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Reporting on Guns and Gun Violence in America - The Trace

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An independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to shining a light on America's gun violence crisis.

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  • [H2] Gun violence journalism that sparks change.
  • [H2] Menu
  • [H2] Should Illegal Drug Use Cost Someone Their Gun Rights? SCOTUS Appears Skeptical
  • [H2] Latest
  • [H2] Immigration
  • [H2] The Data Hub
  • [H2] U.S. Policy
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  • [H2] The Industry
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  • [H2] The only newsroom dedicated to reporting on gun violence.
  • [H3] Search
  • [H3] Projects & Investigations
  • [H3] Ongoing Topics
  • [H3] Local
  • [H3] About The Trace
  • [H3] Don't miss a story.
  • [H3] ‘Bridging the Divide’ on Firearms Laws
  • [H3] How Often Do Kids Bring Guns to School? Here’s What We Know
  • [H3] Violence Prevention Programs in Milwaukee Face Uncertainty — and Rising Homicides
  • [H3] Try As He Might, Trump Can’t Take Credit for the Nation’s Murder Drop
  • [H3] Gun Sellers Have Made Millions From Trump’s Deployment of Immigration Agents
  • [H3] How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
  • [H3] What Can ICE’s History of Deadly Force Tell Us About the Renee Good Shooting?
  • [H3] Immigration Agents Are Shooting People. Is It Legal?
  • [H3] How the ‘Most Pro-Gun President’ in History Spent His First Year Back in Office
  • [H3] More Featured Stories
  • [H3] Newly Obtained Documents Show How Gun Manufacturers Swamped the Market With Large-Capacity Magazines
  • [H3] He Patrolled the Neighborhoods Where His Sons Were Drawn into Violence
  • [H3] These Neighborhood Groups Are Fighting to Rewrite Brownsville’s Legacy of Violence
  • [H3] Brandon Scott Pushed Baltimore Shootings to Historic Lows. Now Comes the Hard Part
  • [H3] The Quiet Crisis: What’s Driving Gun Suicides Among Older Americans?
  • [H3] By the Numbers: Gun Violence in Q4 2025
  • [H3] A Trace Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities Shows One of the Greatest Drops in Gun Violence — Ever
  • [H3] By the Numbers: Gun Violence in Q3
  • [H3] Great Lakes
  • [H3] Local Reporting
  • [H3] Cops Who Shoot Civilians Are Rarely Punished. But One Verdict in Illinois Stands Out.
  • [H3] It Took Years to Rebuild Trust in Minneapolis After George Floyd. Then ICE Came.
  • [H3] Michigan Has Rolled Out an Ambitious Gun Safety Plan. Will It Work?
  • [H3] Wisconsin Republicans Condemn Milwaukee for Gun Violence While Blocking Solutions
  • [H3] Chicago
  • [H3] Local Reporting
  • [H3] Immigration Raids Disrupt a Program Designed to Protect Chicago Schoolchildren
  • [H3] Gun Violence Is Plummeting in Chicago, But One Neighborhood Feels Left Behind
  • [H3] Some Immigrants in Chicago Now Fear ICE More Than Gunfire
  • [H3] Trump Says Chicago Is Crime-Ridden. But Shootings Are Down 50 Percent Since His First Term.
  • [H3] Philadelphia
  • [H3] Local Reporting
  • [H3] Inspired by the Black Panthers, Armed Citizen Patrols Have Returned to Philadelphia
  • [H3] Philadelphians Want Another Record Drop in Gun Violence in 2026
  • [H3] Could Philly’s $2 Billion Bet on Housing Help Reduce Gun Violence?
  • [H3] Here’s What Philadelphians Want to See in the City’s Plan to Boost Public Safety
  • [H3] The Supreme Court Is More Interested in Second Amendment Cases Than Ever Before
  • [H3] A Year of Trump Has Stretched the ATF to Its Limits
  • [H3] The Trace’s Guide to Trump’s First Year Back in Office
  • [H3] What Have Trump’s Troops Done for Crime in D.C.?
  • [H3] Ghost Guns Are Linked to an Increase in Suicide Rates
  • [H3] Gun Violence Researchers Braced for Trump’s Attacks. A Year Later, They’re Still Tallying the Damage.
  • [H3] Young People Are Watching the Minneapolis Shootings on Repeat — and It’s Taking a Toll
  • [H3] What Researchers Learned About American Gun Violence in 2025
  • [H3] Even a Decade of Unintentional Shootings Could Not Slow America’s Top Pistol Maker
  • [H3] The Violent Reckoning the Gun Rights Movement Long Wanted Is Playing Out in Minneapolis
  • [H3] The Gun Industry Is Embracing Digital Tactics to Turn Gun Buying Into a Habit
  • [H3] The Gun Lobby Is Divided in Its Response to the Alex Pretti Shooting
  • [H3] With an Eye on Violence Intervention, These People Are Determined to Make Change
  • [H3] After Trump’s Cuts, Who’s Going to Fund Gun Violence Prevention?
  • [H3] ‘Hands in the Soil, Off the Trigger’
  • [H3] Despite a Turbulent Year, Violence Prevention Leaders Press On
  • [H3] Atlas of American Gun Violence
  • [H3] More Featured Stories
  • [H3] New Yorkers Fill Gun Classes as Applications for Concealed Carry Permits Surge
  • [H3] 5 Things We Learned About Shootings at High School Sports Events
  • [H3] Virginia’s Election of a Democratic Governor Primes the State for Gun Reform
  • [H3] Republican Governors Sent National Guard to D.C. Despite Violence at Home
  • [H3] Sites
  • [H3] Sections
  • [H3] About The Trace
  • [H3] Connect
  • [H4] The Industry
  • [H4] A Decade of American Gun Violence
  • [H4] Bang for the Buck
  • [H4] The Trajectory
  • [H5] About
  • [H5] Donate
  • [H5] Newsletter
  • [H5] Events

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