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The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the gun industry’s trade group, has been lauded for distributing hundreds of thousands of suicide prevention brochures. But the NSSF’s claims about the number of pamphlets “distributed” are misleading. thetr.ac/Fq9m3
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the gun industry’s trade group, has been lauded for distributing hundreds of thousands of suicide prevention brochures. But the NSSF’s claims about the number of pamphlets “distributed” are misleading. thetr.ac/Fq9m3
🟣 @lgaustindavis.bsky.social is speaking at The Trace’s Safer Together forum!
Davis’ work on gun violence began in high school. Today, he leads the Shapiro administration’s violence prevention efforts. Tickets: bit.ly/4nHz3Qf
Davis’ work on gun violence began in high school. Today, he leads the Shapiro administration’s violence prevention efforts. Tickets: bit.ly/4nHz3Qf
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🟣 @lgaustindavis.bsky.social is speaking at The Trace’s Safer Together forum!
Davis’ work on gun violence began in high school. Today, he leads the Shapiro administration’s violence prevention efforts. Tickets: bit.ly/4nHz3Qf
Davis’ work on gun violence began in high school. Today, he leads the Shapiro administration’s violence prevention efforts. Tickets: bit.ly/4nHz3Qf
The Supreme Court has taken less than a dozen Second Amendment challenges in its 230-year history. Now, justices are preparing to weigh two. thetr.ac/oey91
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Supreme Court has taken less than a dozen Second Amendment challenges in its 230-year history. Now, justices are preparing to weigh two. thetr.ac/oey91
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has won accolades for trying to raise awareness about suicide, but it uses deceptive numbers to promote its efforts. thetr.ac/Fq9m3
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has won accolades for trying to raise awareness about suicide, but it uses deceptive numbers to promote its efforts. thetr.ac/Fq9m3
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has outlasted a wave of progressive prosecutors — even as he’s faced controversy after controversy. On Tuesday, Krasner was reelected to a third term in a landslide victory. Here’s why he has an edge: thetr.ac/ipYmB
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has outlasted a wave of progressive prosecutors — even as he’s faced controversy after controversy. On Tuesday, Krasner was reelected to a third term in a landslide victory. Here’s why he has an edge: thetr.ac/ipYmB
President Donald Trump claims that his takeover of policing in Washington, D.C., has made the city safer.
Data shows that shootings *are* down in the nation’s capital — but the decline started months before the president put troops on its streets.
Read more: thetr.ac/xo0OZ
Data shows that shootings *are* down in the nation’s capital — but the decline started months before the president put troops on its streets.
Read more: thetr.ac/xo0OZ
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
President Donald Trump claims that his takeover of policing in Washington, D.C., has made the city safer.
Data shows that shootings *are* down in the nation’s capital — but the decline started months before the president put troops on its streets.
Read more: thetr.ac/xo0OZ
Data shows that shootings *are* down in the nation’s capital — but the decline started months before the president put troops on its streets.
Read more: thetr.ac/xo0OZ
The Supreme Court has never demonstrated a big appetite for Second Amendment cases — until now. The justices are back in session, and they’re preparing to weigh two significant challenges.
Here’s how those cases might affect gun laws. Read more: thetr.ac/oey91
Here’s how those cases might affect gun laws. Read more: thetr.ac/oey91
November 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Supreme Court has never demonstrated a big appetite for Second Amendment cases — until now. The justices are back in session, and they’re preparing to weigh two significant challenges.
Here’s how those cases might affect gun laws. Read more: thetr.ac/oey91
Here’s how those cases might affect gun laws. Read more: thetr.ac/oey91
Shootings across Chicago dropped at least 36 percent by the end of September. But West Garfield Park was left behind. Community members say the stalled progress stems from a problem they’ve been fighting for years: little city investment in their neighborhood.
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Read more: thetr.ac/qHyLL
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Shootings across Chicago dropped at least 36 percent by the end of September. But West Garfield Park was left behind. Community members say the stalled progress stems from a problem they’ve been fighting for years: little city investment in their neighborhood.
Read more: thetr.ac/qHyLL
Read more: thetr.ac/qHyLL
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the gunmaker SIG Sauer, demanding the company stop selling its flagship P320 pistol amid increasing concern that the gun can fire without the trigger being pulled. SIG has maintained that the gun is safe to use: thetr.ac/ACayX
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the gunmaker SIG Sauer, demanding the company stop selling its flagship P320 pistol amid increasing concern that the gun can fire without the trigger being pulled. SIG has maintained that the gun is safe to use: thetr.ac/ACayX
Gun violence is trending down for more than 75 percent of cities with the most shootings, the Gun Violence Data Hub found. For more than half those cities, the rate of decrease is even greater than it was last year, when the drop in gun homicides broke all previous records: thetr.ac/xo7lG
October 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Gun violence is trending down for more than 75 percent of cities with the most shootings, the Gun Violence Data Hub found. For more than half those cities, the rate of decrease is even greater than it was last year, when the drop in gun homicides broke all previous records: thetr.ac/xo7lG
As gun violence drops in Philadelphia, officials are designing a five-year plan to continue driving down crime. Philadelphians spoke to The Trace about what the city should do next.
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Read more: thetr.ac/Xe9ss
October 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
As gun violence drops in Philadelphia, officials are designing a five-year plan to continue driving down crime. Philadelphians spoke to The Trace about what the city should do next.
Read more: thetr.ac/Xe9ss
Read more: thetr.ac/Xe9ss
Many gunshot victims are covered under Medicaid, a program at risk as Congress battles over spending.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Many gunshot victims are covered under Medicaid, a program at risk as Congress battles over spending.
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Read more: thetr.ac/kYUqb
After the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota lawmakers promised to take action. They created a bipartisan working group to address gun deaths — but after only two sessions, the effort has come to a halt.
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Read more: thetr.ac/4BT9u
October 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
After the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota lawmakers promised to take action. They created a bipartisan working group to address gun deaths — but after only two sessions, the effort has come to a halt.
Read more: thetr.ac/4BT9u
Read more: thetr.ac/4BT9u
It’s the same story in Chicago, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New York, and San Francisco, the president’s latest target.
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It’s the same story in Chicago, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New York, and San Francisco, the president’s latest target.
Trump is now trying to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon. He’s called the city “war-ravaged,” but once again, the numbers don’t line up. thetr.ac/DPv5H
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Trump is now trying to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon. He’s called the city “war-ravaged,” but once again, the numbers don’t line up. thetr.ac/DPv5H
Explore more than 434,000 shootings to see how gun violence has marked your corner of the country. thetr.ac/6IS1I
October 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Explore more than 434,000 shootings to see how gun violence has marked your corner of the country. thetr.ac/6IS1I
Americans bought an estimated 1.31 million guns in September 2025, according to an analysis of FBI data. This seasonally adjusted figure includes about 810,000 handguns and 500,000 long guns (rifles and shotguns).
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Read more: thetr.ac/7FSYs
October 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Americans bought an estimated 1.31 million guns in September 2025, according to an analysis of FBI data. This seasonally adjusted figure includes about 810,000 handguns and 500,000 long guns (rifles and shotguns).
Read more: thetr.ac/7FSYs
Read more: thetr.ac/7FSYs
In June, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated in her home. Weeks later, a shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School. The tragedies have led to an ongoing battle over gun laws in the state.
Read more: thetr.ac/1atOD
Read more: thetr.ac/1atOD
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In June, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated in her home. Weeks later, a shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School. The tragedies have led to an ongoing battle over gun laws in the state.
Read more: thetr.ac/1atOD
Read more: thetr.ac/1atOD
In 2016, the country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry to tackle the biggest form of gun death. The effort was good for public relations and raising money, but it never came close to meeting its goal. A trove of internal records shows why: thetr.ac/UgKW6
October 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
In 2016, the country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry to tackle the biggest form of gun death. The effort was good for public relations and raising money, but it never came close to meeting its goal. A trove of internal records shows why: thetr.ac/UgKW6
How violent is Portland, Oregon, the latest Democratic city that President Donald Trump says “has been on fire for years”?
The Trace dug into the numbers and found that gun violence in the city has been plummeting since the pandemic.
Read more: thetr.ac/7O0tj
The Trace dug into the numbers and found that gun violence in the city has been plummeting since the pandemic.
Read more: thetr.ac/7O0tj
October 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
How violent is Portland, Oregon, the latest Democratic city that President Donald Trump says “has been on fire for years”?
The Trace dug into the numbers and found that gun violence in the city has been plummeting since the pandemic.
Read more: thetr.ac/7O0tj
The Trace dug into the numbers and found that gun violence in the city has been plummeting since the pandemic.
Read more: thetr.ac/7O0tj
The attack on a Mormon church in Michigan was one of many similar shootings over the past 20 years, according to an analysis by The Trace.
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Read more: thetr.ac/FK317
October 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The attack on a Mormon church in Michigan was one of many similar shootings over the past 20 years, according to an analysis by The Trace.
Read more: thetr.ac/FK317
Read more: thetr.ac/FK317
The deployment of ICE to Chicago is based on the disproven claim that immigrants fuel a disproportionate amount of violent crime. Chicagoans fear for their safety as the deportation campaign intensifies.
Read more: thetr.ac/Ma6LG
Read more: thetr.ac/Ma6LG
October 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The deployment of ICE to Chicago is based on the disproven claim that immigrants fuel a disproportionate amount of violent crime. Chicagoans fear for their safety as the deportation campaign intensifies.
Read more: thetr.ac/Ma6LG
Read more: thetr.ac/Ma6LG
High-profile shooters keep writing messages on their ammo. An expert told The Trace that the inscriptions are meant to bring attention to the perpetrators’ violence and encourage others to participate.
Read more: thetr.ac/fFCIK
Read more: thetr.ac/fFCIK
October 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
High-profile shooters keep writing messages on their ammo. An expert told The Trace that the inscriptions are meant to bring attention to the perpetrators’ violence and encourage others to participate.
Read more: thetr.ac/fFCIK
Read more: thetr.ac/fFCIK
Two recent studies from the Centers for Violence Prevention at the University of California, Davis, aim to understand how political acts of violence are linked to certain beliefs and support of specific organizations. Their findings are striking.
Read more: thetr.ac/GUM7t
Read more: thetr.ac/GUM7t
October 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Two recent studies from the Centers for Violence Prevention at the University of California, Davis, aim to understand how political acts of violence are linked to certain beliefs and support of specific organizations. Their findings are striking.
Read more: thetr.ac/GUM7t
Read more: thetr.ac/GUM7t
The CAGE community gardening program in Milwaukee is part gardening class, part shop class, part life lessons. Research shows that CAGE’s approach works to prevent violence.
Read more: thetr.ac/4EAiy
Read more: thetr.ac/4EAiy
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The CAGE community gardening program in Milwaukee is part gardening class, part shop class, part life lessons. Research shows that CAGE’s approach works to prevent violence.
Read more: thetr.ac/4EAiy
Read more: thetr.ac/4EAiy