Lawmakers toughened penalties after a Trace analysis revealed that the state led the country in gun violence on the road.

Chicago Fighting Gun Violence in Chicago, With Trees, Rakes, and Cleanup Crews The city is investing millions in beautifying the public spaces where shootings are most likely to occur.

Maryland’s Data Dashboard Will Help Grassroots Organizers Interrupt Gun Violence With the real-time data, community leaders can concentrate their efforts in places where shootings remain pervasive.

Culture A Fraternal Group Says It’s Dedicated to Child Welfare. So Why Do Its Local Chapters Raffle Guns? Guns have been the leading cause of death among young Americans since 2021. Yet the local ...

Ask The Trace Do Gun Regulations Equal Fewer Shootings? Lessons From New England Gun rights advocates often point to low rates of shootings in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to argue that you don’t ...

The Industry What Are 3D-Printed Guns, and Why Are They Controversial? Breaking down the technology, the legality, and the ideology of a growing movement.

How We Fix This This Tiny Louisiana Police Force Is a National Leader in Taking Guns From Abusers How a survivor of domestic violence, now working as a cop in the bayou, made her small community a ...

A Democrat with an ‘A’ Grade from the NRA? There’s One Left. At the same time, 94 percent of Republican candidates remain in the group's good graces.

America has the highest gun suicide rate of any country on earth. Its gun homicide rate, meanwhile, ranks about 30th. As Tim’s question suggests, some people, often gun-rights advocates, wonder if ...

Ask The Trace The Gun Industry Makes Billions. But How Many Exactly? It's hard to estimate since it's made up of dozens of public and private companies. In this edition of Ask The Trace, we attempt an ...

Suicide 10 Essential Facts About Guns and Suicide More than two-thirds of all gun deaths are self-inflicted.

Chicago On Patrol With Chicago’s Last Violence Interrupters Cure Violence has shown promise in reducing violent crime. But with its funding slashed in its home city, a few remaining foot soldiers are ...