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Community Input Is Driving This North Carolina County’s Approach to Violence Prevention

The Trajectory

Community Input Is Driving This North Carolina County’s Approach to Violence Prevention

Mecklenburg is the first county in the state to open an office for violence prevention, the centerpiece of a growing public health effort to combat gun violence.

Chip Brownlee
How Much Are Americans Paying for Gun Violence?

Ask The Trace

How Much Are Americans Paying for Gun Violence?

A shooting’s toll on survivors and people close to them can be overwhelming and long-lasting. Readers ask why there isn’t more research on just how much it's costing victims and their communities.

Fairriona Magee
The Trace Is Hiring a Managing Editor

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The Trace Is Hiring a Managing Editor

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Can School Nurses Prevent Shootings? These Nurses Think So.

The Trajectory

Can School Nurses Prevent Shootings? These Nurses Think So.

More than 95,000 school nurses serve millions of students every year, and they could play a role in preventing violence.

Chip Brownlee
Inside a State Legislator’s Fight Against the Gun Industry’s Legal Immunity

The Industry

Inside a State Legislator’s Fight Against the Gun Industry’s Legal Immunity

Illinois is the eighth state to pass a law requiring gun companies to impose “reasonable controls” on their marketing and distribution practices. All of them took inspiration from the same New York bill.

Champe Barton
Do Armed Guards Prevent School Shootings?

Ask The Trace

Do Armed Guards Prevent School Shootings?

A reader asks if increasing armed school security could reduce deaths from active shootings or deter the attacks in the first place.

Laura Esposito and Alex Yablon
Research Indicates That Red Flag Laws Work — But Only If People Know About Them

Extreme Risk Protection Orders

Research Indicates That Red Flag Laws Work — But Only If People Know About Them

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act incentivized states to implement extreme risk protection orders, and provide information about them to the public. A new study focuses on what messages are likely to work best.

Fairriona Magee
As Gun Deaths Slowly Decline, Chicagoans Continue Searching for Stability

Chicago

As Gun Deaths Slowly Decline, Chicagoans Continue Searching for Stability

Residents say consistent violence reduction efforts would make them feel more safe in their neighborhoods.

Rita Oceguera
As Cop City Moves Forward, Anti-Violence Activists See ‘Broken Promises’

Public Health

As Cop City Moves Forward, Anti-Violence Activists See ‘Broken Promises’

Atlanta was expected to invest $5 million in violence intervention programs, but organizers say those commitments have fallen short, even as investment in a controversial police training center has nearly doubled.

Fairriona Magee
Is There a Path to Gun Reform Without Strengthening Democracy?

The Trajectory

Is There a Path to Gun Reform Without Strengthening Democracy?

For Senator Raphael Warnock, voting rights protections and gun reform “are part and parcel of the same project.”

Chip Brownlee