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The Business of Guns The Demise — and Rebirth — of a Notorious Nevada Gunmaker Facing multiple lawsuits, Jimenez Arms declared bankruptcy earlier this year. Now it's starting anew.
Without government funding, local activists in Fort Wayne say interrupting violence is an uphill battle — especially among young people.
What Is the Future of March For Our Lives? The gun violence prevention organization is downsizing while facing money and legal troubles.
Afea Tucker, The Trace’s longtime engagement reporter in Philadelphia, is moving into an innovative new role, joining the audience team as the organization’s first community editor. Tucker joined The ...
As federal law enforcement agents and National Guard troops fanned out to take over policing in Washington, D.C., last week, the streets of the country’s capital started to look very different — at ...
President Donald Trump announced plans this week to deploy National Guard troops and take over the police force in Washington, D.C. Troops are already on the streets of the nation’s capital, alongside ...
The Justice Department Is Investigating Whether the NRA’s Rights Were Violated in New York Corruption Case In February 2024, a jury found the National Rifle Association and its former CEO, Wayne ...
10 Years After the Charleston Massacre, the Rev. Sharon Risher Has Turned to Advocacy Despite losing her mother and cousins in the shooting, her work has taught her about the intricacies of ...
Federal law doesn’t require background checks on private gun sales, but 20 states have expanded background checks. There’s perhaps no policy more central to the gun debate in the United States than ...
Coronavirus & Guns Mass Shootings Are Soaring, With Black Neighborhoods Hit Hardest 2020 is on pace to have the most mass shootings since the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive started tracking them. In ...
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 ...
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 ...