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Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY Congressional Dems probe role of ex-gun industry lobbyist in repeal of silencer sales ban. Earlier this month, the Trump administration…
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New research on officers killed and injured in shootings shows a dangerous profession — but not one that’s getting riskier.
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY St. Louis couple charged for pointing guns at protesters. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner told the Associated Press…
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY One-third of caregivers report dementia patients have access to firearms. That’s one of the key findings of…
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY NEW from THE TRACE: Guns flew off the shelves. Now dealers face an inventory crisis. The historic surge in gun buying over…
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Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY Eight people were shot at a gas station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. One of the victims died in the Sunday …
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY Social media platforms launch a new push to rein in pro-gun extremists. Last week, The Trace published an investigation by…
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY Chicago is forming a new unit to fight violent crime. The announcement came after three consecutive weekends that saw at…
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY Another look at spiking homicide rates finds murders are up in major cities. In April, The Trace reported that gun deaths had…
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. NEW FROM THE TRACE Gun companies received millions in PPP loans. The Trace’s Daniel Nass and Alain Stephens identified more than 50 manufacturers of guns and…
Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY Rise in pandemic-related gun purchases linked to shooting spike. Preliminary research from the University of California/Davis’s Violence Prevention Program…
