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The most comprehensive data we have on gun violence comes from The Trace's Atlas of American Gun Violence and it just got a major update. From 2014 through September 2025, you can take a look at shootings (fatal and non-fatal) anywhere in the country. It shouldn't have taken a one-man non-profit (Gun Violence Archive) and a newsroom team to put together the best data available, but they've done something the US government never could. This is a very important resource and one that should be celebrated. https://lnkd.in/emn-xpb6

The Trump administration has claimed violent crime is rampant in Oregon’s largest city. A Trace analysis shows that shootings have actually plummeted. https://thetr.ac/42wOe

The Trump administration makes many claims about shootings and violence. Fact-check them yourself.

Minnesota state legislators established a bipartisan gun violence working group after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting. But after just two meetings, a debate over a basic safety measure has left them at a standstill.

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Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood has one of the worst gun violence rates in New York City. But it’s a place where people help people, Robert Gerhardt found. Through photographs, Gerhardt shows how the community faces violence directly and cooperatively. Read more: https://thetr.ac/fsSwd

Americans bought an estimated 1.31 million guns in September 2025, according to an analysis of FBI data. This seasonally adjusted figure includes about 810,000 handguns and 500,000 long guns (rifles and shotguns). Read more: https://thetr.ac/E4Q0W

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the gunmaker SIG Sauer, demanding the company stop selling its flagship P320 pistol amid increasing concern that the gun can fire without the trigger being pulled. SIG has maintained that the gun is safe to use.

When many people think of Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood, they still envision abandoned buildings and unchecked violence. But Brownsville is a place where people help people, and community members rally to counter violence head-on. A new photo collection captures that complicated picture.

In the third week of the government shutdown, health care funding has become the key sticking point between Republicans and Democrats. The outcome of the ongoing partisan rift could have major consequences for shooting survivors.