Politics

Congress Will Fund Gun Violence Research for First Time in Two Decades

Gun Policy

Congress Will Fund Gun Violence Research for First Time in Two Decades

House and Senate appropriators struck an agreement that will inject $25 million into studying a problem long obscured by a dearth of government-backed research.

Will Van Sant
Community Gun Violence Is Suddenly Getting a Lot of National Attention

Election 2020

Community Gun Violence Is Suddenly Getting a Lot of National Attention

Activists have long fought to make the most common form of firearm homicides an urgent, shared priority. Is their message finally breaking through?

Champe Barton
How Can a President Tackle Gun Violence Via Executive Action?

Election 2020

How Can a President Tackle Gun Violence Via Executive Action?

Some 2020 Democrats vow to enact gun reforms by bypassing congressional gridlock. But there are limits on how much a White House can do solo.

Alex Yablon
Gun Reform Is on the Agenda. But Victims of Color Aren’t.

How We Fix This

Gun Reform Is on the Agenda. But Victims of Color Aren’t.

Priorities in Congress have given short shrift to community gun violence, activists say.

Champe Barton
Democratic Bill Would Make Hate Crimes a Basis for Gun Bans

Politics

Democratic Bill Would Make Hate Crimes a Basis for Gun Bans

The Disarm Hate Act adds misdemeanor hate crimes convictions to the list of background check criteria that prohibit firearm sales.

Alex Yablon
These Senate Republicans Are Voicing Support for Universal Gun Background Checks

Politics

These Senate Republicans Are Voicing Support for Universal Gun Background Checks

Universal background checks for gun purchases may be the most popular federal law that does not exist. Polls have shown that as much as 97 percent of the American public supports vetting every gun buyer for a history of…

Tom Kutsch
The NRA Steps Into the Fight Against Direct Democracy

National Rifle Association

The NRA Steps Into the Fight Against Direct Democracy

Voters in several states have gone to the polls to approve new gun reforms. Now the NRA is backing bills to constrain the ballot initiative process.

Alex Yablon
Where the 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand on Guns

Election 2020

Where the 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand on Guns

We polled every campaign on an array of gun policies. Here’s what they said.

Daniel Nass, Champe Barton, and Jennifer Mascia
Documents Show NRA and GOP Candidates Coordinated Ads in Key Senate Races

Bang for the Buck

Documents Show NRA and GOP Candidates Coordinated Ads in Key Senate Races

The same media consultant purchased ads for the NRA and for Senate candidates in the Missouri, Montana, and North Carolina races.

Christopher Hooks and Mike Spies
Maria Butina Claimed to Have a ‘Signed Cooperation Agreement’ With the National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

Maria Butina Claimed to Have a ‘Signed Cooperation Agreement’ With the National Rifle Association

The confessed Russian agent told an Israeli audience in 2013 that her gun rights group had a deal with the NRA.

Mike Spies, Mark Follman, and Uri Blau
Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Russian Conspiracy Against the U.S.

Election 2016

Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Russian Conspiracy Against the U.S.

She has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Hannah Levintova
NRA Ties to Russian Operatives Draw Growing Scrutiny From Congress

National Rifle Association

NRA Ties to Russian Operatives Draw Growing Scrutiny From Congress

Plus: Mother Jones and The Trace uncovered more photos of Maria Butina’s boss with NRA leaders — including at an NRA fundraiser.

Dan Friedman and Mark Follman
Watchdog Groups File FEC Complaint Over NRA Coordination With Trump Campaign

National Rifle Association

Watchdog Groups File FEC Complaint Over NRA Coordination With Trump Campaign

Following reporting by The Trace, the Campaign Legal Center and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a complaint on Friday with the Federal Election Commission calling for an investigation into the National Rifle Association’s apparently illegal coordination with…

Jennifer Mascia
Documents Point to Illegal Campaign Coordination Between Trump and NRA

Bang for the Buck

Documents Point to Illegal Campaign Coordination Between Trump and NRA

Trump and the gun group used the same consultants to spearhead their TV ad blitzes at the height of the 2016 election, likely in violation of federal law.

Mike Spies
NRA Pays Lavish Executive Perks Even as It Cuts Costs

Gun Policy

NRA Pays Lavish Executive Perks Even as It Cuts Costs

The gun group’s latest tax filings disclose a wealth of new details, including generous executive benefits amid a growing cash crunch and mysterious payments to a former official.

Mike Spies and John Cook

Politics

Congress Will Fund Gun Violence Research for First Time in Two Decades

Community Gun Violence Is Suddenly Getting a Lot of National Attention

How Can a President Tackle Gun Violence Via Executive Action?

Gun Reform Is on the Agenda. But Victims of Color Aren’t.

Democratic Bill Would Make Hate Crimes a Basis for Gun Bans

These Senate Republicans Are Voicing Support for Universal Gun Background Checks

The NRA Steps Into the Fight Against Direct Democracy

Where the 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand on Guns

Documents Show NRA and GOP Candidates Coordinated Ads in Key Senate Races

Maria Butina Claimed to Have a ‘Signed Cooperation Agreement’ With the National Rifle Association

Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Russian Conspiracy Against the U.S.

NRA Ties to Russian Operatives Draw Growing Scrutiny From Congress

Watchdog Groups File FEC Complaint Over NRA Coordination With Trump Campaign

Documents Point to Illegal Campaign Coordination Between Trump and NRA

NRA Pays Lavish Executive Perks Even as It Cuts Costs