(Screenshot) Map of gun incidents connected to Trump’s deployment of immigration agents
ICE agents shot and critically wounded a man during a traffic stop in California on April 7. He was at least the 13th person injured in a shooting connected to Trump’s deployment of immigration agents since the operations began last year. thetr.ac/zVTw8
Americans bought an estimated 1.24 million guns in March 2026, according to an analysis of FBI data.
This seasonally adjusted figure includes about 740,000 handguns and 500,000 long guns (rifles and shotguns).
Police in the nation’s biggest city are recovering a growing number of 3D-printed guns, law enforcement officials said.
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SIG Sauer has hit a snag in its multistate campaign to bar lawsuits from gunshot victims who claim the manufacturer’s most popular pistol — the P320 — has fired on them when they didn’t pull the trigger.
Cash Russell was only nine years old when he was fatally shot in Springfield, Illinois, last year. He was killed on the east side of the city — an area where officials rely on the help of residents to solve murders.
So far, no one has spoken up due to fear of retribution. Read more: thetr.ac/T7SpI
The Manhattan district attorney says there has been a significant increase in 3D-printed weapons in New York City since 2021.
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Cash Russell was a nine-year-old boy who died by gunfire in Springfield, Illinois.
It’s been six months, but the case remains unsolved, and residents are confounded by the silence.
Five years ago, the New York Police Department recovered a single 3D-printed gun, according to data provided to The Trace by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
In 2024, the latest year available, that number jumped to 109.
Around six months ago, a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a home in Springfield, Illinois.
The case is still unsolved.
But what stood out, especially in a city this size, was the silence around it.
For @thetrace.org I went to Springfield to understand why 🧵
Levies imposed by the self-described “pro-gun president” are squeezing the ammunition industry — and gun owners’ wallets.
The Trajectory is a newsletter exploring the people, policies, and programs grappling with America’s gun violence crisis. You’ll hear from lead reporters Chip Brownlee and Fairriona Magee, as well as guest writers, as they uncover potential solutions on the beat.
The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened 60 thought leaders from a wide array of disciplines to discuss ideas for preventing shooting deaths and injuries.
Philadelphia’s P3 program is geared toward young men who are considered at risk of committing or being victims of crimes. The program is meant to help them rethink decisions that could lead to violence — and officials say it’s working.
In 2021, New York enacted a law that classified the improper marketing or sale of guns as a “public nuisance” and mandated that gun companies more carefully monitor the distribution and marketing of their guns.
Rhode Island may pass its own version of the law this year. Read more: thetr.ac/kspQ4
In Philadelphia, The Group Violence Intervention Juvenile program is doing critical work by getting youth — and adults in a separate iteration — off the street and onto a safer path.
Despite Adlone Morris's best attempts, he couldn't keep his sons from joining a gang as teenagers. Now they all work to make Detroit safer.
Social media companies have Section 230. Gunmakers have PLCAA.
Both make it exceptionally difficult to sue the industries for harm. State “public nuisance” laws could make a difference.
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And most recently, @mississippitoday.org wowed us with 2,000 heartbreaking words about pregnancy-related gun deaths.
@investigatewest.bsky.social examined the enforcement challenges and shortfalls in cases of domestic-violence-related firearm confiscations.
Those datasets were downloaded over 4,000 times in our first year. Some of those downloads led to important stories being told that brought nuance and integrity to a difficult subject.
We’re celebrating the Gun Violence Data Hub because our library turned 1 earlier this month. We launched with nine initial datasets last year in March, and are now up to 21, with several already in the works for 2026.
The Trace’s Gun Violence Data Hub, a team of three, just celebrated an important milestone. In March, the Data Hub’s library turned 1.
