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

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 ...

The Trump administration’s push to cut federal grants has domestic violence groups considering layoffs, reduced hours, and shelter closures.

Chicago Some Chicago Gunshot Victims Don’t Trust Ambulances Survivors are choosing to transport themselves to the hospital instead of waiting for emergency services. Experts say the Chicago Fire ...

Rob Wilcox, a co-director of the now-shuttered office, discusses why he remains optimistic about gun violence prevention efforts.

Public Health ‘A Direct Attack on Science:’ Trump’s Return Is Rattling Gun Violence Researchers Days after the inauguration, White House directives and pledges to cut public health funding are already ...

The Business of Guns Gun Sales Are Plummeting. Here’s Why A Trace analysis found that Americans purchased 6.5 million fewer guns last year than in 2020, when the pandemic pushed demand for firearms to ...

A Decade of American Gun Violence Dozens of Cities Are Paying for Gunshot Detection Tech They May Not Need A new analysis by The Trace identified cities across the country that are using ShotSpotter ...

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 ...

Elections What Harris and Trump Might Do About Guns If Elected Heading into the presidential candidates’ first debate, we take a look at their records on guns and the policies they might pursue as ...

Philadelphia How Philadelphians Feel About Violence On Public Transit I’ve been using SEPTA since I was in middle school. I’m shaken by the recent violence — and other community members are, too.

Bang for the Buck The Gun Groups Scrambling to Fill the NRA’s Void As the organization's social, political, and financial dominance in the gun rights arena wanes, other prominent groups are ...