AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logopinPinnedDangerous Homes: Guns and Domestic Violence Exact a Deadly Toll on Kidsthetrace.org - Jennifer MasciaAngela Brooks will never forget the FaceTime call from her 10-year-old granddaughter, Nie’Mae. “She said, ‘Granny, please help us. Mama’s dead,’” …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo12 hours agoCities, States, and Now Grieving Families Are Taking Ghost Gun Makers to Courtthetrace.org - Mensah M. DeanIn the last several weeks of Sahmya Heaven Garcia’s young life, she sought a protective order against a former boyfriend who had become her …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoNRA Foundation Agrees to Reform to Settle D.C. Casethetrace.org - Chip BrownleeThe National Rifle Association’s charitable arm has agreed to implement significant reforms to resolve a lawsuit brought by the District of Columbia …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoBuffalo Saw an ‘Unheard Of’ Drop in Gun Violence Last Year. What’s Behind the Success?thetrace.org - Chip BrownleeIn his more than three decades of working to reduce violence in Buffalo, New York, Pastor James Giles has seen it all — the spikes and the reversions …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoGuns Are As Old As America — But So Are Gun Lawsthetrace.org - Team TraceIt’s hard to imagine, but for most of American history, guns were not a contentious topic. The Second Amendment wasn’t a matter of much debate or …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoMost Veterans Own a Gun — and Many Keep It Loadedthetrace.org - Fairriona MageeMore than half of military veterans with access to firearms store them unsafely, and nearly 40 percent store their guns loaded, according to a new …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoPhiladelphia’s New Public Safety Plan Calls for More Data, Boots on the Groundthetrace.org - Mensah M. DeanOn the day before Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel announced a sweeping public safety plan, a shooting …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTeachers Say They’re Struggling With the Reality of Guns In Schoolsthetrace.org - Fairriona MageeWhen a minor earthquake struck the East Coast last week, second-grade teacher Abbey Clements saw the fearful look in her students’ eyes, “searching …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Biden Administration Is Trying to Expand Background Checks for Gun Salesthetrace.org - Chip BrownleeThe Biden administration has finalized a rule meant to reduce the number of guns sold without background checks. Calling it the largest expansion of …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLost and Stolen Guns Are More Likely to Be Used in Crimes, Study Findsthetrace.org - Alain StephensGuns that go missing or are stolen from their original owners are much more prone to be used in crimes, according to a new analysis that provides …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Armed Erathetrace.org - Jennifer MasciaYou drop your child off at kindergarten where they learn how to hide from an active shooter. You spot a rifle-strapped shopper in the cereal aisle at …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoColumbine Shaped a New Era in America’s Gun Debatethetrace.org - Team TraceApril 20, 1999 was a turning point. It was the day Columbine — a name taken from a beautiful wildflower — became synonymous with tragedy, when two …
AvatarThe TraceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFriends Don't Let Friends Buy Gunsthetrace.org - Katie WorthOnce upon a time in America, people rolled their eyes at seatbelts, four out of ten high school students smoked cigarettes, and campers left their …