Skip to content

The only newsroom dedicated to covering gun violence.

Readers help sustain The Trace. Your tax-deductible donation will directly support our nonprofit journalism.
Donate Now
Investigating gun violence in America.
  • How We Fix This
  • Gun Industry
  • Newsletters
Donate
The Trace

Menu

Search

Projects & Investigations

  • The Industry

    The role of the gun industry in America’s gun violence epidemic.

  • Ask The Trace

    Do you have questions about guns or gun violence in America? This is Ask The Trace, a question series driven by readers.

  • Bang for the Buck

    The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful special interest groups in America. We’re investigating how it spends its money.

  • The Trajectory

    A newsletter spotlighting the people, policies, and programs grappling with the gun violence crisis.

Ongoing Topics

  • Community Violence
  • Gun Policy
  • The Business of Guns
  • Law Enforcement
  • Extremism
  • Data
  • Browse all topics

Local

  • Chicago
  • Philadelphia

About The Trace

  • About

    Our team, our mission, our partners, and more. Plus: How to contact us.
  • Donate

    We report stories that would go untold. Generous readers sustain our work.
  • Newsletter

    Sign up now to get our latest stories and eye-opening briefings.
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Newsletters

Get the latest gun violence news, research, and solutions delivered straight to your inbox.

Inbox
The Bulletin November 28, 2023
Top Story

In 1998, Americans weren’t yet accustomed to frequent headlines about mass shootings. It was two decades before Parkland; 14 years before Sandy Hook; and one year before Columbine. It was the year the country was shocked by a shooting in Springfield, Oregon, when Kristin Kinkel’s 15-year-old brother murdered their parents and opened fire at Thurston High School, killing two students and injuring more than two dozen others.

Reading news coverage of the shooting is a reminder “of how shocking they were at the time,” Jennifer Gonnerman writes in The New Yorker, “and how numb we have become to…

The only newsroom dedicated to reporting on gun violence.

Your tax-deductible donation will directly support nonprofit journalism on gun violence and its effects on our communities.

Become a Member
The Trace Investigating gun violence in America.

  • Newsletter

  • Contact Us

  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Instagram