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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 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…
ATF
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.
Domestic Violence
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.
How We Fix This
Groups that mediate conflicts before they escalate say their outreach workers are barely getting by.
Politics
Their razor thin majority means passing new laws won’t be easy, but here’s what the caucus will be pushing.
John Lott, who pushes the theory that “more guns = less crime,” was hired in October to advise on crime data.
Law
Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman says some lawmakers carry guns “all the time.” He’s seeking bipartisan support to end the exemption that allows federal legislators to go armed on the job.
Extremism
Civilians didn't open fire on January 6, but that doesn’t mean the Trump supporters who congregated at the Capitol weren’t armed.
2020's shooting surge was overwhelming and in many cities unprecedented. But for outreach workers and other experts, it also led to new ideas and approaches.
Gun Policy
The violence in Washington has intensified efforts to make state capitols gun-free.
