As firearm sales have fallen, so have deaths and mass shootings. Trace reporter Chip Brownlee breaks down this year’s gun violence trends.

Black boys don’t have the time, space, or tools to grieve their losses, Nora Gross argues in a book she wrote after spending ...

Our staff rounds up the must-read stories from other newsrooms, including investigations that shine a light and the features ...

From the maternal homicide crisis to a multimillion-dollar legal campaign against firearm regulations, our editor in chief on ...

Gun violence journalism that informs and empowers. Your gift makes The Trace’s reporting possible. Give today to sustain our work. The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful special ...

Investigating gun violence in America. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for insights into one of the most devastating public health crises in the United ...

Your gift makes The Trace’s reporting possible. Give today to sustain our work. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for insights into one of the most ...

In 2002, obstetric specialists in Atlanta published one of the city’s first, most comprehensive studies of maternal death records. By analyzing the deaths of pregnant and postpartum women in one of ...

Your gift makes The Trace’s reporting possible. Give today to sustain our work. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for insights into one of the most ...