They Lost Their Sons to Guns. These Are the Mementos They Can’t Bear to Throw Away.
An Iraqi photographer captures the painful remnants of American gun violence.
In Memoriam
One School’s Grief, Set in Stone
Ten years ago, after a gunman left 32 dead at Virginia Tech, students hauled together a makeshift memorial that would inspire an enduring tribute.
The Unlearned Lessons of Chicago’s Last Gun Violence Crisis
In 1992, the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old boy galvanized the city. Today’s violence is a reminder that underlying problems remain unsolved.
The Little Superheroes of Townville
How a Walmart’s worth of Batman costumes helped the young survivors of a South Carolina school shooting (and their parents) learn to be brave again.
Another Bloody Summer in America
The totals were too familiar: At least 4,100 people killed. More than 8,650 wounded. But this year they came with the stirring of a national conversation about the communities gun violence affects most.
A High School Choir Loses a Unifying Voice to a Jealous Ex-Boyfriend with a Gun
The unjust coda of Anna Bui, a young singer who poured herself into sharing the joy that music brought her.
For These House Members Who Staged the Sit-In, Gun Violence is Deeply Personal
"I know what it’s like to see a gun pointed at you and wonder if you are going to live."
More Than 500 People Were Shot In America During the Week After Orlando
The massacre at Pulse nightclub was the beginning of a typically bloody week in the U.S.
My Big Sister Was Gunned Down in Charleston by a Racist One Year Ago Today
"Forgiveness is a journey."
The Orlando Victims Accounted for Less Than Half of the People Fatally Shot in America This Weekend
There were 121 gunshot fatalities in the U.S. on Saturday and Sunday.
Ohio Victim Was Among 13 Children Shot and Killed in America This Week
Another 30 were shot but survived. In most cases, someone in their own family pulled the trigger.
Gun Homicides in San Bernardino Hit Grim Milestone
With 17 people shot and killed so far this year, the city's gun death total for 2016 just passed the toll from last December's mass shooting.