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National Rifle Association
The NRA doesn’t want its “enemies” to see its candidate ratings in one place. We scraped the data, and found a surge in Republicans docked for breaking ranks.
Chicago
An analysis of lost and stolen firearms ties thousands of weapons to crimes committed on the city’s streets.
Bang for the Buck
Following reporting by The Trace, nine senators accuse the NRA of skirting rules against coordinating with political campaigns.
Ask The Trace
The answer’s complicated.
The gun group broke its own record in every election between 2010 and 2016. This year, it's suddenly thrifty.
A reader asks whether strict gun laws reduce killings by intimate partners. Experts say yes, but some laws are more effective than others.
Young people in the city’s violent neighborhoods arm themselves for protection, new research shows, knowing that few shooters are caught by the police.
Several families are suing the state, arguing that unchecked gun violence is impairing children — and officials must do more to protect them.
Data
The agency has more confidence in its estimates of BB gun injuries.
As the gun group confronts serious financial straits, it has entrusted its operations to Josh Powell, a failed mail-order mogul who attracted a mountain of lawsuits in his former career.