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What To Know Today Police confirm use of fully automatic conversion device in Sacramento mass shooting, and make two more arrests. The Sacramento police said that the handgun recovered at the scene of Sunday’s mass shooting had “been converted to…
What To Know Today Californians living with handgun owners are more than twice as likely to die of homicide. Women are especially at risk. California researchers studied 17.6 million participants for up to 12 years and found that nearly 600,000…
What To Know Today Murders in St. Louis fell sharply last year. But some killings were not counted. The city, which has one of the nation’s highest murder rates, saw a 25-percent drop in homicides last year. But as…
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: ATF moves to revoke the license of gunmaker tied to Jimenez Arms. The bureau took the action against JA Industries, a Nevada-based gunmaker that declared bankruptcy and rebranded itself more than once…
What To Know Today Black kids are overexposed to gun violence. The pandemic made disparities worse. In the five years before 2020, an average of 9 million children ages 5 to 17 lived in a Census tract where there had…
What To Know Today Parsing President Joe Biden’s budget request. On Monday, the White House released its $5.8 trillion 2023 fiscal budget, an annual wish list which this year proposes a 13 percent increase — $1.7 billion — for…
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: The White House attempts to reassure gun reform advocates. In response to mounting criticism that President Joe Biden has failed to reduce gun violence, the administration is providing the first…
What To Know Today Pandemic first-time gun buyers are younger and more diverse. That doesn’t mean they’re more receptive to gun reform. Americans bought more than 40 million guns in 2020 and 2021, the two highest sales years on record,…
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: The return of the machine gun. For decades, fully automatic weapons were expensive and rarely used in crimes. Auto sears, which can cost less than $20 online, have changed that. From 2017…
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Dr. Gillian Naro was working a night shift when her hospital faced an active shooter. In an interview with The Trace, she discusses the experience, and how she hopes to prevent more violence.
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: What does a tweak to the background check system mean for states that run their own? Currently, federal law does not require the Department of Justice to notify state and local authorities…
What To Know Today Calling health care systems to play a key role in gun violence reduction. In 2019, New York’s largest health care provider, Northwell Health, launched a Center for Gun Violence Prevention that advocates…
What To Know Today The ATF arrests a man in connection with shootings targeting unhoused people in D.C. and New York. The 30-year-old Washington, D.C., resident was arrested following the shootings of five men — two of…
What To Know Today NYC rolls out new version of its controversial anti-gun police unit. In January, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his Blueprint to End Gun Violence, a strategy ramping up both the city’s community-focused investment…
What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: Where to find help if you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts or depression. The United States has the highest rate of gun suicide in the world — and suicides account…