New FBI Data Is In: Murder Rates in U.S. Cities, Ranked - The Trace
Apr 26, 2018 · In cities with more than 250,000 residents, the rate rose by 33 percent, to 12.8 — a level not seen since 2006. The data also reveals that guns were used in 77 percent of murders, the largest share ever. In many cities, the 2020 spike was even more dramatic. The murder rate increased by 98 percent in Milwaukee, 75 percent in Cleveland, and 52 ...
Gun Violence by the Numbers in 2023
Dec 31, 2023 · The number of mass shootings in 2023. 2023 has endured the second-highest number of mass shootings on record, falling only behind 2021, which saw 689 mass shootings. The total increased slightly from 646 in 2022. The mass shootings in 2023 killed 712 people and injured at least 2,692 others.
Which U.S. States Have Passed Permitless Carry Gun Laws? - The …
May 12, 2023 · In the past decade, nearly two dozen states have repealed laws requiring a permit to carry concealed handguns. By Chip Brownlee. May 12, 2023. In 2013, nearly every state in the U.S. required that adults obtain a permit to legally carry a concealed firearm in public. Just four — Vermont, Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming — didn’t require a permit.
I Shot Myself in the Head and Survived
Sep 13, 2016. Christen and her father, after her suicide attempt. About 85 percent of people who attempt suicide with a gun will die. Christen McGinnes, 47, is a statistical exception: On October 22, 2010, she pointed a .357 revolver at her head, and pulled the trigger. Today, 46 surgeries later, she is a volunteer with the Trauma Survivors ...
How a Federal Gun Background Check Works - The Trace
Jul 11, 2015 · In the United States, anybody who wants to buy a gun from a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL) is subject to a background check. Since 1998, when the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, went online, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has processed more than 320 million of them.. The overwhelming majority of gun background …
The Simple Physics That Makes Some Bullets Deadlier Than ...
Jun 21, 2017 · What makes the .223 potentially deadlier than the .22 is its velocity. When the .223 exits the barrel of a gun, it flies at more than 3,200 feet per second, and is still going 1,660 feet per second after traveling 500 yards. The .22, meanwhile, leaves the muzzle at 2,690 feet per second, and slows to 840 feet per second at 500 yards.
How Many Guns Are in the U.S.? - The Trace
Mar 6, 2023 · Editor’s note: This story, originally published in March 2023, was updated on July 22, 2024, to reflect the most recent data available from the U.S International Trade Commission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which puts the number of guns produced for the U.S. market since 1899 at …
Gun Violence in 2022, By the Numbers
Dec 30, 2022 · In 2021, there were 690 mass shootings, with 705 deaths and 2,828 injuries. Though the number of mass shootings (four or more shot) declined slightly, the number of mass murders (four or more people killed) increased by 30 percent, from 28 in 2021 to 36 in 2022). [Gun Violence Archive]
A Decade of American Gun Violence – The Trace
The Gun Violence Archive is America’s sole source for detailed data on gun injuries and deaths, a decade of which became available for the first time at the end of 2023. We’re mining the data for insights into one of the most devastating public health crises in the United States. The number of people who were fatally shot or injured by ...
Reporting on Guns and Gun Violence in America - The Trace
In 2019, Congress Finally Funded Gun Violence Research. Here’s How It’s Changed the Field. A Trace analysis of federal data found that the amount of money going to gun violence studies has soared since lawmakers lifted a de facto federal funding ban. Jennifer Mascia, Chip Brownlee, and Fairriona Magee.