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Data Point NEW from THE TRACE. The NRA owes the IRS $3.4 million in taxes and penalties. The revelation comes via documents filed in the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case — and suggests the organization is facing additional scrutiny…
What To Know Today How the pandemic drove gun violence: A case study in Philadelphia. Temple University researchers found that the beginning of the city’s lockdown policies had a strong association with an increase in gun violence last year.
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: What Senate Democrats say they can (maybe) get done on gun reform. For starters: The party can now bring gun safety bills up for a vote, something former GOP Majority Leader…
What To Know Today Trading mental health professionals for armed officers finds early success in Denver. Last June, the city launched the Support Team Assisted Response program (STAR), which sends a team of paramedics and mental health clinicians to…
New From The Trace Baltimore celebrates successful cease-fire weekend. There were no reported fatal shootings from Wednesday through at least Saturday, according to Baltimore Ceasefire 365, as the group put on its first cease-fire weekend of 2021. As…
Data Point Extremist murders dropped in 2020, with perpetrators still overwhelmingly linked to the far right. Domestic extremists killed 17 people last year, according to an annual report from the Anti-Defamation League, down from 45 in…
What To Know Today Domestic violence increased during pandemic lockdowns. Early in the pandemic, experts told us that economic strain, surging firearm sales, and the isolation that comes with social distancing could have grave consequences…
What To Know This Week A criminologist warns that higher rates of gun violence could be “the new normal.” Last summer, John Roman, a senior fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago,…
What To Know This Week “The minimum requirement:” Congressman urges colleagues to condemn extremism. In a forum hosted by The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, Democratic Representative Tom Malinowski of New Jersey discussed being…
What To Know This Week DHS issues alert on the “heightened threat” of violent extremism. A National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin warns of the risk of violence from domestic actors motivated by conspiracy theories, anti-government…
What To Know Today ICYMI: Where judges decide whether abusers keep their guns, we found starkly differing protections for victims. In hundreds of cases, abuse victims in Arizona, Michigan, New Hampshire, and South Dakota told…
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: When protective orders don’t protect. When Rosemarie Reilly filled out the petition for a temporary protective order, she checked two boxes — one saying her ex-boyfriend had firearms, the other saying…
What To Know Today Biden administration launches security review on domestic extremism. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday that the director of national intelligence would lead the threat assessment in conjunction with the…
What To Know Today A bid by the gun group to toss the suit on technical grounds or move it is rejected. In a hearing, lawyers for the National Rifle Association argued that New York Attorney General Letitia James’s…
What To Know Today “We must end this uncivil war.” In a somber but resolute inaugural address that referenced the Capitol attack, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called for unity in facing the “rise of…
