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Jennifer Mascia is a news writer at The Trace. She previously covered gun violence at The New York Times.
Daily Bulletin
What To Know Today NYC program that sends mental health specialists to some 911 calls shows early success. Last month, the city launched B-HEARD, a pilot program in northern Manhattan that dispatches clinicians and paramedics instead of police to certain nonviolent…
ATF
If adopted, the rule would require brace owners to apply to the NFA Division, which has long been understaffed and routinely misses its own performance benchmarks.
How We Fix This
The Oregon county that encompasses Portland is one of the first local governments to tap the new federal stimulus to reduce shootings.
Domestic Violence
The San Jose transit shooting is the latest to illustrate the deadly connection between intimate partner violence and mass murder. How are these seemingly separate issues intertwined, and what can be done to save lives?
Q & A
Looking for a second career, Mark Bryant sold several revolvers to fund the launch of the Gun Violence Archive.
What To Know Today The Supreme Court’s next big gun case, explained. The high court has been virtually silent on gun rights since 2008’s District of Columbia v. Heller, which established that the Second Amendment includes the right to bear arms in…
Law
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett sets the stage for a major shift in gun laws. Here's what that case is about, and how a ruling could reverberate across the country.
What to Know Today Retaliation for pandemic shootings in NYC might hamper the city’s post-COVID rebound. As of May 9, New York City had recorded 505 shooting victims this year, the highest year-to-date number in a decade. Ninety-six percent…
What To Know Today NRA boss Wayne LaPierre feels “very good about where we are.” On the final day of testimony in a series of critical hearings in the National Rifle Association’s Texas bankruptcy case, LaPierre ticked off his…
What To Know Today Minnesota police air body cam footage of an officer shooting Daunte Wright. At a news conference, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon played a video that showed the 20-year-old Black man slipping away from police…
David Chipman’s positions on guns, from The Trace archives.
Community Violence
The historic funding pledge directly ties the costs of gun violence to the country’s economic health.
The House just passed a new version of the law, which funds grants for abuse survivors. Senate Republicans have objected to the gun restrictions added by Democrats.
What To Know Today Congressional inquiry into Jan. 6 insurrection brings scrutiny to secretive Capitol Police Board. The four-member panel, formed in 1867, oversees the Capitol Police and consists of the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms,…
What To Know Today Prominent Senate Democrat may reintroduce an assault weapons ban. California’s Dianne Feinstein pledged to revive the legislation last week in a press release touting her support for a universal background check bill.
