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

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 ...

Health officials are intensifying their criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’ that was signed into law by President Donald Trump this month, warning that the bill will have compounding ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Public Health ‘A Direct Attack on Science:’ Trump’s Return Is Rattling Gun Violence Researchers Days after the inauguration, White House directives and pledges to cut public health funding are already ...

A Decade of American Gun Violence What We Learned From Analyzing 10 Years of Shooting Data A Trace series challenges what many people might think about gun violence in America. Here are the highlights ...

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 ...

Culture A Fraternal Group Says It’s Dedicated to Child Welfare. So Why Do Its Local Chapters Raffle Guns? Guns have been the leading cause of death among young Americans since 2021. Yet the local ...