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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In 2018, lawmakers in Florida — then, as now, a state controlled by a GOP trifecta — passed the country’s sixth red flag law, allowing judges to order the removal of guns from individuals deemed dangerous to themselves or others. The move came after the school shooting in Parkland, and many Republicans endorsed the law. Even the National Rifle Association got on board. The NRA has since reversed its position. But long before it joined the extremist chorus demonizing red flag laws, the gun rights group suffered a loss within its ranks — one that could have been prevented with an extreme risk protection order. Read The Weekly Briefing — which also features reporting from the Nashville Banner, The Texas Tribune, Mother Jones, and WBUR.
Bulletin: Right-Wing Support for Red Flag Laws Was Once Robust. That’s Disappeared.
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In November 2008, Dawn Williams-Stewart arrived at her job at the National Rifle Association with bruises on her face and in tears. Her husband, Antonio Stewart, had nearly broken her jaw. She had been open about her fear of her husband: He had a gun and had threatened to kill her, saying, "If I can't have you, no one can.” Her coworkers urged her to get a restraining order. The NRA's general counsel even sent Stewart a letter barring him from its property. But, what Dawn truly needed was a red flag law — a statute providing people the opportunity to persuade a judge that an abuser should be immediately disarmed. But in 2008, Maryland did not yet have a red-flag law. About a week later, Dawn’s husband shot and killed her. Despite initially supporting these laws in 2018, the NRA has since reversed its position and casts red flag laws as unfair. Read the investigation: https://thetr.ac/ztGie
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Chicago just ditched ShotSpotter — but the city’s transit authority has already moved on to another controversial gun detection technology. The CTA is piloting ZeroEyes, a tool that scans video surveillance footage and uses AI to alert police about guns. It’s sparking familiar concerns.
Chicago Trades One Controversial Gun Surveillance Technology for Another
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Vice President Kamala Harris has been talking up her gun ownership on the campaign trail. Researchers say her comments belie the risks.
Kamala Harris’s Comments About Gun Ownership Belie the Risks, Researchers Say
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The Supreme Court has barely begun its new term, but guns are already one of the most dominant issues on the docket.
Bulletin: A Majority of Supreme Court Justices Appear to Support Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule
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Philadelphia’s drop in shootings this year has made national headlines. But a new coalition of Pennsylvania healthcare workers says the decline masks the fact that gun violence is still at crisis levels. To further reduce shootings, they’re planning to push lawmakers to pass stronger gun laws.
Pennsylvania Health Care Workers Unite in Call for Stronger Gun Policies
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A former NRA employee was shot and killed by her husband in 2008. A red flag law could have saved her. But despite initially supporting these laws in 2018, the NRA has joined other gun rights groups in trying to quash them.
A Gun Law the NRA Opposes Could Have Saved Its Employee’s Life
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In an interview with The Trace’s Mensah M. Dean, a Philadelphia pastor who lost his son to a shooting discusses how he came to embrace restorative justice. More in the latest Bulletin:
Bulletin: ‘It’s Not Unusual That People Who Are in the System Are Also Victims Themselves’
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