A dark money operation — involving two connected gun rights groups, a D.C. law firm, and a Georgetown professor — aims to strike down gun restrictions through the Supreme Court. The middleman is an undercover cop turned evangelical pastor, who funds this legal attack through anonymous donors. Published in partnership with Mother Jones.
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The Trace is an independent, nonprofit news organization solely dedicated to covering gun violence in the United States.
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The Trace is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to expanding coverage of guns in the United States. We believe that our country’s epidemic rates of firearm-related violence are coupled with a second problem: a shortage of information about the issue at large.
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On Thursday, when President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on gun violence, the CDC announced improvements to its data on gun deaths and injuries. The agency will provide the data faster and at a more local level.
Bulletin: The CDC Announces Improvements to Gun Violence Data
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When President Joe Biden established the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention last year, he said his goal was to deploy a “whole-of-government” approach to the problem. Last week, the administration followed up.
Biden Is Deploying a ‘Whole-of-Government’ Approach to Gun Violence Prevention
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Tavares Harrington lost his 7-year-old niece to a stray bullet in 2012 and his mother years before, when he was just 15. Now, as an outreach worker, Harrington is noticing a change for the worse: Young people are carrying lethal weapons, shooting more bystanders.
Chicago’s Gun Violence Has Gotten Deadlier. Here’s What That Means for Residents.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance will have their only scheduled debate tomorrow at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. The vice presidential contenders seem poised to spar over gun policy. Sunny Sone writes in The Bulletin — which also features reporting from ProPublica, The Dallas Morning News, Block Club Chicago, The 19th, Bloomberg Businessweek, and more.
Bulletin: Ahead of the Vice Presidential Debate, Here’s What to Know About the Candidates’ Gun Stances
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A person who gets shot in Chicago is more likely to die from it today than they would have been 13 years ago. Violence prevention workers and residents point to two factors behind the trend: access to deadlier firearms and increased gun carrying among young people. Read more: https://thetr.ac/MYO09
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We’re pleased to announce that three skilled and award-winning journalists — Josiah Bates, George LeVines, and Aaron Mendelson — have joined our newsroom this month.
Three New Hires Strengthen The Trace and Our Gun Violence Data Hub
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Research shows that young people carry guns because they’re scared of being shot themselves. As gun violence gets deadlier in Chicago, we examine what might contribute to the trend.
Bulletin: ‘Why Is It Easier to Get Access to a Gun Than It Is to Healthcare?’
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Joe Biden just rolled out what’s likely one of the last gun-related executive actions of his presidency. Here’s what’s inside his new order.
Ahead of the Election, Biden Rolls Out New Executive Action on Guns
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Gun violence has gotten deadlier in Chicago over the last 13 years, a Trace analysis found. Violence prevention workers and community members say that part of the problem lies with easy access to deadlier weapons. As one asked: “Why is it easier to get access to a gun than it is to healthcare?”
In Chicago, the Odds of Surviving a Shooting Are Getting Worse
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