American Parents Are More Worried About School Safety Now Than After Sandy Hook
Nearly three times as many American parents fear for their child’s safety at…
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In Big Reversal, Supporters of Regulating Bump Stocks Now Outnumber Opponents 3 to 1 in Comments to ATF
One expert characterized the findings of The Trace's analysis as “more evidence that gun regulation advocates are closing the participation gap.”
Just How Many Guns Do Americans Own? (And Why Do Estimates Vary So Widely?)
The best recent calculations range from 265 million to 393 million. Here's why we don't have an official count.
Suicides by Gun Have Steadily Climbed, Federal Data Shows
America's suicide rate is rising, surging by nearly a third since the turn…
Gun Violence Research Gets $50 Million Boost From Private Funders
If fully funded, the effort will more than double what the federal government spent to study the problem during a recent 10 year stretch.
Chicago Criminals Are ‘Handshakes’ Away From Illegal Guns, Study Finds
The research could refine efforts to cut off the flow of crime weapons.
Roughly 4.6 Million American Kids Live in Homes With Unlocked, Loaded Guns
A new study published in the Journal of Urban Health also finds that people who own guns primarily for protection are less likely to store them securely.
Parkland Generated Dramatically More News Coverage Than Most Mass Shootings
Survivors of the Florida massacre challenged the media to pay attention. Data shows how successful they were.
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.
What’s the Homicide Capital of America? Murder Rates in U.S. Cities, Ranked.
The vast majority of urban homicides are the product of gun violence. But the cities with the highest rates may surprise you. (Spoiler: Chicago falls in the middle of the list.)
More Shooting Victims Are Dying Before They Reach the Hospital. Researchers Think an Increasing ‘Intensity’ of Gun Violence May Be to Blame.
The researchers behind a new study describe their findings as " very concerning."
An American Crisis: 18 Facts About Gun Violence — and 6 Promising Ways to Reduce the Suffering
A guide to the data and research that provides a complete picture of gun violence in the United States — and ways to reduce it.