The Trace spoke to a Yale law professor about the strengths and weaknesses of the Justice Department’s proposal.

Interpersonal violence and self-directed violence have long been treated as separate public health issues, but the two are ...

Chicago In Chicago, ShotSpotter Sparks a Political Power Struggle The fight over the gunshot detection technology has escalated between the mayor and a group of alderpeople, who have tried to block ...

New York has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation, Governor Kathy Hochul says But she called on Congress to pass a national assault weapons ban. “The time to act is now.” ...

Firearm suicides rarely make the headlines, but they claim more lives than any other type of gun violence. A study released earlier this year found that although the national rate of gun suicide fell ...

Justice Department Publishes Rule to Restore Gun Rights After Some Criminal Convictions The proposal gives the attorney general broad authority to decide who can and can’t get their gun rights ...

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.

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.

What Happens After Community Violence Intervention Programs Lose Funding? Workers fear that their progress on reducing shootings could reverse course.

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 ...