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Gun rights advocates often point to low rates of shootings in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to argue that you don’t need strong gun laws to keep violence in check. Here’s what the data actually reveals.
Even without a federal law prohibiting firearm manufacturers from advertising, social networks and television providers have banned gun ads on their platforms. The industry has settled on more targeted methods to sell their products.
Supporters of AR-15s, often used in mass shootings and racist attacks, say they're important for self-defense. Our analysis of Gun Violence Archive data suggests otherwise.
A shooting’s toll on survivors and people close to them can be overwhelming and long-lasting. Readers ask why there isn’t more research on just how much it's costing victims and their communities.
A reader asks if increasing armed school security could reduce deaths from active shootings or deter the attacks in the first place.
Readers responded to our reporting on lawsuits against SIG Sauer with questions about when, exactly, the firearm industry's legal immunity kicks in.
Concealable handguns have been involved in a majority of mass attacks for decades. But the use of rifles is becoming more common.
Though federal legislation to strengthen requirements hasn’t passed, many individual states have plugged some of the gaps.
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Over the past year, 162 children under 13 shot themselves or another child with an unsecured gun.
Offering cash for guns can be a quick way to get some firearms off the streets. Readers question whether the programs actually reduce violence.
We attempt to pin down a central — yet elusive — data point in the conversation around gun violence.
High-fatality shootings are becoming more frequent. A reader asks if the public spectacle could be making things worse.
Breaking down the weapon seized in connection with the deadly mass shooting at a California dance hall.
Laws to expand the technology's use have passed in three states and the District of Columbia. But some are questioning its effectiveness.
