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Telling The Right Story About Prosecuting Murder

What To Know Today How prosecutors talk when they talk about solving gun crimes. According to a survey of 1,153 likely voters nationally from Safer Cities, a progressive nonprofit focusing on public safety, the various ways…

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Texas Gun Law Has Big Banks Hitting Pause

What To Know Today Another bank pauses business in Texas over new gun law. Goldman Sachs joined Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Citigroup in…

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NYC’s Eric Adams: A “Both-And” Strategy on Public Safety?

What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: Eric Adams tries to thread the needle on policing and community violence intervention. The Democratic candidate for mayor, who is all but certain to become the next leader of America’s biggest city,…

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How Alcohol Is Linked to a Higher Risk for Gun Suicide

What To Know Today There are signs of a link between alcohol offenses, handgun ownership, and the suicide rate among men. That’s according to a study by researchers from the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program…

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The 2020 Murder Surge Affected Nearly Every Kind of Victim

What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: Black people formed one of the largest militias in the U.S. Now its leader is in prosecutors’ crosshairs. In late July 2020, a phalanx of hundreds of men and women, all clad…

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CDC Data Bears Out 2020 Homicide Rise

What To Know Today A fight and shooting at a school in Texas left four injured. A 18-year old student shot and injured two people at Timberview High School in Arlington yesterday morning; two others were also injured, and…

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American Gun Imports Reached a Record High Last Year

What To Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: How do American gun violence rates compare globally? Champe Barton and Daniel Nass (in his final Trace byline as associate data editor) tackle the first reader question in…

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Tragedy in Philadelphia: ‘My Son’s Legacy Is His Kids’

What To Know Today Nursing assistant fatally shoots coworker at Philadelphia hospital, wounds two police officers. 43-year-old Anrae James, who also worked as a nursing assistant, died in the incident that occurred early Monday morning…

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Wayne LaPierre Reelected as NRA CEO

What To Know Today NRA directors reelect CEO Wayne LaPierre. At a sparsely attended annual meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, a small crew of NRA members and directors seeking reform drew little support. Frank Tait, an NRA life…

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Lightning Rod ATF Pick Will Continue Gun Policy Fight

What to Know Today NEW from THE TRACE: David Chipman won’t lead the ATF, but he says his resolve has been hardened by the nomination fight. In one of his first interviews since the president pulled his nomination last month, Chipman…

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Missouri Governor: ‘We Can Correct’ Issues Caused by ‘Sanctuary’ Law

What to Know Today Missouri governor acknowledges complications caused by “Second Amendment Sanctuary” act. The law, which just took effect late last month, essentially blocks local and state law enforcement from enforcing federal gun regulations. In practice, though, law…

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Police Violence, Community Mistrust

What to Know Today How police violence contributes to community mistrust. A new working paper offers one potential contributing factor to the ongoing homicide surge: the decline in civilian reporting to — and engagement with — police after officer…

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Clearance Rates Fell as Murders Spiked Last Year

What To Know Today More insights from the FBI’s final crime numbers for 2020. Last week, we covered the early release of the bureau’s final numbers that were obtained ahead of time by…

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NRA Board Member Looks to Intervene in New York AG Case

What To Know Today NRA board member files motion to intervene in New York AG’s case. Roscoe “Rocky” Marshall argues that National Rifle Association executives like CEO Wayne LaPierre and the organization’s outside counsel William A. Brewer III are…

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The ‘Most Horrific Event’ in a Tennessee Town’s History

What To Know Today A mass shooting at a Tennessee grocery left 12 people injured, one dead. A man armed with an unidentified gun walked into a Kroger store yesterday afternoon and opened fire, killing one…