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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Interpersonal violence and self-directed violence have long been treated as separate public health issues, but the two are more connected than previously understood, according to the findings of a new ...

Q & A A Trump Administration Plan to Restore Some People’s Gun Rights Could Actually Protect Gun Laws The Trace spoke to a Yale law professor about the strengths and weaknesses of the Justice ...

Anaconda, Montana, is the type of small town in America that’s easy to recognize. A writer for a local lifestyle magazine called it “the sort of place where scenes from Norman Rockwell play out behind ...

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 ...

Inside Philadelphia’s Evening Resource Centers for Youth In some places with curfew laws, officials have introduced centers where kids caught in violation can go if they don’t want to go home. Here’s ...

The Trajectory Chicago Hopes Safe Storage Workshops Can Save Kids City leaders implore residents to secure their weapons and talk to their friends about gun safety.

For the Gun Industry, Fear Is Big Business Gun rights proponents argued that removing firearms permit requirements would make people safer. Industry research shows that it’s made people more afraid.

The Military Has Strict Gun Policies. How Did the Fort Stewart Shooting Happen? Despite rules regarding carrying personal weapons, the perpetrator of the August 6 shooting was still able to bring his ...