“People are going to continue to keep purchasing guns,” said Smith, a life coach with Chicago CRED, a violence prevention ...

Bulletin What Does It Take to Feel Safe in America? “The gun industry isn’t just selling firearms,” Senator Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, told The Trace’s Mike Spies. “It’s selling fear, even ...

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 more connected than previously understood, according to the findings of a new ...

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.” ...

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.

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 ...

A Texas law set to take effect this year will increase penalties for road rage shootings — a response to the state’s high rates of highway violence. The crackdown comes after a 2024 analysis from The ...

Studies show that racial disparities in self-defense cases often leave Black people convicted of murder. Maurice Byrd beat those odds.

Chicago They Couldn’t Find Help When They Survived a Shooting. They Want Things to Improve for the Next Generation. Children and young adults often feel overlooked after losing a loved one to gun ...

In the aftermath of a sudden loss, gun violence survivors say they need empathy and guidance from law enforcement.