New provisional CDC numbers are out: There were 42,348 gun deaths in 2025, a 5% drop from the year before and the lowest number in 6 years. It was driven almost entirely by a drop in gun homicides — while gun suicides rose to their highest level on record. My latest:

CDC Data Shows Shooting Deaths Dropped, but Gun Suicides Hit a Record High

A Trace analysis of new federal data sheds light on gun violence in 2025.

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Gun violence in Idaho is relatively rare: Before today's rampage, there had been only 8 mass shootings there in the last 2 decades, according to Gun Violence Archive

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There are multiple fatalities from a shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out restaurant and the shooter is dead, police say.

Colin Gray got 15 years for failing to secure the gun his son used in the Apalachee High School shooting. His sentencing comes at a time when other parents of school shooters are being held to account by the criminal justice system

Georgia Father Is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for His Child’s Mass Shooting

Colin Gray's sentencing comes at a time when more parents of school shooters are being held to account for their child's actions.

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14 years ago today, someone opened fire in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and wounding 70 others www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the...

GrabAGun says it is “uniquely positioned” to benefit from a Trump administration proposal to allow guns to be shipped directly to buyers. Donald Trump Jr. has 300,000 shares in the company. Two senators have questions about that. www.thetrace.org/newsletter/t...

Todd Blanche, Donald Trump Jr. Face Questions Over Direct-to-Door Gun Rule

GrabAGun says it is “uniquely positioned” to benefit from a proposal allowing guns to be shipped directly to buyers. Donald Trump Jr. has 300,000 shares in the company.

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Before today’s fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford, Maine, there had only been 11 shootings in the city in the past dozen years, according to Gun Violence Archive. The last shooting was nearly a year ago:

America's 250th birthday was marred by gun violence — but not as much as in past years. There were 139 shootings in the U.S. on July 4th, down slightly from last year, and down considerably from 5 years ago.

As expected, DOJ sued to overturn Virginia's new assault weapons ban — and also sued California over its "Glock ban" and handgun roster. That makes 7 gun-related suits from the Civil Rights Division, which historically enforced anti-discrimination statutes. My latest w/@bychipbrownlee.com:

Department of Justice Sues Virginia and California Over Gun Restrictions

The lawsuits accuse the states of unconstitutionally banning assault weapons and pistols that can be easily modified into machine guns.

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11 years ago today, a white supremacist opened fire at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing 9 people, including a sitting state senator, and wounding 1 person.

South Carolina church shooting victims

A look at the people killed in Emanuel AME Church, a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina

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527 million guns have been produced for the U.S. market since 1899, according to new gun manufacturing data published by the ATF and analyzed @bychipbrownlee.com The actual number of guns still in circulation could be lower — 403 million, according to one estimate.

10 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...

The Civil Rights Division was created in 1957 to ensure Black voting rights and school desegregation. Under Trump it has a new focus: suing to overturn state and local gun laws, typically the work of gun rights groups. My latest:

Trump’s Justice Department Is Suing Cities and States to Dismantle Gun Laws

Trump’s Justice Department is suing cities and states to dismantle gun restrictions.

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Yesterday's shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego was the 24th high-profile shooting at a house of worship in the U.S. over the past two decades, according to our analysis:

A Timeline of High-Profile Shootings at Houses of Worship

The May 18 attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego is one of many similar shootings over the past 20 years, according to an analysis by The Trace.

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Virginia passed an assault weapons ban and restrictions on magazines over 15 rounds. Many of these same bills were vetoed in the past, which shows just how much can change after one local election. @jenmascia.bsky.social breaks it all down for @thetrace.org

Virginia Governor Signs Assault Weapons Ban

The law, which also prohibits high-capacity magazines, will likely face court challenges from the Justice Department and gun rights groups.

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For the first time, the Postal Service is set to allow people in the same state to mail handguns to each other without going through a licensed dealer. Here we break down the proposed rule — which experts say is ripe for a court challenge:

People Might Soon Be Able to Ship Handguns Through the Mail. Here’s Why It Matters.

USPS is set to lift a century-old ban — and experts warn the consequences could be significant.

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Making sense of the ATF's flurry of gun proposals announced earlier today: Most appear to focus on reducing paperwork, codifying practices the ATF already allows, or removing rules already blocked by courts, @bychipbrownlee.com reports

The ATF Proposed 34 Changes Aimed at “Modernizing” Gun Regulations

Agency leader Robert Cekada portrayed the measures as historic, but most seemed administrative or perfunctory. One drew condemnation from gun reform groups.

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Join me and my @thetrace.org colleagues at 12:30pm for a virtual panel with filmmaker Josh Seftel, Academy Award-winning director of "All the Empty Rooms," and Sandy Hook Promise co-founder Mark Barden, whose son Daniel died in the 2012 shooting

“All the Empty Rooms”: Gun Violence, Grief, and Stories That Bind – The Trace Events

What is the film trying to tell us about resilience, connection, and the pursuit of solutions? Join our event with director Josh Seftel and Sandy Hook Promise co-founder Mark Barden.

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Domestic shootings in Louisiana and Virginia have seized the nation's attention. But murder-suicide happens more often than you may think. There are an average of 1.5 gun-related murder-suicides a day, according to Gun Violence Archive — and the majority stem from intimate partner violence.

Devastating Shootings in Louisiana and Virginia Follow This Pattern. It’s More Common Than You Know

An Army veteran and a former politician took the lives of their loved ones before killing themselves. A new analysis by The Trace shows how often murder-suicides occur.

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27 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.

Trace senior news writer @jenmascia.bsky.social analyzed all of Trump's pardons and found that he forgave $113 million in fines and penalties that would have gone to help victims of violent crime

Trump’s Pardons Are Costing Shooting Survivors Millions

A Trace analysis found that revenue once generated by fining white-collar criminals is drying up — now that the president has pardoned so many of them.

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Trump's pardons are depriving the Crime Victims Fund of vital revenue. So far $113M in criminal fines has been forgiven that could have gone to shooting survivors and other victims of violent crime. My latest, w/@us.theguardian.com:

Trump’s Pardons Are Costing Shooting Survivors Millions

A Trace analysis found that revenue once generated by fining white-collar criminals is drying up — now that the president has pardoned so many of them.

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Republican lawmakers are seeking to punish anybody who enforces an extreme risk protection order. www.thetrace.org/2026/04/repu...

This Law May Help Prevent Mass Shootings, but GOP-Led States Are Trying to Ban It

Republican lawmakers are seeking to punish anybody who enforces an extreme risk protection order.

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NYC is reeling after a 7-month-old was killed by a stray bullet during a shootout in Brooklyn. Sadly someone under the age of 1 is shot at least once a month in America. So far this year, 3 other infants have been killed or wounded by bullets 🧵

7-month-old girl killed by stray bullet in senseless NYC shooting just started saying ‘mama,’ heartbroken family reveals

The tragic tot, Kaori, was seated with her brother in a double stroller when “something went off” near Humboldt and Moore Streets, their mother, Lianna Charles-Moore said in a phone interview.

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Gun rights advocates joined with gun violence prevention leaders to create a set of state-level gun policies that both sides could live with. A rare bit of good news on the gun beat from @bychipbrownlee.com:

‘Bridging the Divide’ on Firearms Laws

A new project brought together people from opposing sides of the gun debate to craft model legislation for violence prevention.

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During last night's State of the Union, President Trump correctly touted a record-low murder rate — but homicides were already nearing record lows when he returned to office. More from our factcheck:

Try As He Might, Trump Can’t Take Credit for the Nation’s Murder Drop

The president made baseless claims about the murder rate and immigrants during his speech.

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After Alex Pretti's shooting, gun rights groups were in a bind: defending a licensed concealed carrier meant criticizing Trump's police. Suddenly they had to choose between MAGA and the Second Amendment. Here’s how they did:

The Gun Lobby Is Divided in Its Response to the Alex Pretti Shooting

Some National Rifle Association members were not happy with the gun group’s failure to back Pretti’s right to carry.

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the nba postponed a game because the united states government is killing its citizens

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis is the 5th person to be shot and killed by federal immigration agents since President Trump began his crackdown last year. This is the 19th time they've opened fire. We're tracking incidents here:

How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?

The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.

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So far in his 2nd term, President Trump has eased up on gun dealer oversight, cut funding for research and violence prevention, and swapped the Office of Gun Violence Prevention for an office of gun rights. Here’s everything Trump has — and hasn’t — done on gun policy since retaking office:

How the 'Most Pro-Gun President' in History Spent His First Year Back in Office

Trump rolled back many of Biden’s policies, but gun rights supporters say he hasn't gone far enough.

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