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A New Data Tool Chronicles the Shifting Murder Rates of American Cities

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A New Data Tool Chronicles the Shifting Murder Rates of American Cities

American Violence puts up-to-date data at the fingertips of researchers, journalists, and policymakers.

Daniel Nass
Two Studies, One Troubling Takeaway: The Guns Best at Killing Are the Same Guns Criminals Covet

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Two Studies, One Troubling Takeaway: The Guns Best at Killing Are the Same Guns Criminals Covet

The same weapons that the gun industry pumps out in ever greater numbers are more likely to fatally injure people, a new study shows. The public safety risks of popular medium- and large-caliber firearms models are compounded by another fresh…

Alex Yablon
Follow the NRA’s Spending on the 2018 Midterms, Down to the Last Dollar

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Follow the NRA’s Spending on the 2018 Midterms, Down to the Last Dollar

Our NRA Campaign Spending Tracker analyzes FEC reports to show you exactly how much the group is putting behind its favored candidates.

Daniel Nass
Introducing the NRA Campaign Spending Tracker

Bang for the Buck

Introducing the NRA Campaign Spending Tracker

Our tool lets you follow the gun group’s support of political candidates in real time.

Daniel Nass
American Parents Are More Worried About School Safety Now Than After Sandy Hook

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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 school today than during the immediate aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, according to a poll released this week. A survey of public attitudes…

Alex Yablon
In Big Reversal, Supporters of Regulating Bump Stocks Now Outnumber Opponents 3 to 1 in Comments to ATF

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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.”

Daniel Nass
Just How Many Guns Do Americans Own? (And Why Do Estimates Vary So Widely?)

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Just How Many Guns Do Americans Own? (And Why Do Estimates Vary So Widely?)

There is no official count of how many guns Americans own. But the best available calculations make it clear that the number has grown by tens of millions in recent decades, leaving the United States ever more densely armed than…

Alex Yablon
Suicides by Gun Have Steadily Climbed, Federal Data Shows

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Suicides by Gun Have Steadily Climbed, Federal Data Shows

America’s suicide rate is rising, surging by nearly a third since the turn of the millennium. Within that public health crisis is an underlying problem: a jump in the number of people taking their own lives with firearms.

Alex Yablon
Gun Violence Research Gets $50 Million Boost From Private Funders

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Gun Violence Research Gets $50 Million Boost From Private Funders

In one swoop, a new $50 million initiative to boost funding for gun violence research is poised to eclipse the federal government’s meager efforts to understand the epidemic. Experts in the field say the fund, created by the Laura and…

Alex Yablon
Chicago Criminals Are ‘Handshakes’ Away From Illegal Guns, Study Finds

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Chicago Criminals Are ‘Handshakes’ Away From Illegal Guns, Study Finds

Chicago has heralded much-welcome reductions in gun violence this year, but the city is still regularly convulsed by shootings, with some 50 people injured or killed by gunfire in the first week of May alone. Just how easy…

Brian Freskos
Roughly 4.6 Million American Kids Live in Homes With Unlocked, Loaded Guns

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Roughly 4.6 Million American Kids Live in Homes With Unlocked, Loaded Guns

A country where one in three households owns guns is a country where a lot of children grow up alongside deadly weapons. New calculations indicate just how many of those kids live in homes where adults fail to safely store…

Nora Biette-Timmons
Parkland Generated Dramatically More News Coverage Than Most Mass Shootings

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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.

Daniel Nass
New FBI Data Shows Active Shooters Caused Nearly 750 Casualties in 2017

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New FBI Data Shows Active Shooters Caused Nearly 750 Casualties in 2017

More Americans were killed or wounded by active shooters in 2017 than in any year since the Federal Bureau of Investigation began keeping track. All told, nearly 750 people were shot in 30 incidents, according to a newly…

Daniel Nass and Sean Campbell
New FBI Data Is In: Murder Rates in U.S. Cities, Ranked

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New FBI Data Is In: Murder Rates in U.S. Cities, Ranked

The national murder rate increased by 29 percent last year as gun violence surged during the pandemic.

Francesca Mirabile and Daniel Nass
More Shooting Victims Are Dying Before They Reach the Hospital. Researchers Think an Increasing ‘Intensity’ of Gun Violence May Be to Blame.

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More Shooting Victims Are Dying Before They Reach the Hospital. Researchers Think an Increasing ‘Intensity’ of Gun Violence May Be to Blame.

Gunshot victims are four times more likely to die before reaching a hospital than they were a decade ago, according to a new nationwide analysis from Johns Hopkins. The findings suggest that gunshot injuries may be growing more lethal.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

Data

A New Data Tool Chronicles the Shifting Murder Rates of American Cities

Two Studies, One Troubling Takeaway: The Guns Best at Killing Are the Same Guns Criminals Covet

Follow the NRA’s Spending on the 2018 Midterms, Down to the Last Dollar

Introducing the NRA Campaign Spending Tracker

American Parents Are More Worried About School Safety Now Than After Sandy Hook

In Big Reversal, Supporters of Regulating Bump Stocks Now Outnumber Opponents 3 to 1 in Comments to ATF

Just How Many Guns Do Americans Own? (And Why Do Estimates Vary So Widely?)

Suicides by Gun Have Steadily Climbed, Federal Data Shows

Gun Violence Research Gets $50 Million Boost From Private Funders

Chicago Criminals Are ‘Handshakes’ Away From Illegal Guns, Study Finds

Roughly 4.6 Million American Kids Live in Homes With Unlocked, Loaded Guns

Parkland Generated Dramatically More News Coverage Than Most Mass Shootings

New FBI Data Shows Active Shooters Caused Nearly 750 Casualties in 2017

New FBI Data Is In: Murder Rates in U.S. Cities, Ranked

More Shooting Victims Are Dying Before They Reach the Hospital. Researchers Think an Increasing ‘Intensity’ of Gun Violence May Be to Blame.