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Daily Bulletin: A Federal Bump Stock Ban is Nigh

Good morning, Bulletin readers. A Trace exclusive leads today’s briefing: As the NRA navigates serious financial straits, it has entrusted its operations to a would-be catalogue king who attracted a mountain of lawsuits in his former career. Plus, the Trump…

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The Las Vegas Strip Will Go Dark Tonight To Mark the Anniversary of the Country’s Worst Mass Shooting

Good morning, Bulletin readers. A year ago today, 58 people were killed at a country music festival in Las Vegas, and at least 422 others were wounded by bullets or shrapnel. The shooting dominated the news cycle for days, and…

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16 Pulse Victims Died of Survivable Wounds, According to New Report

Good morning, Bulletin readers. In today’s briefing: A detailed report on first responders and the Pulse shooting in Orlando includes some devastating revelations. Plus, what hasn’t changed about state gun politics in the wake of Las Vegas and Parkland. Receive…

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Daily Bulletin: The NRA ‘Proudly Stands With Brett Kavanaugh’

Good morning, Bulletin readers. In today’s briefing: A new partnership between The Trace and NBC Bay Area looks at states’ failure to take advantage of an important crime-solving tool. Plus, the latest data on post-Parkland youth voter registration, and long-fought progress…

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Nuns Win Another Round Against Gunmakers

Good morning, Bulletin readers. The group of activist shareholder nuns who compelled a publicly traded gun company to report on the risks of gun violence in May ran their playbook again, and succeeded. The 3D-printed-gun company behind a multistate lawsuit…

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One American City, 24 Hours, 6 People Fatally Shot

Good morning, Bulletin readers. A violent 24-hour stretch in the country’s murder capital left a half-dozen dead, a reminder that most gun violence takes place outside of the rampage shootings that generated headlines several times last week. That story and…

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Daily Bulletin: The FBI’s Annual Crime Report Is Out Today. Here’s Which State Led the U.S. in Homicides (Again)

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Today’s news round-up includes stories of a 3D-printed gun backstage on Broadway, and how a fearsome NRA lobbyist in Florida exerts behind-the-scenes influence well beyond the state’s Legislature. Let’s get to it. Receive this daily news…

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Third Workplace Shooting in 24 Hours Leaves Three Dead, Several Injured

Good morning, Bulletin readers. In what by one count was the 262nd mass shooting of 2018, a woman killed multiple people and injured several more at a drug store distribution center in Maryland. We have the latest on the deadly…

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Why 3D-Printed-Gun Activist Cody Wilson Could Be Barred From Gun Possession

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Another American workday ended in horror as gunmen injured seven in separate rampages at a Wisconsin office building and a Pennsylvania courthouse. Plus, the man behind a notorious 3D-printed-gun company is facing felony charges for sex…

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Daily Bulletin: Medical Students Are Mobilizing For Gun Reform

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Because federal law prohibits the ATF and local law enforcement agencies from releasing the results of crime gun traces, it’s usually impossible to see where traffickers get their wares. But Trace reporter Alex Yablon got ahold…

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The Links Between Mass Shootings and America’s Suicide Epidemic

Good Morning, Bulletin readers. Gun suicides are much, much more common than mass shootings. But some criminologists see the two problems as sharing deadly links — and the same potential solutions. That story and more in your daily news roundup.

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Where Schools Are Installing ‘Active Shooter Alarms’

Good Morning, Bulletin readers. A Stanford doctor — and ex-Trump nominee — is leading a rally today to recognize gun violence as a public health epidemic. A former Trump campaign worker has a new revelation about Maria Butina. But, as…

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New Audio Suggests the NRA Could Be Involved In Illegal Campaign Coordination

Happy Friday, Bulletin readers. The National Rifle Association’s star lawyer has been kicked off a case for a misleading claim unearthed by The Trace. The White House will reportedly oppose age restrictions for firearm sales. And parents sue an Ohio…

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A Gunman in Bakersfield, California, Killed Five People

Good morning, Bulletin readers. A shooting rampage claimed the lives of five people in Southern California. Amnesty International is criticizing the U.S. government for allowing gun violence to become a human rights crisis. And prosecutions of straw purchasers are up in…

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California Orders the NRA to Stop Selling its Carry Guard Insurance in the State

Good morning, Bulletin readers. California orders the National Rifle Association to stop selling its Carry Guard insurance. Federal prosecutors suggest that accused Russian spy Maria Butina could turn on the GOP operative with whom she’s been romantically involved. Plus, millions…