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Philadelphia
Cherelle Parker, the first woman to lead the city, campaigned on stop-and-frisk policing. Her constituents have strong views on how she should implement it — if at all.
The Trajectory
Research has shown the connections between the proliferation of firearms, officer safety, and police use of fatal force. But a new study looks at the flip side: whether certain gun laws could reduce the number of police shootings.
The Business of Guns
Leaders in San Diego, Oakland, and San Francisco hope the effort will incentivize better practices across the gun industry.
Announcements
Brian Freskos has started as our news editor.
National Rifle Association
The group is slowly abandoning its original mission to teach Americans how to handle guns. Spending on these programs has dropped 77 percent in less than a decade.
Chicago
Darnell Lane was convicted of shooting and killing another man. Now, he's helping his peers break generational cycles of violence.
The Gun Machine
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is supposed to regulate the gun industry. The seventh episode of The Gun Machine explores the gun lobby’s efforts to impede the agency.
Christopher Blackwell reports from inside a transformative justice group that works to remind incarcerated people that they, too, need healing.
Red Flag Laws
Lawmakers and advocates say the efficacy of the state’s new red flag law, set to take effect in 2024, will depend on implementation and enforcement.
Law
An activist has sued the agency for information about U.S. guns smuggled to Mexico and Central America, data that researchers say would provide insights into cross border firearms trafficking.