Mass Shooting

City Limits

How to Tell a Mass Shooting from Gang Gunfire, and Other Lessons from the Forgotten Streets of San Bernardino

While investigators gathered evidence at the Inland Regional Center in the hours after the December 2 attack, longterm residents shared stories of one of the most overlooked strains of gun violence.

Mass Shooting

Mock Mass Shooting at University of Texas Stirs Memories of Clock Tower Massacre

For some members of the campus community, this weekend's highly publicized demonstration was a dramatic reminder of the damage a real gunman can do.

Law

Is a Straw Purchase Illegal? Depends Who You Ask.

A 2014 Supreme Court case illustrates how a single vote could have meant a different outcome for the man who bought guns for the San Bernardino shooters.

Mass Shooting

What Kind of Person Calls a Mass Shooting a Hoax?

Sandy Hook father Lenny Pozner is one of too many parents painfully familiar with the answer. Dogged by a relentless conspiracy theorist, he's spent the past three years fighting to protect the honor of his murdered son.

Mass Shooting

The Shooters in San Bernardino and Sandy Hook Used Assault Rifles from the Same Gun Consortium

After the Newtown massacre, Cerberus Capital Management pledged to sell off the Freedom Group. But some of the firm's executives never got out of the gun business.

Community Violence

13 Mass Shootings You May Have Missed This Year

The deadliest incidents understandably generate the most intense interest. Meanwhile, the everyday gun violence that plagues some communities goes overlooked.

Mass Shooting

The San Bernardino Shootings: 5 Things to Know This Morning

The latest news on the victims, suspects and weapons used in the massacre that killed 14 and injured 21.

Commentary

Trying Not to Panic: An All-American Photo Gallery

Seven indelible images of people evacuating the scenes of shooting rampages.

Mass Shooting

How the San Bernardino Shooters’ AR-15s Broke California Laws

The AR-15s used by Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik had been illegally modified.

Mass Shooting

The San Bernardino Shooting: 7 Things to Know

As we learn more about the married shooters and their victims, here are some of the big things to watch in this developing story.

Active Shooting

San Bernardino Shooting: What We Know So Far

The latest updates on the situation unfolding in California.

Data

There Have Been Few Fatal Terror Attacks in America Since 9/11. Almost All Have Involved Guns.

Firearms have claimed 95 percent of the lives lost to terrorism in the United States over the last 14 years.

Active Shooting

Planned Parenthood Shooting: 8 Things to Know Now

As we learn more about the shooting in Colorado Springs, here are the developments The Trace is watching.

Active Shooting

Three Killed in Shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs

A police officer is among the dead, and five other officers were wounded.

Mass Shooting

The Gunfire That Injured 17 People in New Orleans Was One of Five Mass Shootings Last Weekend

That's according to the Mass Shooting Tracker's definition. According to the FBI, there were none.