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Extended social isolation. Layoffs. A run on firearms. These are knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also conditions that suicide experts say demand more preventative action for at-risk Americans.

As people across the country stock up on supplies to prepare for weeks of social distancing, Americans are crowding into gun stores.

For years, Kansas City, Missouri, has suffered from one of the highest homicide rates among big American cities.And while it still hasn't quite reached…

Using Washington Post data, researchers have made some surprising findings, including similar rates of fatal police shootings in cities and rural areas.

Domestic violence offenders generally aren’t allowed to have firearms, but many still do. In Denver, a new investigator is searching them out.

The U.S. Department of Justice has been in a years-long fight to decrease violent gun crimes. And now, it's targeting domestic violence abusers.

Political ads referencing guns increased eightfold over four election cycles.

As a number of states pass increased gun restrictions, the firearms industry is reacting by moving operations to more gun-friendly places.

The U.S. passed an ominous milestone in 2018. A record 24,432 people died by firearm suicide, marking the first time that more than 24,000 people have died by firearm suicide.

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is leading a coalition of 21 states, including Oregon, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., in a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration over newly announced arms export rules.