Guns and lies in America: decoding an unlikely gun violence success story

Why the Guardian US is launching a major project on the dramatic drop in gun homicides in the Bay Area
Guns and Lies started in 2019 as a year-long project investigating what worked to reduce the daily toll of gun violence in California’s Bay Area, a region that had defied expectations and seen a dramatic decline in gun homicides. The project continued after its first anniversary to now also explore the intersection of gun violence, the coronavirus pandemic and the movement for racial just