Jennifer Mascia

Jennifer is a senior news writer and founding staffer at The Trace. She previously covered gun violence at The New York Times. In her decade on this beat, she's covered community gun violence, the intersection of domestic violence and guns, and the growing role of firearms in public life. She is currently the lead writer of the Ask The Trace series and tracks news developments on the gun beat.

People Speaking Out Against Gun Violence Keep Getting Shot

Chicago

People Speaking Out Against Gun Violence Keep Getting Shot

Here’s the ugly math that explains the phenomenon.

Jennifer Mascia
A Florida Woman’s Furious Campaign to Bring Her Pregnant Daughter’s Shooter to Justice

Criminal Justice

A Florida Woman’s Furious Campaign to Bring Her Pregnant Daughter’s Shooter to Justice

William DeHayes was arrested for firing his shotgun into the air, but not for killing Katherine Hoover while showing off a YouTube trick. Donna Bryan wants to know why.

Jennifer Mascia
Kids Have Brought More Than 185 Guns Into America’s Schools Since the Start of the Academic Year

Data

Kids Have Brought More Than 185 Guns Into America’s Schools Since the Start of the Academic Year

That's more than one per school day.

Jennifer Mascia
Through Art, A Performer Heals Traumatized Youth from Pittsburgh’s Troubled Suburbs

Community Violence

Through Art, A Performer Heals Traumatized Youth from Pittsburgh’s Troubled Suburbs

It took a gruesome mass shooting to draw attention to the city's bordering towns, but Vanessa German has been trying to help kids in the gun violence-riddled area for years.

Jennifer Mascia
When Kids Share a Car with a Gun, It Can Make for a Deadly Mix

Concealed Carry

When Kids Share a Car with a Gun, It Can Make for a Deadly Mix

Drivers who transport unsecured firearms introduce dangerous risks, especially when a curious child is in tow.

Jennifer Mascia
13 Students From a Small Historically Black University in Florida Have Been Shot in the Last 12 Months

City Limits

13 Students From a Small Historically Black University in Florida Have Been Shot in the Last 12 Months

Off-campus incidents have escalated the toll at Bethune-Cookman University, which accounts for a third of its host city’s gun violence victims during the period.

Jennifer Mascia
New Report Pinpoints the Hour When Americans Are Most Likely to Hear Gunfire

Community Violence

New Report Pinpoints the Hour When Americans Are Most Likely to Hear Gunfire

The insight is one of several contained in ShotSpotter's annual review.

Jennifer Mascia
Kalamazoo Shooting Spree: What We Know About the Killer’s Guns

Mass Shooting

Kalamazoo Shooting Spree: What We Know About the Killer’s Guns

A neighbor to Jason Dalton remembers times when gunfire would erupt for hours from behind Dalton's house: "It almost sounded like a gang of 10 or 12 people shooting"

Jennifer Mascia
The Rampage in Kalamazoo Was One of Six Multiple-Victim Shootings This Weekend

Data

The Rampage in Kalamazoo Was One of Six Multiple-Victim Shootings This Weekend

California, Florida, Alabama, and Missouri each experienced incidents of gun violence with four or more victims.

Jennifer Mascia
It’s Easy for Most American Kids to Get a Gun — Even If Their Parents Believe Otherwise

Data

It’s Easy for Most American Kids to Get a Gun — Even If Their Parents Believe Otherwise

A murder-suicide rocks an Arizona high school, and illustrates what research has found about children’s access to deadly weapons.

Jennifer Mascia
Once Every 16 Hours, an American Woman Is Fatally Shot by a Current or Former Romantic Partner

Domestic Violence

Once Every 16 Hours, an American Woman Is Fatally Shot by a Current or Former Romantic Partner

The tally comes amid states' uneven attempts to plug loopholes in federal laws meant to keep guns out of abusers’ hands.

Jennifer Mascia
Some Lawmakers Think Abuse Victims Need Easier Access to Guns. This Survivor Believes They’re Dead Wrong.

Domestic Violence

Some Lawmakers Think Abuse Victims Need Easier Access to Guns. This Survivor Believes They’re Dead Wrong.

Lawmakers and gun-rights advocates have called for arming abuse victims, but few battered women are mentally and emotionally prepared to pull the trigger.

Jennifer Mascia
Gun-Friendly Purses Put the Women Who Wear Them At Risk

Concealed Carry

Gun-Friendly Purses Put the Women Who Wear Them At Risk

A niche fashion market has sprung up that caters to female concealed carriers. But the products ignore how a lot of women actually use handbags, and experts say the accessories are hazardous at best.

Jennifer Mascia
26 States Will Let You Carry a Concealed Gun Without Making Sure You Know How to Shoot One

Concealed Carry

26 States Will Let You Carry a Concealed Gun Without Making Sure You Know How to Shoot One

A review of statewide licensing requirements shows that in more than half the country, applicants are not required to demonstrate their shooting ability.

Jennifer Mascia
Once Per Day, an American Kid Brings a Gun to School

Data

Once Per Day, an American Kid Brings a Gun to School

During the first half of the 2015-2016 academic year, students have toted at least 135 firearms into U.S. schools.

Jennifer Mascia

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Jennifer Mascia

People Speaking Out Against Gun Violence Keep Getting Shot

A Florida Woman’s Furious Campaign to Bring Her Pregnant Daughter’s Shooter to Justice

Kids Have Brought More Than 185 Guns Into America’s Schools Since the Start of the Academic Year

Through Art, A Performer Heals Traumatized Youth from Pittsburgh’s Troubled Suburbs

When Kids Share a Car with a Gun, It Can Make for a Deadly Mix

13 Students From a Small Historically Black University in Florida Have Been Shot in the Last 12 Months

New Report Pinpoints the Hour When Americans Are Most Likely to Hear Gunfire

Kalamazoo Shooting Spree: What We Know About the Killer’s Guns

The Rampage in Kalamazoo Was One of Six Multiple-Victim Shootings This Weekend

It’s Easy for Most American Kids to Get a Gun — Even If Their Parents Believe Otherwise

Once Every 16 Hours, an American Woman Is Fatally Shot by a Current or Former Romantic Partner

Some Lawmakers Think Abuse Victims Need Easier Access to Guns. This Survivor Believes They’re Dead Wrong.

Gun-Friendly Purses Put the Women Who Wear Them At Risk

26 States Will Let You Carry a Concealed Gun Without Making Sure You Know How to Shoot One

Once Per Day, an American Kid Brings a Gun to School