the trace

The Scary Loophole That Lets Stalkers Have Guns

06.23.17

By Kerry Shaw
How Easy Should It Be to Buy a Silencer?

06.15.17

By James K. Williamson
Inside a Class That Teaches Politicians When It’s OK to Shoot Someone

05.15.17

By Blake Nelson
I Was Shot Nine Times and Can Barely Make Ends Meet

05.09.17

By Derrick Strong as told to Elizabeth Van Brocklin
The Haunting Social Media Trail Left by a Teen Gang Member

05.04.17

By Desmond Patton
Why Guns Might Be Coming to Your College Campus

04.05.17

By Maura Ewing
Why Gun People Are High on Neil Gorsuch

03.27.17

By Mike Spies
Meet the Hardliner Jeff Sessions Picked to Crack Down on Violent Crime

03.16.17

By Dan Friedman
Health

How Random Shootings Destroy the Lives of Low-Income Families Like Mine

02.27.17

By Brenda Herron, as told to Elizabeth Van Brocklin
Is the AR-15 a ‘Weapon of War’?

02.24.17

By Alex Yablon
My Son Was Murdered in the Line of Duty by Right-Wing Extremists

02.15.17

By Bob Paudert as told to Alex Yablon
Meet the Gun Rights Absolutists Bringing ‘Constitutional Carry’ to a State Near You

02.09.17

By Adam Weinstein

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