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Data: Gun Violence Is Still Declining in Cities Across the U.S.

Gun violence is trending downward for more than three quarters of cities with the most shootings, according to a new analysis ...
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Do Gun Regulations Equal Fewer Shootings? Lessons From New England

Make a gift to The Trace to keep our reporting on gun violence going strong. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for insights into one of the most devastating ...
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What Harris and Trump Might Do About Guns If Elected

Make a gift to The Trace to keep our reporting on gun violence going strong. Our team, our mission, our partners, and more. Plus: How to contact us. Harris has made the prevention of gun violence a ...
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Should Suicides Be Considered ‘Gun Violence’?

Make a gift to The Trace to keep our reporting on gun violence going strong. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for insights into one of the most devastating ...
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The ‘Warrior Cop’ Is a Toxic Mentality. And a Lucrative Industry.

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The gun industry makes billions. But how many exactly?The gun industry makes billions. But ...

Make a gift to The Trace to keep our reporting on gun violence going strong. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for insights into one of the most devastating ...
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What Are 3D-Printed Guns, and Why Are They Controversial?

Make a gift to The Trace to keep our reporting on gun violence going strong. Our team, our mission, our partners, and more. Plus: How to contact us. For decades, weapons manufacturing has been the ...
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The Company Behind America’s Scariest School Shooter Drills

Make a gift to The Trace to keep our reporting on gun violence going strong. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for insights into one of the most devastating ...
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Trump’s fixation on urban crime ignores worsening rural violence, experts say

Make a gift to The Trace to keep our reporting on gun violence going strong. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for insights into one of the most devastating ...
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Why Are High-Profile Shooters Writing on Their Ammo?

Make a gift to The Trace to keep our reporting on gun violence going strong. Our team, our mission, our partners, and more. Plus: How to contact us. In several recent high-profile shootings, law ...
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What We Learned From Analyzing 10 Years of Shooting Data

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Chicago Still Isn’t the Murder Capital of America

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