To Save Baltimore, Mayoral Candidates Vow to Crack Down on Illegal Guns
With voters desperate to reduce shootings, three of the campaign’s black front-runners are embracing aggressive law enforcement tactics that could perpetuate racial disparities.
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Treating Mothers’ Trauma as a Way to Prevent Youth Violence
In Michigan, SURE Moms has created a healing space for parents working to keep their kids out of the juvenile justice system.
Larry Krasner’s Lonely, Radical Crusade to Solve America’s Gun Problem
The progressive prosecutor wants to fight gun violence with a light touch. His critics say he’s crazy. His defenders say he’s onto something.
The Complicated Collision of Criminal Justice Reform and Gun Rights
Ideological lines get tangled when reforming the system means people once barred from owning firearms can get them back.
After Trace/BuzzFeed News Investigation, Baltimore Officials Tell Police to Turn Up the Heat on Shooters
Baltimore leaders are pressing the Police Department to direct more resources toward solving…
A Powerful Database Helps Solve Gun Crimes. Only Two States Require Police to Use It.
New Jersey and Delaware have laws mandating that investigators use an innovative ballistics system called NIBIN. The other 48 states don’t — and their reticence makes it harder to ID shooters everywhere.
Florida Man Who Planned to ‘Shoot Up’ Mosque Arrested for Silencer Purchase
A 69-year-old man arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday had threatened to “shoot…
Arrest Made in Brutal Shootings of Black Pedestrians in Baton Rouge
Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, have arrested a suspect in the fatal ambushes of two…
This Detroit D.A. Is Willing to Prosecute Grieving Parents After Kids Die in Gun Accidents
Kym Worthy says it is "unconscionable" to leave a loaded firearm within reach of a child.
Meet the Hardliner Jeff Sessions Picked to Carry Out His Violent Crime Crackdown
Steve Cook, a former federal prosecutor, fiercely supports controversial policies calling for lengthy prison sentences.
Read the Open Letter Published By An ‘Unshackled’ Former U.S. Attorney on Chicago’s Gun Violence Problem
“My hope and goal is to just speak truth,” wrote Zachary Fardon, who resigned this week as the city’s top prosecutor.
Here’s What Happened the Last Time Jeff Sessions Got Aggressive on Gun Crime
In his final year as U.S. Attorney, the new Justice Department boss dramatically increased firearms prosecutions. The majority of cases targeted non-violent offenders.