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 ...

National Rifle Association A Top NRA Executive’s Trail of Business Flops and Unpaid Debt As the gun group confronts serious financial straits, it has entrusted its operations to Josh Powell, a failed ...

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.” ...

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 ...

Ask The Trace The Gun Industry Makes Billions. But How Many Exactly? It's hard to estimate since it's made up of dozens of public and private companies. In this edition of Ask The Trace, we attempt an ...

Editor's Note Making Sense of Gun Violence in 2025 One hundred days into the second Trump term, the United States is in political upheaval. Here's how The Trace is meeting the moment.

The Trump administration’s push to cut federal grants has domestic violence groups considering layoffs, reduced hours, and shelter closures.

Philadelphia It’s One of Philly’s Hardest Hit Neighborhoods, But a Plan to Fight Gun Violence Is Showing Promise Once a thriving working class community, Kensington has become infamous for drug use ...

Rob Wilcox, a co-director of the now-shuttered office, discusses why he remains optimistic about gun violence prevention efforts.

The Business of Guns Gun Sales Are Plummeting. Here’s Why A Trace analysis found that Americans purchased 6.5 million fewer guns last year than in 2020, when the pandemic pushed demand for firearms to ...

A Decade of American Gun Violence Dozens of Cities Are Paying for Gunshot Detection Tech They May Not Need A new analysis by The Trace identified cities across the country that are using ShotSpotter ...