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Data
In three years, California law enforcement connected nearly 8,000 crime guns to Turner's Outdoorsman.
The Trajectory
Jeff Asher breaks down what that means — and why the trend is so difficult to explain.
A new analysis of state data by The Trace links the chain to a quarter of California’s crime guns. The retailer also sold a shotgun to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attacker.
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.
The Aftermath
A Trace analysis found that revenue once generated by fining and penalizing white-collar criminals is drying up — now that the president has pardoned so many of them.
The Trace has fact-checked the president’s claims about violent crime and immigrants during his State of the Union.
Immigration Enforcement
Last year, the Department of Homeland Security spent a record sum on guns and ammunition, a Trace analysis found.
The United States saw some of the lowest levels of gun violence on record, but still more than 110 people were shot each day. Here are a dozen other statistics that illuminate this year’s trends.
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s deployment of immigration agents. Know of an incident? Please be in touch.
Most took place at football games — and in the South.
Announcements
Original content from the hub reached more than 125 outlets, and several creative initiatives for 2026 are already underway.
The Bruen Era
With few rules on how the courses are taught, gun aficionados have stepped in to run them.
The president has taken credit for reducing crime in the capital, but a new analysis by The Trace shows that a decline was already underway.
The justices will consider two significant challenges this term. Here’s how they might affect gun laws.
The downward trend cuts across red and blue cities and states in every region of the country.
