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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.
Shot and Forgotten
There have been at least nine mass-casualty shootings in the city since 2013. Here's how you can help The Trace report on gun violence's forgotten survivors.
Shooting
Nearly once a month, fear-driven gun ownership has tragic consequences for an American family.
Gun Policy
Governor John Kasich just signed a bill that requires businesses to allow guns in their parking lots, and clears the way for concealed carry on college campuses, airports, and daycares.
The Gun Lobby
After repeatedly declining to shield LGBT workers from dismissal over sexual orientation, the state legislature will consider a bill that makes it unlawful to fire employees who store firearms in their cars on company property.
Concealed Carry
Inside the long, twisted, and occasionally very personal battle over Ohio's concealed-carry records.