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Mental Health
October’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, was one of more than a dozen high-profile attacks carried out by people who retained their gun rights after hospitalization during a mental health crisis.
Background Checks
To mark the anniversary of the 1993 Brady Bill, The Trace charted the evolving landscape of gun purchasing and gun violence.
The Trajectory
New FBI data obtained by The Trace shows the system has stopped hundreds of young adults who shouldn’t have guns from buying them.
Ask The Trace
A reader asks about a provision in the new Violence Against Women Act that requires the federal government to notify local officials when someone fails a background check.
Here are three challenges NICS still faces.
The Business of Guns
Remington has laid off more than 100 employees in the last month. One executive said the company was “expecting a different political climate.”
Security experts see danger in a Justice Department policy that weakens the system for screening firearms buyers wanted by law enforcement.
More people with outstanding arrest warrants will be able to legally buy guns under new rule.
The old 40 percent estimate came from a research paper I co-authored. Here’s why I think the new number is good news for reform advocates.
Year in Review
Fear is a killer salesman.