Amid Continuing Turmoil
The gun group alleged in a new lawsuit that its second-ranking leader was part of an April attempt to oust Wayne LaPierre.
The NRA’s Longtime CFO Embezzled From His Previous Company, Former Colleagues Say
Using fraudulent invoices, Woody Phillips diverted more than $1 million from a consulting firm to his personal account.
Border Officials Seized a Record Number of Illegal Machine Gun Kits in 2018
The devices turn semiautomatic pistols into illegal machine guns, and their appearance in the U.S. has spiked since 2016, according to government data.
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.
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.
His Only Living Boy
Roger Stringer testified against his son Zac in the fatal shooting that killed his younger child. Now he believes Remington’s defective rifle is to blame, and he’s fighting to hold the gun maker accountable.
Amid National Controversy, the NRA Still Notched a Number of Statewide Victories This Year
The pre-eminent gun rights organization is mired in scandal, but its political influence across the United States remains vast.
The Gun Industry Is Betting on Bigger High-Capacity Magazines
The new products can reliably fire 40 or more rounds before requiring reloading. They’re ending up in the hands of mass shooters.
New DOJ Effort Targets Domestic Abusers
Following The Trace’s reporting, Attorney General William Barr created a working group of U.S. Attorneys to share best practices for charging abusers who keep their guns.
Legal Weed Could Send Millions of Dollars to Illinois’s Violence Prevention Groups
Organizations working to reduce shootings in the state have long struggled to secure steady sources of funding. “We’re on the cusp of something really spectacular,” said one prevention worker.
Virginia Beach Shooting Reflects Trend Toward More Powerful Handguns
The use of semiautomatic handguns since 1990 has outpaced an already growing gun market.
The Ad Execs Who Want to Put Graphic Warnings on Ammo
Oriel Davis-Lyons and Gustavo Dorietto hope their marketing campaign will prompt states to adopt the kind of graphic labels that adorn cigarette packs in more than 100 countries.
Virginia Has Resisted a Ban on High-Capacity Magazines, but Data Suggests a Federal Version Was Effective
When a federal 10-year ban was in place, Virginia police saw as much as a 52 percent decline in the seizure of such accessories.