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The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful special interest groups in America. We’re investigating how it spends its money.
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Since Parkland
We launched Since Parkland with a simple mission in mind: to tell the stories of nearly 1,200 children and teens who were shot and killed in America in the year following the Parkland massacre. We worked with student journalists…
In Since Parkland, teen journalists across the country have created an unprecedented record of how gun violence impacts America’s children. A special project from The Trace and the Miami Herald.
Akoto Ofori-Atta
The Las Vegas massacre drove home the importance of fact-based research, reporting, and storytelling about gun violence in America. After the shooting, we shared with our weekly newsletter subscribers a list of vital resources that have expanded our own thinking…
Community Violence
A pair of sociologists explain how nurturing kids' passions — whether for anime, customizing cars, or raising pigeons — has the power to reduce illegal behaviors.
City Limits
Mass shootings pushed the issue to the fore, but these excerpts from our City Limits series tell the stories of the everyday gunfire victims who still go ignored.
Mass Shooting
The latest news on the victims, suspects and weapons used in the massacre that killed 14 and injured 21.
