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What To Know Today NRA schedules emergency board meeting amid internal questions about bankruptcy. “The sole purpose of the meeting is to provide a briefing to the Board regarding the NRA’s reorganization plan and the legal matters overseen by…
What To Know Today The attorney general is making it hard to access information and asking for studies to be terminated, researchers say. Veteran gun violence researcher Garen Wintemute in 2017 became the founding director of the Firearm Violence…
What To Know Today Capitol Police warn of “possible plot” by a militia group targeting the U.S. Capitol. The agency said it had received intelligence about a planned breach at the building today, and that…
What To Know Today The number of domestic terrorism cases the FBI is pursuing more than doubled since September. Agents are currently pursuing about 2,000 cases, bureau Director Christoper Wray said yesterday during a Senate Judiciary Committee…
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: The push to pay violence interrupters a living wage. Since last year, street outreach workers have been doing double duty educating their communities about gun violence and the coronavirus while risking…
What To Know Today House Dems throw support behind push for a national director of gun violence prevention. “Currently, federal efforts to combat gun violence, including research on the impacts and causes of gun violence and law enforcement efforts…
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: Baltimore’s young mayor vows to do violence prevention differently. Just 36 years old, Brandon Scott was elected last November on a platform that includes making outreach workers and social services as…
What To Know Today The NRA filed counterclaims against New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging political interference. The gun group said that her drive to dissolve the group is “an…
What To Know Today Reading the tea leaves on the White House and guns. While the president has a few potential paths forward on guns that don’t require Congressional cooperation, a slim Democratic Senate…
What To Know Today Wayne LaPierre: Texas officials have floated financial incentives to aid the NRA’s plan to relocate there. The gun group’s CEO did not identify the Texas officials or specify the kind of incentives discussed while speaking…
What To Know Today Data throws (more) cold water on police claims about the causes of last year’s historic homicide spike. Writing for The Intercept, data journalist Rob Arthur and crime analyst Jeff Asher…
What To Know Today Law enforcement, veterans, and military personnel rank as most trusted messengers on gun storage for suicide prevention. That’s according to a study of gun owners and non-gun owners across several demographics.
What To Know Today Wayne LaPierre’s NRA-funded perks included mosquito treatments, luxury hotel stays for family. Yesterday, we highlighted news that the Department of Justice monitor overseeing the National Rifle Association’s…
What To Know This Week Young Black activists press Biden: Fund community violence prevention. The president traveled to Milwaukee for a CNN town hall last night, his first official trip outside Washington since his inauguration.
What To Know Today Biden team excluded Black-led groups from gun violence prevention meeting. The president ran on an expansive reform platform that included a pledge to create a $900 million fund to support…
