How Much Will President Obama’s Gun Moves Affect Gun Violence?
Will simply explaining current law more clearly help save lives?
Counting Mass Shootings Is a Bad Way to Understand Gun Violence in America
It glosses over the broader reality of who is most at risk of being murdered with guns.
How Much of Your Sensitive Personal Information Would You Trade for a Free Cookie?
An artist tests whether New Yorkers will give away their mother’s maiden name or part of their Social Security number for a homemade cookie.
Did the Assault Weapons Ban Really Work?
California Senator Dianne Feinstein says “the evidence is clear: the ban worked.” Except there’s no evidence it saved lives—and the researcher behind the key statistic Feinstein cites says it’s an outdated figure that was based on a false assumption.
Why Gun Control Groups Have Moved Away From an Assault Weapons Ban
A decade after the ban expired, gun control groups say that focusing on other policies will save more American lives.
Six Days in Ferguson: Voices From the Protests
A day-by-day chronology of what happened in Ferguson, drawn from the best reporting by journalists and witnesses on the ground.
Reading List: The Best Reporting on Children With Post-Traumatic Stress
What happens to children and teenagers exposed to violence in their own neighborhoods.
What We Actually Know About the Connections Between Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and Gun Violence
A conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Swanson.
A Push to Restart CDC Funding for Gun Violence Research
New legislation would increase CDC funding for gun violence research from zero dollars to $10 million. The NRA calls the push “unethical” and an “abuse of taxpayer funds.”
Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in America?
Has non-fatal gun violence increased or decreased over the past 10 years? No one really knows.