President Donald Trump announced plans this week to deploy National Guard troops and take over the police force in Washington, D.C. Troops are already on the streets of the nation’s capital, alongside ...

10 Years After the Charleston Massacre, the Rev. Sharon Risher Has Turned to Advocacy Despite losing her mother and cousins in the shooting, her work has taught her about the intricacies of ...

Afea Tucker, The Trace’s longtime engagement reporter in Philadelphia, is moving into an innovative new role, joining the audience team as the organization’s first community editor. Tucker joined The ...

The Justice Department Is Investigating Whether the NRA’s Rights Were Violated in New York Corruption Case In February 2024, a jury found the National Rifle Association and its former CEO, Wayne ...

The Military Has Strict Gun Policies. How Did the Fort Stewart Shooting Happen? Despite rules regarding carrying personal weapons, the perpetrator of the August 6 shooting was still able to bring his ...

Anaconda, Montana, is the type of small town in America that’s easy to recognize. A writer for a local lifestyle magazine called it “the sort of place where scenes from Norman Rockwell play out behind ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q & A A Trump Administration Plan to Restore Some People’s Gun Rights Could Actually Protect Gun Laws The Trace spoke to a Yale law professor about the strengths and weaknesses of the Justice ...

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.

Health officials are intensifying their criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’ that was signed into law by President Donald Trump this month, warning that the bill will have compounding ...