Gun Violence in America: The Data

Interactive dashboard for "The Exception." Explore gun deaths by state, law strength correlations, international comparisons, school shooting timelines, and the regulation gap. Every number sourced.

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Gun Deaths (Latest Year)

States Tracked

School Shootings Recorded

Countries Compared

Students Killed

Timeline

States

Laws vs Deaths

International

School Shootings

Regulation Gap

National Gun Deaths, 1999–2024

Legislative events and mass shootings annotated on timeline. Source: CDC WONDER, Gun Violence Archive.

Mass Shootings by Year, 2014–2025

Definition: 4+ victims shot (injured or killed), not including the shooter. Source: Gun Violence Archive.

Gun Deaths by State (2023)

State	Law Grade	Deaths	Rate/100K	Homicides	Suicides	Permit Req.	BG Check	Red Flag	Permitless Carry

Gun Law Strength vs Gun Death Rate

Each dot is a state. X-axis: law grade (F=1 to A=10). Y-axis: gun deaths per 100K. Hover for details. Sources: Giffords Scorecard, CDC.

US vs Peer Nations: Gun Deaths per 100K

Developed nations only. All require licensing, training, and registration — except the United States. Source: WHO, UNODC, Commonwealth Fund.

Regulation Requirements by Country

Country	Deaths/100K	Guns/100 People	License	Training	Registration	Safe Storage

School Shootings by Year

Incidents at K-12 schools. Includes targeted and indiscriminate shootings. Source: Washington Post School Shootings Database.

School Shooting Incidents

Date	School	City, State	Killed	Injured	Type	Weapon

What It Takes: The Regulation Gap

Activity	License	Training	Written Test	Practical Test	Registration	Insurance	Renewal	BG Check	Annual Deaths