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What It Takes to Have a Friday Night Without Violence

On a Friday evening in mid-July, Martin Luther King Jr. Park in South Memphis was teeming with people. There were carnival ...
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Watch: Representative Jamie Raskin on Youth Gun Deaths, Nonviolent Civil Movements, and the Supreme Court

Trace Editor in Chief Tali Woodward’s conversation Raskin, a Maryland Democrat and ranking member of the House Judiciary ...
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Watch: No-Excuses Gun Violence Reduction Strategies for Safer Cities

How do local governments get good at stopping shootings? A panel conversation from The Trace’s 2026 Safer Together forum.
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Watch: Gun Violence Research That’s Proving What’s Possible

Experts at our 2026 Safer Together forum discuss fresh evidence on bridging divides, thwarting tragedy, and sustaining ...
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Murder-Suicide Appears to Be Rising Among Older Americans

We rely on readers like you. Help us raise $6,000 by October 9 to sustain gun violence reporting you depend on. going. Our team, our mission, our partners, and more. Plus: How to contact us. A day ...
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What Can Cities Learn From Baltimore’s Extraordinary Decline in Violence?

We rely on readers like you. Help us raise $6,000 by October 9 to sustain gun violence reporting you depend on. going. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for ...
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The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether States Can Ban Assault Weapons

We rely on readers like you. Help us raise $6,000 by October 9 to sustain gun violence reporting you depend on. going. Our team, our mission, our partners, and more. Plus: How to contact us. Just days ...
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How Do You Grieve for Someone Who Killed Another Person?

We rely on readers like you. Help us raise $6,000 by October 9 to sustain gun violence reporting you depend on. going. Our team is examining a decade's worth of data from the Gun Violence Archive for ...
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People Lose Pet Dogs to Police Shootings Every Day on Average

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Some States Are Making It Easier to Sue Gun Companies

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Ghost Guns Are Linked to an Increase in Suicide Rates

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A Year of Trump Has Stretched the ATF to Its Limits

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