The Wounds You Can’t See: Four Women on the Lasting Trauma of Gun Violence
Surviving a shooting, or losing a loved one to a bullet, can result in a lifetime of struggle. Especially when new horrors play on a loop.
News and notes on guns in America
Aftermath, Episode 2: “I think we saved each other.”
Carmen Alegria and Angelica Soto traveled to Las Vegas to attend a country music festival. When the gunfire began, they relied on their bond to get out alive.
Parkland Generated Dramatically More News Coverage Than Most Mass Shootings
Survivors of the Florida massacre challenged the media to pay attention. Data shows how successful they were.
Aftermath, Episode 1: “Violent trauma just eats all the good parts of your body.”
Our podcast on gun violence survivors begins with a visit with Clai Lasher-Sommers, who was shot in the back by her stepfather when she was 13 years old. Nearly 50 years later, she is still healing.
from the Gun Violence Archive
22,805 Incidents of gun violence in America so far this year, including...
103 mass shootings
660 accidental shootings
119 shootings since yesterday
Introducing Aftermath, a New Podcast About Gun Violence Survivors
Ever imagine what it's like to be shot? Reporters Amber Hunt of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Elizabeth Van Brocklin of The Trace traveled the country talking to people who know too well.
What’s the Homicide Capital of America? Murder Rates in U.S. Cities, Ranked.
The vast majority of urban homicides are the product of gun violence. But the cities with the highest rates may surprise you. (Spoiler: Chicago falls in the middle of the list.)
I’m an NRA Shooting Instructor, and Mom of Three. It’s Unfair When the Media Portrays Us as Uncaring.
"Every gun owner I know, we ache and mourn as a community if someone has perished or been injured by someone with a gun. It's a terrible thing."
The Las Vegas Shooter’s Accessories
There is a whole class of products designed to make semiautomatic guns automatic.
A Leading Gun Politics Expert Assesses the Health of the NRA After Parkland
Robert Spitzer, a professor at the State University of New York and an authority on the gun group, parses the signals with The Trace’s Mike Spies.
The Unchecked Influence of NRA Lobbyist Marion Hammer
Florida Republicans have allowed the relentless pro-gun operator to become a de facto member of government.
An American Crisis: 18 Facts About Gun Violence — and 6 Promising Ways to Reduce the Suffering
A guide to the data and research that provides a complete picture of gun violence in the United States — and ways to reduce it.
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To Reduce Shootings, Hospitals Vow to Treat the Wounds Doctors Can’t Fix
How Ohio is using an influx of federal assistance for crime victims to help gunshot patients avoid getting hurt again.
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.
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.