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Shot and Forgotten
Anne Marie Hochhalter was a Columbine High School junior eating lunch with her friends when two gunmen stormed the lawn.
Mass Shooting
Residents of Hesston, Kansas are used to worrying about tornadoes. Now they’re contending with a different type of devastation.
Gun Policy
Cedric Ford was a convicted felon who was served a protective order 90 minutes before he began his rampage.
Q & A
Ernst Mauch talks with The Trace about the future of high-tech firearms.
“This is a really simple concept. If you threaten a black family because of their race, you shouldn't be allowed to buy a gun," its sponsor says.
Before Rep. Dave Kerner blocked the resurrected bill, a hearing was scheduled for this Thursday — the day before the four-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death.
More than 25 states have statutes for allowing some criminals to own firearms again.
Active Shooting
A laid-back Saturday night at Bilbo's in Kalamazoo gets taken over by a terrible American routine.
A neighbor to Jason Dalton remembers times when gunfire would erupt for hours from behind Dalton's house: "It almost sounded like a gang of 10 or 12 people shooting"
National Rifle Association
How state Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla foiled the gun group's open carry and campus carry initiatives.