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Daily Bulletin: The NRA’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric

In today's briefing: A bill with a provision that could curb the push for guns in schools slides through the House of Representatives. Doctors are getting more vocal on gun reform. Plus, two links for understanding the NRA's role in anti-immigrant sentiment.

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Daily Bulletin: Gun Company Tells Investors Gun Safety Pressures Could Crimp its Bottom Line

Hello, Bulletin readers. A report from the FBI released yesterday has some insights into the qualities active shooters share. Another red flag bill is poised to become law. And a new explainer from The Trace looks at how guns are counted.

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There Are More Than 11 Murder-Suicides Each Week in the U.S.

In today's briefing: Officials in New Jersey are flexing policy muscles rarely used to curb the flow of guns. A judge rails against the FBI over its failure to bolster the federal gun background check system. And a new study looks at the prevalence of murder-suicide by gun in America. 

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This Weekend Had the Most Gun-Related Injuries So Far in 2018

Good morning, Bulletin readers. The latest episode of our podcast collaboration is now out. In it, a woman shares how she navigated the collision of grief and trauma that came with surviving the gunfire that killed her best friend. You’ll find the…

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New Details on Red Flag Laws, in Action

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Before the Parkland shooting, red flag laws were both rare and rarely used in the handful of states that had them. As legislatures have moved swiftly to pass or consider the measures, they have also…

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A New Front in the Fight Between Banks and Gun Companies

In today's briefing: The latest example of financial firms getting tough with the gun industry. Reverberations continue for two of the first banks to enter the polarizing gun debate after Parkland.

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New Jersey Governor Signs a Half Dozen New Gun Laws

Hello, readers. Lots of state legislative news for you today as lawmakers and governors push for (and against) reforms before their sessions close. Plus, a startling national trend points to the role of guns in an…

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‘We May Be Little, But We Are Fierce,’ Says Anti-Gun Violence Activist, Age 7

Hello, readers. Students turned out yesterday – the two-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting – for another nationwide demonstration. The nation’s largest physicians group backs stiff gun reforms. And something’s up with the NRA’s archive of candidate letter grades. Those…

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Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Call on Congress to Adopt Gun Reforms

Hello, readers. A die-in on the Capitol lawn today will mark the two-year anniversary of the Pulse massacre, which arrives as Orlando is waking up to a new gun tragedy that has left four children slain. That news and…

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NRA Reps Dined With Russian Officials in Moscow During 2016 Campaign

Hello, readers. The latest on the investigation into whether Russians used the National Rifle Association to help finance Donald Trump’s candidacy: representatives from the gun group dined with Russian officials in Moscow during the 2016 campaign. In other news, students…

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Poll Finds a Surge of Gun Reform Voters

Hello, readers. In today’s briefing: More red flag laws are advancing through state legislatures. Police shut down another Facebook-enabled illegal gun scheme. Plus, a new explainer from The Trace looks at the origins of an overlooked federal law that makes it…

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An Ex-ATF Agent on the ‘Insane’ Way the Bureau Traces Crime Guns

In today's briefing: Florida's red flag law disarms a member of law enforcement. A lawsuit keeps the focus on safe gun storage in the wake of the Santa Fe, Texas school shooting. As do three more tragic cases involving children who got ahold of adult's guns.

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‘So You Are Studying Gun Violence, But Not the Role of Guns’

Hello, readers. The National Rifle Association is using its candidate questionnaire to pressure Florida Republicans to scrap the gun safety measures passed after the massacre in Parkland. Middle schoolers in Pennsylvania received an unsettling graduation gift. And a mass shooting hoaxer…

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3-D Printed ‘Ghost Guns’ Could Proliferate Under Trump’s Firearms Export Shift

Bullets flew Sunday night on a football field in Dallas, where an assailant on a moped and spectators each pulled out guns and fired away. Five were injured in the chaos. That story and more, in today's briefing.

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Thousands of Gun Dealers Violate Federal Law, But Few Are Ever Shut Down

Hello, readers. We’ve reported on how few of the nation’s federally licensed gun dealers the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives manages to inspect. A nice scoop from the New York Times reveals another layer to the problem: Among…