The Trace

A dark money operation — involving two connected gun rights groups, a D.C. law firm, and a Georgetown professor — aims to strike down gun restrictions through the Supreme Court. The middleman is an undercover cop turned evangelical pastor, who funds this legal attack through anonymous donors. Published in partnership with Mother Jones.

Philadelphia officials say they’re determined to continue driving down gun violence during the second Trump administration. But the city isn’t entirely immune to changes in the White House. Read the story: https://thetr.ac/rs2B7

Since Donald Trump began announcing his cabinet picks, there’s understandably been a lot of focus on many of the nominees’ alleged histories of sexual misconduct, lack of experience, and denial of science and legal precedent. His nominees, if confirmed, will control the day-to-day levers of power across a massive federal bureaucracy. That includes power over most of the federal government’s gun violence prevention efforts, research, and policymaking.

The Trace’s “Chicago Shooting Survivors, In Their Own Words” won a Gold Anthem Award in the News & Journalism category. Thank you to everyone who voted for the project! Read the project here: https://thetr.ac/0UlCo

Gun violence in the U.S. is a public health crisis. It has been for some time — well before the Surgeon General declared it so in June. The Data Hub’s “Gun Violence 101” guide provides an overview of the staggering numbers and provides a summary of several key topics that many Americans might not know.

“My boys are not statistics.”

In 2022, a photographer began documenting the grief and memorializations of Titiana Bogar-Curry, a mother whose two teenage sons were killed within three years of each other. The images reflect the cycle of community violence in Rochester, New York.

Gun violence has been the leading cause of death among people ages 15-34 in Peoria County, Illinois, since 1999. To counter this, in 2021, community leaders finally teamed up with a prominent violence intervention program. This year, that partnership collapsed.

Philadelphia officials say they’re determined to continue driving down gun violence during the second Trump administration. But the city isn’t entirely immune to changes in the White House.

In Baltimore, residents, researchers, and leaders have long grappled with the link between gun violence and alcohol businesses, and continue to, despite their best laid plans.