He Tracked Terrorists for the FBI. Now His Job Is to Stop School Shooters and Teen Suicides.
Even in small-town Ohio, keeping students safe requires constant vigilance — and special attention to the risks posed by firearms.
Ann Givens
This Tiny Louisiana Police Force Is a National Leader in Taking Guns From Abusers
How a survivor of domestic violence, now working as a cop in the bayou, made her small community a model for the rest of the country.
Working a Suicide Hotline When the Caller Says ‘Gun’
“There’s just so much less forethought to pulling a trigger.”
Kids Living in Poverty Are 87 Percent More Likely to Die by Gun Suicide, Study Finds
Children living in poor areas are almost twice as likely to die by firearm suicide…
Gun Investigators Cautiously Optimistic About New Fingerprint Technology
Years ago, most detectives stopped trying to retrieve fingerprints from shell casings. A new method, touted as 25 times better, could change that.
After a Mass Shooting, Who Cares for the Coroners?
Las Vegas's death investigators witnessed the atrocities of the Route 91 shooting, then had to grapple with the difficult task of healing themselves.
The Ex-FBI Agent Updating ‘See Something, Say Something’ for the Mass Shooting Era
Katherine Schweit thinks people don’t realize how much power they have to prevent mass shootings.
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.
Denver Builds Out Pioneering Gun Crime Investigation Unit
The city that set the bar for sharing ballistic intel is pushing its successful approach regionwide.
A New Method of DNA Testing Could Solve More Shootings
Criminologists thought it was impossible to get DNA off of shell casings, but a technique pioneered in the Netherlands is having notable results.
Q&A: Stories of Strength Amid Chicago’s Relentless Shootings
We talked to author Alex Kotlowitz about what’s changed, and what hasn’t, in his city over the past 30 years.
ATF’s Push to Solve More Gun Crimes Is Stymied by Local Police, Report Finds
A push by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to improve…