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The majority of suicides in the U.S. involve guns, and eighty per cent of those are done by white men, a pattern that the gun-rights organization has spent decades denying.

A devastating personal story reveals why firearm suicide has remained a blind spot in America’s gun debate.

Stormy Kay was born in 1961, when her parents were young newlyweds, unprepared and thrust into adulthood. Stormy’s mother cut meat at a grocery store and taught classes at a beauty school, and her fat...

The gun industry is pushing Congress to loosen restrictions on carrying, even though routine carrying makes even its customers feel less safe.

The panel also left intact a 2024 ruling that barred LaPierre from holding a paid position within the NRA for 10 years.

Most kids play hide-and-seek. Zayd Ayers Dohrn, whose parents became fugitives after founding the Weather Underground, learned how to lose a tail.

SIG Sauer’s P320 has prompted scores of lawsuits for alleged safety issues. Insiders say a push to make more guns led to shoddy manufacturing.

The 2A crowd warned about tyranny and “jack-booted government thugs,” while also building a shadow army amped up on the idea of crushing  domestic opponents. After a decade on the beat, The Trace's Mi...

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The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.

At least 717 million devices like the one used in the Brown University mass shooting have been produced and distributed during a 30-year period, including a decade when they were banned.

At least 717 million devices like the one used in the Brown University mass shooting have been produced and distributed during a 30-year period, including a decade when they were banned.

Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...

What the gun industry tells the public is often at odds with what it knows to be true — and the discrepancies can be a matter of life and death.