The Business of Guns

Dealers Are Already Skirting Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule

Ghost Guns

Dealers Are Already Skirting Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule

Less than a month after the ATF required serial numbers and background checks for "buy-build-shoot" kits, sellers have found a workaround.

Alain Stephens
States May Have Found a Way Through the Gun Industry’s Liability Shield

The Industry

States May Have Found a Way Through the Gun Industry’s Liability Shield

New laws in California, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York create an opening for governments and private citizens to hold gunmakers accountable for violence.

Champe Barton
Shootings Have Surged — and Gun Companies Have Made Billions

The Industry

Shootings Have Surged — and Gun Companies Have Made Billions

Publicly traded gun and ammo companies have raked in unprecedented profits during the pandemic.

Champe Barton
The Government Is Supplying Federal Agencies With a Shooting Target That Resembles a Black Man

Law Enforcement

The Government Is Supplying Federal Agencies With a Shooting Target That Resembles a Black Man

Artist and activist Tracy Brown is pressuring the feds to terminate the "Rubber Dummie" contract.

Selin Thomas
Their Guns Fueled Chicago Crime. When They Broke the Law, The ATF Went Easy.

Chicago

Their Guns Fueled Chicago Crime. When They Broke the Law, The ATF Went Easy.

A report from the Chicago mayor’s office named gun stores whose wares consistently wound up in city crimes. ATF records show the agency was lenient.

Champe Barton
Gun Training Loophole Leaves Florida’s Concealed Carriers Ill-Prepared, Instructors Say

Concealed Carry

Gun Training Loophole Leaves Florida’s Concealed Carriers Ill-Prepared, Instructors Say

A vaguely worded law requires applicants to fire a gun under the supervision of an instructor. It's inspired some training companies to meet the requirement in creative ways.

Jennifer Mascia
ATF Moves to Revoke License of Gunmaker Tied to Jimenez Arms

The Industry

ATF Moves to Revoke License of Gunmaker Tied to Jimenez Arms

The Trace previously reported that the company declared bankruptcy and rebranded multiple times, avoiding lawsuits and investigations.

Jennifer Mascia
Watch: Machine Gun Conversion Kits Are ‘Everywhere,’ Feds Warn

The Business of Guns

Watch: Machine Gun Conversion Kits Are ‘Everywhere,’ Feds Warn

With VICE News, we document the rise of the auto sear, a small, cheap device that converts a semiautomatic firearm into an automatic one. Court records show that auto sears have been used in robberies, homicides, and extremist attacks.

Alain Stephens
The Return of the Machine Gun

The Business of Guns

The Return of the Machine Gun

For decades, fully automatic weapons were expensive, collectable, and rarely used in crimes. Auto sears, which can cost less than $20 online, have changed that.

Alain Stephens and Keegan Hamilton
Smith & Wesson Gets Second Chance to Avoid Release of Internal Documents

The Business of Guns

Smith & Wesson Gets Second Chance to Avoid Release of Internal Documents

A federal appeals court vacated an earlier ruling that could have required the gun company to comply with a subpoena from the New Jersey attorney general.

Champe Barton
The Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Remington Is Over

Mass Shooting

The Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Remington Is Over

The gunmaker agreed to pay a $73 million settlement, which will allow it to shield some details about the industry’s internal workings.

Champe Barton
In Disadvantaged Areas, Shootings Cluster Near Gun Shops, Study Finds

The Business of Guns

In Disadvantaged Areas, Shootings Cluster Near Gun Shops, Study Finds

The finding from Rutgers University researchers comes as the Biden administration pursues a harder line against noncompliant gun dealers.

Champe Barton
Gunmaker Under ATF Scrutiny Over Connections to Jimenez Arms

The Industry

Gunmaker Under ATF Scrutiny Over Connections to Jimenez Arms

The Trace's reporting has shown that JA Industries is largely a clone of Jimenez Arms, which declared bankruptcy in what experts said was an effort to avoid accountability for unscrupulous business practices.

Brian Freskos
How U.S. Guns Drive Cartel Violence in Mexico

Gun Trafficking

How U.S. Guns Drive Cartel Violence in Mexico

American firearms power a brutal conflict that has claimed more than 100,000 lives.

Alain Stephens
Florida Teen Is Latest Person Killed By Police While Carrying a Toy Gun

Law Enforcement

Florida Teen Is Latest Person Killed By Police While Carrying a Toy Gun

At least 245 people have been fatally shot by authorities while in possession of replica firearms in the last six years, according to a Washington Post database.

Alain Stephens

The Business of Guns

Dealers Are Already Skirting Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule

States May Have Found a Way Through the Gun Industry’s Liability Shield

Shootings Have Surged — and Gun Companies Have Made Billions

The Government Is Supplying Federal Agencies With a Shooting Target That Resembles a Black Man

Their Guns Fueled Chicago Crime. When They Broke the Law, The ATF Went Easy.

Gun Training Loophole Leaves Florida’s Concealed Carriers Ill-Prepared, Instructors Say

ATF Moves to Revoke License of Gunmaker Tied to Jimenez Arms

Watch: Machine Gun Conversion Kits Are ‘Everywhere,’ Feds Warn

The Return of the Machine Gun

Smith & Wesson Gets Second Chance to Avoid Release of Internal Documents

The Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Remington Is Over

In Disadvantaged Areas, Shootings Cluster Near Gun Shops, Study Finds

Gunmaker Under ATF Scrutiny Over Connections to Jimenez Arms

How U.S. Guns Drive Cartel Violence in Mexico

Florida Teen Is Latest Person Killed By Police While Carrying a Toy Gun