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Bang for the Buck
The organization’s leadership is focused on external threats, but the real crisis is of its own making.
Q & A
'In movies you always die quickly from a gunshot wound. But not in real life.'
Gun Policy
One 2016 presidential candidate has vowed to do that — and one researcher says it's possible. But only if Washington has the will to make the number drop.
Jooyoung Lee documents the very painful ways that shooting injuries transform vibrant young men.
Justin George has covered Baltimore's endless shootings from the ground. Here's what residents have told the Sun journalist could help reduce the killing.
In Memoriam
At least 4,080 people killed by gunfire. More than 9,000 wounded. The real story of the season was not the shootings that drew the most headlines.
Community Violence
Spot treatments don't work if the larger problem is left unchecked.
City Limits
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Roanoke, Virginia, site of last week's on-air murders — and an overlooked spike in fatal shootings.
An innovative program by epidemiologist Gary Slutkin has helped reduce violence in some urban neighborhoods by up to 70 percent.
National Rifle Association
“We discovered fishy things in a number of states," says muckraker behind Connecticut investigation.
Criminologist Tom Nolan blames poor discipline for the shooting deaths of unarmed men like Michael Brown.
Data
An analysis of federal data reveals a pattern of intimidation-by-firearm.
Active Shooting
Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center is a headquarters for controversial "Jade Helm" military exercise, but gunman's motives are unclear.
Extremism
Arno Michaelis saw firsthand how white supremacists like Dylann Roof are arming themselves for a race war.
Burial escorts ensure fallen Marines are treated with dignity as they're returned to their families.
Open Carry
Army Recruiting Command says it's worried that gun-wielding volunteers are going to "cause young Americans interested in joining the Army to decide not to visit our centers."
