The majority of gun homicides and assaults involve stolen or illegal guns. But where do these guns come from, and how are they getting into dangerous hands? Research from Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund finds that in cities that report data to the FBI, gun thefts from cars are the largest source of stolen…

Despite media attention on gun violence in large American cities, new analysis of CDC data shows that rural counties persistently have some of the highest rates of gun violence in the country. Since gun homicides in America spiked in 2020 and peaked in October 2021, much of the reporting related to gun violence has centered around the nation’s…

10.3 million guns have been sold across the U.S. in 2025 through September 30, according to our tracker. That includes 6.4 million handguns and 3.9 million long guns. The numbers are estimates calculated by The Trace using FBI figures. Year-to-date sales are down about 4 percent from the 2024 figure, and down considerably from the gun-buying…

For third straight year, firearms killed more children and teens, ages 1 to 17, than any other cause including car crashes and cancer A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions underscores the continuing epidemic of gun deaths in the U.S., including among children and especially among Black youth. The Center…

Gun violence is one of the biggest and most complex issues facing American schools today. Despite all the efforts to make schools safer and reduce gun violence, K-12 campuses and colleges are still seeing incidents at an alarming rate. As 2025 has come to a close, it is clear that there was a decrease in…