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Chicago
Nearly 60 people were shot in the city last weekend, making this September markedly different from Septembers past.
Data
Just last week, the agency broke its record for firearms confiscated in a seven day period.
Community Violence
Spot treatments don't work if the larger problem is left unchecked.
America accounted for 62 percent of the world's mass public shootings at schools and workplaces between 1966–2012.
Armed With Reason
Separate studies have found that unarmed bystanders are better at stopping active shooters than would-be heroes with guns — and that firearms provide no advantage in everyday self-defense.
An analysis of federal data reveals a pattern of intimidation-by-firearm.
The research corroborates earlier reports — and offers new perspective on other, less-discussed categories of multiple-victim gun homicides.
Advocates claim the state's high rate of gun violence is a product of its lax gun laws and poor regulation of the firearms industry.
The importance of per capita data to concealed carry analysis.
Data paints a complete picture of a bloody holiday weekend.
Mapping the youngest victims of gun violence.
Analysis shows that guns are the element that deadly attacks have in common.
Data shows that states with the top rates of gun possession have nearly three times the rate of gun murders compared to states with the fewest guns.
Debunking the myths about gun-free zones.
