8 years ago today someone fired into a crowd of concertgoers from a hotel in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and wounding 422 others. 2 other people have since died from their injuries. It is the deadliest shooting in modern American history

Mass shootings you may have missed this weekend: 3 killed, 8 wounded in N.C. 2 killed, 8 wounded in Michigan 2 killed, 5 wounded in Texas 1 killed, 3 wounded in New Orleans 4 wounded in Louisiana 4 wounded in N.C. via Gun Violence Archive

Unlike many forms of public gun violence, sniper attacks evade most security measures like metal detectors and armed guards. It's hard to defend yourself from a bullet coming from 200 yards away. My latest for @thetrace.org w/ @bychipbrownlee.com and Champe Barton:

In 2020 the gun industry urged the ATF to add a nonbinary category to the federal background check form for gun sales. The Trump administration made the change. Now the 2nd Trump administration is reversing it. My colleague @vansant.bsky.social has the scoop:

When did we start debating a gunman's politics after high-profile shootings? I tried to make sense of our acrimonious political discourse in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing:

Startling new reporting from @amendelson.bsky.social at @thetrace.org: Americans 70+ have the highest suicide rates of any age group. Gun suicide is a greater killer of men over 70 than car crashes

The politics of the gunman are now questioned after every high-profile shooting, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Experts told me this right-left paradigm is a distraction from deeper issues, like how to prevent these tragedies. My latest for @thetrace.org:

According to texts surfaced during the investigation of the Kirk shooting, the engravings on the bullets are "mostly a big meme" Initial reports said the engravings were "transgender and antifascist ideology"

How international media is covering Charlie Kirk's murder:

Former Reps. Jeff Flake (R) and Gabby Giffords (D): "Those with power and influence – from the president on down – must realize that fanning the flames of division will only make things worse and lead to even more violence and crime."

Today marks three months since Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert were assassinated. “A lot of leaders show up to events and doorknocks, give the rah-rah speeches, and then they leave. That was not Melissa.”

Political violence like the Charlie Kirk assassination accelerates our march toward civil unrest — but it's not to late to stop it, @jeffsharlet.bsky.social tells my colleague @bychipbrownlee.com

In just two weeks, more than 20 U.S. colleges received false active shooter reports, triggering lockdowns and heavy police responses. These swatting incidents may be fake, but the fear and trauma they create are real. Strong reporting from @jenmascia.bsky.social

"This precedent being used against trans people could be used against veterans with PTSD. It’s a slippery slope to make anyone lose their 2nd amendment rights."

Most of the states backing Trump’s crime crackdown have areas with higher gun homicide rates than the nation’s capital, a Trace analysis shows. At least 17 Mississippi counties endured more gun homicides per capita than the nation’s capital in 2024. Read: www.thetrace.org/2025/08/nati...

Can President Trump militarize crimefighting in Democrat-run cities like Chicago and Baltimore? Not legally. But that doesn’t mean he won't try, a policing expert told me. My latest for @thetrace.org:

Washington D.C.'s 12-day murder-free streak ended early this morning with the shooting death of a man just after midnight www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...

Claim: Washington D.C. hasn't had a murder since Trump sent in the troops on August 11. Fact: There was a murder on August 13. No murders since then — but there have been 7 shootings. A total of 8 people were wounded www.gunviolencearchive.org/query/3378d4...

National Guard troops in D.C. have been ordered to carry weapons. Why might that make some people nervous? Kent State.

President Trump took over D.C.'s police force — and suggested other cities could be next — because of "out of control" crime. But crime in these cities is decreasing. @bychipbrownlee.com and I crunched the numbers:

How can someone can have a "documented mental health history" and still own a gun? They weren't involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility. You can even have an emergency mental health hospitalization — a "5150" or "Baker Act" hold — and still buy a gun in 45 states

Celebratory gunfire results in injuries and deaths every 4th of July. This year was no different — though there appear to be fewer instances than in years’ past 🧵

Today marks 10 years since the launch of The Trace, the nation's only newsroom exclusively covering gun violence. Here's a collection of our most impactful work:

10 years ago today, a white supremacist opened fire at a bible study at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, killing 9 people, including a state senator, and wounding 1 www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chu...

In the hours after the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers, several people — including pro-Trump counterprotesters — were arrested with guns at "No Kings" demonstrations across the country. A roundup:

Today's shootings of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses fall on the anniversary of 4 other U.S. mass shootings — including another shooting of lawmakers. Only in America

Nine years ago today, 49 people were killed and 58 others were injured in a shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/u...

Hosted by Garrett Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) with reporting by The Trace's @jenmascia.bsky.social‬, the third season explores the story of the people — some names you'll know, some you won't — who changed the way America relates to guns, for better or worse.

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26 years ago today, 12 students and a teacher were killed and 21 others were wounded when two students opened fire at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.

A mile from the Florida State University campus, GOP lawmakers are trying to repeal the post-Parkland gun reforms they once supported. Here's why:

Guns are the number 1 cause of death for Gen Z, which is age 13-28

The Florida State University shooting suspect was quoted in a January story in the student paper about an anti-Trump protest on campus. He's described as a poli-sci major: www.fsunews.com/story/news/2...

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Three years ago today, 10 people were shot on the New York City subway in Brooklyn. The gunman was able to legally buy a gun in Ohio despite a dozen arrests and several stays in mental health facilities.

Gun violence is the No. 1 cause of death for Gen Z, according to CDC data. The first entry in our relaunched Ask The Trace series looks at the disproportionate burden borne by Zoomers:

Is there something that doesn’t make sense to you when it comes to guns and gun violence? Ask The Trace and we'll answer it:

NEW: 8 people were hit with gun charges when police served Jan. 6-related search warrants on their homes and found illegal guns. Now at least 4 of them could see their gun cases dropped, with DOJ support. My latest:

The White House Correspondents’ Association rebuked the move in a blistering statement: "In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps.”

Columbine claimed a 14th victim this week with the death of Anne Marie Hochhalter. Surviving a shooting is sometimes the start of a long and painful road — and wounds can kill decades later. My latest:

Trump won't say that Putin invaded Ukraine — but he did on May 7, 2024

Dr. Oz, Trump's nominee to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, used to support stronger gun laws but flip-flopped when he ran for Senate, @bychipbrownlee.com reports

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Today marks 7 years since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. 17 killed, 17 wounded t.co/LEpTGqBfVB

Pete Hegseth's DOD has decided to recruit at an NRA event rather than a Black Engineering event. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

When the Super Bowl kicks off in New Orleans on Sunday, coolers will be banned in the nearby French Quarter. But guns can be carried freely, both openly and concealed. How the city is trying to prevent violence in the age of permitless carry:

All the content on the CDC website for the youth health is gone.

An employee working for an agency funded by federal grants working in HIV care just told me that their manager said the CDC website is expected to come down "in its entirey" and "to save what they might need." Targethiv.org, run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, is already down.

More than half a BILLION guns have been produced for the U.S. market since 1899, according to new data from the ATF. As many as 400 million of them could still be in circulation. New analysis @bychipbrownlee.bsky.social www.thetrace.org/2023/03/guns...