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Daily Bulletin: Another Weekend Marred by Gun Rampages That Barely Made National Headlines

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Mass shootings in Brooklyn, Chicago, and Philadelphia were among seven such incidents this weekend, and the latest reminder that gun violence persists even when it doesn’t make national headlines.  Receive this daily news briefing…

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Daily Bulletin: Militia Members Add to Volatile Mix at Trump Rally

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Outside a Trump rally in Minnesota yesterday, members of a conspiracy-minded militia added an unsettling variable to an already volatile scene. Your Friday briefing continues below.  Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning.

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Daily Bulletin: 1999 – 2017: 610,000+ American Gun Deaths

Good morning, Bulletin readers. A new research paper puts numbers to the recent, national surge in gun deaths. We cover this issue every day, but the total still staggered us.  Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning.

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Daily Bulletin: The Wikipedia Edits Traced to NRA HQ

Good morning, Bulletin readers. In today’s edition: another study from Health Affairs’ special issue on violence, a new dimension to the NRA’s messaging efforts, and an update on a high-profile shooting in Texas.  Receive this daily news briefing…

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Daily Bulletin: SCOTUS Sets Date For Potentially Major Gun Case

Good morning, Bulletin readers. After the Dayton mass shooting, Ohio looked like it might be a state where senior Republicans embraced changes long sought by gun violence prevention groups. Yesterday, Governor Mike DeWine put forward a plan that follows a…

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Daily Bulletin: ‘We Lost Some Good People’: Kansas Mass Shooting Kills Four

Good morning, Bulletin readers. When a new gun law passes, we let you know, because, well, it’s obviously news. But how those laws are implemented is the other part of the story. Today, we follow up on our earlier reporting…

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Daily Bulletin: Most Americans Believe Mass Shootings Are More Common Than Suicides

Good morning, Bulletin readers. As a subscriber to this newsletter, you know that community gun violence often gets overshadowed by mass shootings. This week, we saw some signs that may be changing. Receive this daily news briefing by email every…

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Daily Bulletin: Three Takeaways From the Democratic Forum on Gun Safety

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Democratic presidential candidates engaged in a marathon discussion about gun violence yesterday. Catch our recap, below. Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. DEMOCRATS GO ALL IN ON GUNS On…

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Daily Bulletin: Teachers in Florida Can Now Carry Guns

Good morning, Bulletin readers. As Congress looks likely to punt again on new gun safety measures, Democratic presidential candidates are talking about what they might accomplish on their own. We talked to legal scholars about the limits of their plans.

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Daily Bulletin: The National Murder Rate Fell Between 2017 and 2018

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas, which remains the deadliest in modern American history. My colleague Ann Givens spent time with the city’s coroner and death investigators,…

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Daily Bulletin: Trump Uses Specter of New Gun Laws to Rally Opposition to Impeachment

Good morning, Bulletin readers. In today’s briefing: updates on how the impeachment drama is intersecting with the ongoing maneuvering over federal gun legislation. Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY…

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Daily Bulletin: GOP Senators May Reject Trump’s ATF Pick

Good morning, Bulletin readers. A Congressional hearing on gun violence brought moving testimony on its hidden costs. That story and more in your end-of-week roundup. Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO…

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Daily Bulletin: Also in D.C. Yesterday: A Hearing on Assault Weapons and a Rally to End Gun Violence

Good morning, Bulletin readers. A tragic summer of gun violence in St. Louis has city and state officials turning to a program with the potential for dramatic reductions in shootings when properly implemented and adequately funded. Local activists are cheering…

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Daily Bulletin: Shoe Drops on Impeachment, and Gun Reform Talks Grind to a Halt

Good morning, Bulletin readers. As impeachment drama seizes Washington, the window for a bipartisan deal on gun legislation may have just closed. That story leads your mid-week roundup. Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up…

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Homeland Security Recognizes White Supremacist Shootings as Terror Threat

Good morning, Bulletin readers. Before its spending scandals spilled into the open, the NRA moved to “retroactively sanitize” multiple sketchy transactions. Plus: The federal government acknowledged the role of guns in far-right violence — but not ways to curb…