Mass Shooting

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.

Mass Shooting

ATF Recovers 6 Firearms at Scene of Oregon College Shooting, 7 at Suspect’s Home

More than half of the recovered guns had been purchased by the shooter or a family member in the last three years.

Mass Shooting

Oregon College Shooting: 5 Things to Know Now

As we learn more about gunman Chris Harper Mercer and his victims, here are some of the big things to watch in this developing story.

Active Shooting

Mass Shooting at Oregon Community College Leaves 10 Confirmed Dead

Here's what we know about this morning's attack at Umpqua Community College

Gun Policy

The Twisted Path of the Gun Used in the Worst School Shooting Since Newtown

Raymond Fryberg is on trial for hiding his abusive past when buying the gun his son later used to kill four classmates at Marysville Pilchuck High School. The lack of a system for reporting tribal court records to NICS was another culprit.

Active Shooting

Serial Roadway Shootings Happen More Often Than You Think

As gunfire continues to hit cars on a busy stretch of Arizona highway, a look at the phenomenon of gun violence on America's roads.

Active Shooting

What I Learned at the NYPD’s First-Ever Active Shooter Training for Journalists

According to New York's Finest, members of the U.S. media have joined clergy, school children, teachers, and shopping center patrons on the list of mass shooting targets.

Data

Distinctly ‘American Strain’ Leads Mass Shooters to Target U.S. Schools and Workplaces, New Study Shows

America accounted for 62 percent of the world's mass public shootings at schools and workplaces between 1966–2012.

Data

Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To

The research corroborates earlier reports — and offers new perspective on other, less-discussed categories of multiple-victim gun homicides.

Community Violence

If You Live in Louisiana You’re Nearly Twice as Likely to Be Killed by a Gun

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.

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Police Claim Louisiana Theater Shooter Bought Gun Legally, Despite History of Mental Illness and Violence

Local sheriff, wife, tried to limit John Houser's access to firearms.

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Armed Civilians Take Up Posts Outside Military Recruitment Centers

In the wake of Chattanooga shootings, outraged civilians volunteered to defend unarmed service members.

Mass Shooting

Domestic Terrorism Charge in Tennessee Shooting Would Fit Post-9/11 Pattern

Firearms have claimed 82 of the 86 lives lost as a result of domestic terrorism since 2002.