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Data
“But our hands are tied,” one council member says.
Chicago
They fear for their safety.
The image of the U.S. firearm owner is shifting, a definitive survey shows. Urban American women explain the change: "Women are the prey."
Culture
Some are collectors with elaborately curated selections of historical firearms, while others are "just accumulators." They say it is surprisingly easy to get to 17.
A new survey offers the most complete picture of gun ownership in America in more than two decades.
A momentous shift in what kinds of firearms Americans are owning — and why — has huge implications for public health.
The Knowledge Gap
It’s the latest example of the agency’s reluctance to engage with shootings as a public health crisis.
Here’s the ugly math that explains the phenomenon.
Researchers found FBI and CDC databases drastically undercounted the number of fatal police shootings.
Americans account for 82 percent of all gun deaths among 23 high-income countries.