The ATF Was Planning a Chicago Surge Before Trump’s “Send in the Feds” Tweet
Internal memo called for federal officers to flood the city’s highest-crime neighborhoods. BY ANN GIVENS · @ANNTHETRACE Even before Donald Trump tweeted that he would...
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15 Census Tracts, 97 Fatal Shootings, and the Two Different Sides to American Gun Violence
New data released by The Guardian reveal some of the nation’s deadliest places. BY TEAM TRACE · @TEAMTRACE While President Trump and Attorney General Jeff...
Gun Background Check Change Could Put Weapons in Fugitives’ Hands
Security experts see danger in a Justice Department policy that weakens the system for screening firearms buyers wanted by law enforcement. BY ANN GIVENS ·...
‘Stand Your Ground’ Expansion Finds Support in Florida As Other Pro-Gun Bills Fade
Miami Republican Anitere Flores may spell doom for campus and open carry in the Sunshine State, but she voted to make it easier for self-defense...
The NRA Fired a Popular High-Ranking Exec Just Before the 2016 Election
Kyle Weaver was in charge of outreach to hunting and outdoors communities and membership recruitment. The NRA has fired the executive whose responsibilities included leadingthe...
As Thefts of Guns From Cars Surge, Police Urge Residents to Leave Their Weapons at Home
“Cars were not designed to be gun safes,” said one Texas lieutenant. From TheTrace In February, Tiffany Pelt, the spokesperson for the Lubbock Police Department,...
Gun Store Burglaries Soar by 30%, Smashing ATF Record
Few states require dealers to lock up their firearms after hours. By The Trace · @ALEXYABLON Thieves are breaking into more gun stores, and stealing...
I Make $13.50 an Hour. It’s Not Enough to Support a Teenager with a Gunshot Injury
For the past three years, Brenda Herron has been barely treading water with a houseful of kids. Then, over the holidays, a street shooting toppled...
Is the AR-15 a ‘Weapon of War’?
The same features that attract some shooters helped convince a circuit court that bans on the rifles don’t infringe on gun rights. The next big...
The NRA Appoints Itself Leader of the Trump ‘Counter Resistance’
In an ad debuting the group’s new rallying cry, Wayne LaPierre accuses the president’s critics of starting a war. BY MIKE SPIES ·@MIKESPIESNYC The...