The ATF, charged with policing the gun industry, lets dealers get away with falsifying records and selling firearms without background checks.
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Champe Barton started at The Trace as a fellow, and is now a reporter covering community violence and the gun industry.
Coronavirus & Guns
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, and Washington all closed dealers because of the coronavirus. Firearms were still flying off shelves.
Health Care
This article was produced in partnership with THE CITY. Candidates for Queens borough president are pledging to improve access to trauma centers after a data story published by The Trace, THE CITY, and Measure of America showed that…
Suicide
Local officials say they’re unaware of the 'no buy' list.
Election 2020
Activists have long fought to make the most common form of firearm homicides an urgent, shared priority. Is their message finally breaking through?
Community Violence
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Thursday about responses to community gun violence in American cities. It included testimony from Representatives from St. Louis and Chicago, and a panel of activists from gun violence prevention organizations, who…
How We Fix This
Some activists remain skeptical the money will actually come through.
Priorities in Congress have given short shrift to community gun violence, activists say.
Data
How many weapons would the government need to buy? How much would it cost? Why is this so hard to figure out?
The Business of Guns
Update, August 28: All content has been removed from IvanTheTroll’s Tumblr account. Tumblr has not responded to a request for comment. Banned by the major social media platforms, the 3D-printed gun community migrated this summer to less-trafficked corners…
Dozens of online retailers sell de facto silencers, making it easy for gun owners to avoid federal screening and registration.
This summer’s mass shootings have Congress searching for solutions to gun violence. Organizers in America’s hardest-hit communities say what they need is funding for programs already saving lives.
National newspapers and cable news channels had little interest in last weekend’s mass shooting in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where residents didn't receive many thoughts or prayers from the public.
Law Enforcement
After gunfire erupted at a community event in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn on the evening of July 27, officers with the New York Police Department had a choice to make: Wait for an ambulance to arrive and transport victims…
Ghost Guns
Bans on sharing 3D gun blueprints have proven porous, but the community that makes them is migrating to platforms more amenable to the cause.
We polled every campaign on an array of gun policies. Here’s what they said.
