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Interpersonal violence and self-directed violence have long been treated as separate public health issues, but the two are more connected than previously understood, according to the findings of a new ...

New York Has Some of the Strongest Gun Laws in the Nation, Governor Kathy Hochul Says But she called on Congress to pass a national assault weapons ban. “The time to act is now.” ...

For the Gun Industry, Fear Is Big Business Gun rights proponents argued that removing firearms permit requirements would make people safer. Industry research shows that it’s made people more afraid.

Bulletin What Does It Take to Feel Safe in America? “The gun industry isn’t just selling firearms,” Senator Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, told The Trace’s Mike Spies. “It’s selling fear, even ...

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Maryland’s Data Dashboard Will Help Grassroots Organizers Interrupt Gun Violence With the real-time data, community leaders can concentrate their efforts in places where shootings remain pervasive.

What Happens After Community Violence Intervention Programs Lose Funding? Workers fear that their progress on reducing shootings could reverse course.

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Politics What Senate Democrats Say They Can (Maybe) Get Done on Gun Reform Their razor thin majority means passing new laws won’t be easy, but here’s what the caucus will be pushing.

Elections What Harris and Trump Might Do About Guns If Elected Heading into the presidential candidates’ first debate, we take a look at their records on guns and the policies they might pursue as ...