Dec 31, 2024 · Chip is a reporter at The Trace covering federal policy related to violence prevention and firearms. He is also the author of The Trajectory newsletter, which spotlights …

Jan 9, 2025 · Champe Barton is a reporter at The Trace covering the gun industry. His work has focused on the role of gun distribution in America’s gun violence epidemic, including lax …

Dec 11, 2024 · In June 2023, the town council in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, voted unanimously to install the gunshot detection service ShotSpotter. The town would get the system up and …

Dec 20, 2024 · The Landscape Is Different, but America’s Strong Relationship With Firearms Persists. As Mike Spies wrote in his coda about former NRA chief Wayne LaPierre, after a jury …

Dec 19, 2024 · Ralph Carter, founder of We Are Linden, at the North Columbus Preparatory Academy in South Linden. Eli Hiller for The Trace. Decades of accumulated concerns were …

Sep 26, 2024 · A person shot in Chicago is more likely to die from it today than they would have been 13 years ago. Fatal shootings have made up a steadily larger share of the city’s gun …

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Nov 1, 2024 · The 2024 presidential candidates couldn’t be further apart on gun policy. Vice President Kamala Harris has called for universal background checks and an assault weapons …

Chip is a reporter at The Trace covering federal policy related to violence prevention and firearms. He is also the author of The Trajectory newsletter, which spotlights the people, policies, and …

Jul 11, 2015 · In the United States, anybody who wants to buy a gun from a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL) is subject to a background check. Since 1998, when the National Instant …