In Chicago, the Odds of Surviving a Shooting Are Getting Worse
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 violence statistics, according to a Trace analysis of data from the City of Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard and studies from the University of Chicago Crime Lab.
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A Decade of American Gun Violence – The Trace
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 programs grappling with America’s gun violence crisis.
Federal Court Finds SIG Sauer Liable for P320 Shooting Accident
Jun 24, 2024 · A Georgia jury has found New Hampshire-based gunmaker SIG Sauer liable in the shooting of a man who claimed his P320 pistol fired when he did not pull the trigger. The jury also awarded him $2.35 million in damages. It’s the third of several dozen lawsuits involving the company’s flagship handgun to go to trial, […]
Post-Bruen, More Than 1,000 Felons Challenge Their Gun Bans
Sep 12, 2024 · The Bruen Era. More Than a Thousand Felons Have Challenged Their Gun Bans Since the Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision. The Trace reviewed more than 2,000 court cases that cited Bruen and found that no group has used the decision more often than people whose felony records bar them from possessing guns.
How a Federal Gun Background Check Works - The Trace
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 Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, went online, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has processed more than 320 million of them.. The overwhelming majority of gun background checks take just minutes to clear the ...
Which U.S. States Have Passed Permitless Carry Gun Laws? - The …
May 12, 2023 · 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 programs grappling with America’s gun violence crisis.
Gun Homicides Are Down in the U.S., Despite GOP Rhetoric
Nov 1, 2024 · The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which became law in 2022, appropriated $250 million for community violence interventions. These are programs designed to prevent gun violence before it happens by mediating conflict, offering resources like mental health care to people who are likely to be perpetrators or victims of gun violence in the future, and connecting gunshot victims to support when ...
Threats of Political Violence Are Distorting Reality
Oct 14, 2024 · Will is a staff writer at The Trace. His reporting focuses on the gun lobby and related topics. Previously, he spent seven years on the investigative reporting team at Newsday, chronicling the cronyism, self-enrichment, and abuses of power endemic to government and law enforcement in New York.Stories that break ground, reveal connections, and dive below the surface are his jam.
How the Supreme Court Broadened the Second Amendment
Sep 12, 2024 · The New Standard: A Historical Test. The 6-3 Bruen decision, authored by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, threw out the second half of that two-part test as “one step too many.”. The Supreme Court declared that any regulation affecting the right to bear arms must be rooted in the “historical tradition of firearm regulation” in the United States.