Mass Shootings Are Destroying Our Sense of Public Space
Gun rampages do more than kill and injure. They also damage Americans’ communal life. Yale sociologist Vida Bajc analyzes the aftershocks.
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Nine People Fatally Shot in Dayton, Ohio, Outside a Downtown Bar
A summer night out ended in horror in Dayton, Ohio, where a gunman killed nine…
At Least 20 People Killed at an El Paso Walmart
At least 20 people are dead after a mass shooting at a shopping center…
Do Armed Guards Prevent School Shootings?
A reader asks if increasing armed school security could reduce deaths from active shootings or deter the attacks in the first place. Experts say the data is not encouraging.
‘The Day I Have to Carry a Gun to Teach, I’m Done.’
Nine back-to-school stories from the age of the bulletproof backpack.
Texas High School Shooting: At Least 10 Killed in Santa Fe
The gunfire began around 8:00 a.m. at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, a small city about 45 minutes south of Houston.
New FBI Data Shows Active Shooters Caused Nearly 750 Casualties in 2017
The shooters were of different ages, from different places, and motivated by different grievances. But all were men, and all acted alone.
For Six Minutes, Rancho Tehama Gunman Tried to Shoot His Way Into Elementary School
For six minutes on Tuesday morning at Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Tehama…
Gunman Strikes Orlando Workplace in the Most Common Type of ‘Active Shooting’
A “disgruntled” former employee killed five people with a handgun, authorities said. He then shot himself.
When the Pizzeria Went on Lockdown
A laid-back Saturday night at Bilbo's in Kalamazoo gets taken over by a terrible American routine.
San Bernardino Shooting: What We Know So Far
The latest updates on the situation unfolding in California.
Planned Parenthood Shooting: 8 Things to Know Now
As we learn more about the shooting in Colorado Springs, here are the developments The Trace is watching.