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Data. Gun Violence by the Numbers in 2024. As firearm sales have fallen, so have deaths and mass shootings. Trace reporter Chip Brownlee breaks down this year’s gun violence trends.
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Year in Review What We Learned About Gun Violence in 2024. From the maternal homicide crisis to a multimillion-dollar legal campaign against firearm regulations, our editor in chief on The Trace's crucial reporting — and what it might mean for 2025.
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Shootings Dropped in Philly, But the Toll of Gun Violence Endures
2 days ago · Gun violence in the United States continued to decline significantly in 2024 — perhaps most pointedly in Philadelphia, where homicides fell more than 40 percent and shootings dropped to their lowest level in a decade.It’s a historic turnaround in a city in which, for two years in a row during the pandemic, gunfire claimed more than 500 lives annually.
What We Learned About Gun Violence in 2024 - thetrace.org
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 found him liable for misuse of the nonprofit’s funds, the gun rights movement has transformed America. And as explored in In Guns We Trust, our podcast series with Longlead, anchored by senior newswriter Jennifer Mascia ...
The Trace Launches the Gun Violence Data Hub
Nov 11, 2024 · The Trace is excited to announce the launch of its Gun Violence Data Hub, an initiative created to provide data for newsrooms around the country.. The Data Hub went live with its site in early November. Made up of three parts, the site offers a help desk, reference material and resources, and an upcoming data library.
In Guns We Trust - The Trace
Apr 9, 2024 · How did the United States become so divided over guns? How did violence become so epidemic? And can we ever find a way forward? “In Guns We Trust” — the latest season of the podcast “Long Shadow,” produced by Long Lead and Campside Media in partnership with The Trace — explores the evolution of America’s gun debate.. Host Garrett Graff begins at Columbine High School, then goes ...
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The Trace’s Commitment to Readers During a Second Trump Term
Nov 7, 2024 · Announcements. The Trace’s Commitment to Readers During a Second Trump Term. Our newsroom is clear-eyed about the challenges ahead, and we will be unwavering in our pursuit of journalism that helps to build a safer country for everyone.
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