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What we know about the deadly phenomenon.
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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.
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.
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.)
from the Gun Violence Archive
22,190 Incidents of gun violence in America so far this year, including...
102 mass shootings
645 accidental shootings
47 shootings since yesterday
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."
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.
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.
The Las Vegas Shooter’s Accessories
There is a whole class of products designed to make semiautomatic guns automatic.
Help The Trace Report on America’s Ignored Population of Gunshot Survivors
More than 100,000 people are hit by a bullet every year. Most live. If you're one of them, we want to hear your story.
Maryland Will Invest in Gun Trafficking Crackdown
“Instead of just trying to catch the one guy on the corner with a gun, we’re going to figure out where it came from,” said Scott Shellenberger, the state’s attorney for Baltimore County.
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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.