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Making sense of the way we talk about — and cover — gun violence in America.
Analysis
A former member of the National Guard and a former politician took the lives of their loved ones before killing themselves. A new analysis by The Trace shows how often murder-suicides occur.
Politics
As Texas goes, they say, so goes the nation. If that’s true, the political events of the past week may reveal a lot about what’s to come.
The Trace has fact-checked the president’s claims about violent crime and immigrants during his State of the Union.
In Georgia, the trial of Colin Gray, the father of a school shooting suspect, has begun. Experts say prosecuting parents for the alleged crimes of their children is unlikely to prevent future attacks, but charges could still be warranted.
The 2A crowd warned about tyranny and “jack-booted government thugs,” while also building a shadow army amped up on the idea of crushing domestic opponents. After a decade on the beat, The Trace's Mike Spies analyzes how we got here.
Immigration Enforcement
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s deployment of immigration agents. Know of an incident? Please be in touch.
The Trump administration has claimed violent crime is rampant in Oregon’s largest city. A Trace analysis shows that shootings have actually plummeted.
The May 18 attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego is one of many similar shootings over the past 20 years, according to an analysis by The Trace.
As the president prepares to send federal troops into Memphis and Chicago, we debunk a few of his most mendacious talking points.
The president has taken over policing in Washington, D.C., and threatened to do the same in other Democratic-led cities. An analysis by The Trace shows that his claims of runaway violence are false.
As the Trump administration pushes deep cuts to the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention, we’ve compiled 10 examples of how the agency’s gun violence work has shaped policy and prevention.
The Knowledge Gap
The dip represents the first time in five years that annual gun deaths have come in below 45,000. Until 2020, the country had never surpassed 40,000 gun deaths in a single year.
Armed perpetrators have targeted firefighters and police officers more than 20 times in the past two decades, a Trace analysis found.
Public Health
Experts say these deaths are largely preventable. A new study looks into the connections between policy and outcome.
A Decade of American Gun Violence
The decreases are most pronounced in Democratic-led cities like those that the Trump campaign has painted as centers of violence.
