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The Gunfighters
The veto override also lifts concealed carry permitting requirements.
Suicide
Guns are the reason why.
Community Violence
The spasm of violence spread across half a dozen states within a 19-hour time period.
Like most people who try to commit suicide, my attempt was impulsive. Because I used a gun, I should have died.
Election 2016
Voting with the NRA on background checks has not given Kelly Ayotte safe harbor.
With 60 days to go before the election, the group has begun to pour money into races in Indiana and Wisconsin.
Journalism that informed The Trace's thinking about how firearms make a leading public health crisis worse.
Photography
An Arizona artist's provocative images bring Civil War-era technology to the range.
Gun Safety
For every 10.5 guns collected under Connecticut’s gun violence restraining orders, one person was stopped from taking his or her own life, researchers estimate. Eleven states are considering similar policies.
Data
Easy access to deadly weapons makes a big difference.
