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She Lost Her Sons to Shootings. She Now Carries Their Legacy. https://t.co/d3002G9Ac5
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On a crisp fall day in 2022, Titiana Bogar-Curry stood in front of her home in Rochester, New York, among her son’s friends. They were gathered to memorialize Ly’Saun Curry, her 18-year-old son, on...
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When community leaders in Peoria, Illinois, teamed up with a prominent violence intervention program, their collaboration brought the promise of peace. Instead, its collapse raised questions about the sustainability of gun violence prevention efforts.
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Terrill Rickmon’s early life might sound like a stereotypical tale: a young Black man from an impoverished neighborhood who struggled with an absent father and went down the wrong path. “I was alone,...
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Philadelphia officials say they’re determined to continue driving down gun violence during the second Trump administration. But the city isn’t entirely immune to changes in the White House.
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City leaders who worked closely with the Biden administration are optimistic they can make further progress in reducing shootings after Trump takes office.
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In Baltimore, residents, researchers, and leaders have long grappled with the link between gun violence and alcohol businesses, and continue to, despite their best laid plans. https://t.co/WZx8CD5peO
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In Baltimore, residents, researchers, and leaders have long grappled with the link between gun violence and alcohol businesses, and continue to, despite their best laid plans.
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Alcohol is an overlooked factor in many shootings. For years in Baltimore, some residents have pushed to close alcohol outlets they say contribute to gun violence. Will their efforts pay off? https://t.co/VNYntMSPlc
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The block in East Baltimore where Ashley Long was shot and killed in 2017 is desolate, even by the standards of the surrounding neighborhood. On a Saturday afternoon last spring, a cop in a parked...
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Studying gun violence has never been an easy task. https://t.co/Sh0nhHpkBA
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Studying gun violence has never been an easy task.
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Gun violence has been the leading cause of death among people ages 15-34 in Peoria County, Illinois, since 1999. To counter this, community leaders teamed up with a prominent violence intervention program in 2021. This year, that organization collapsed.
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Terrill Rickmon’s early life might sound like a stereotypical tale: a young Black man from an impoverished neighborhood who struggled with an absent father and went down the wrong path. “I was alone,...
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To Prevent Suicide, States Want to Let People Ban Themselves From Buying Guns https://t.co/TO3oEQLzqz
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The suicide prevention measure is one of the few areas of gun policy where Republicans and Democrats can agree.
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How another Trump presidency could affect gun violence prevention in Chicago: https://t.co/iceRDnGx5d ✍️ @teamtrace
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Colorado Voters Pass Gun Tax to Fund Services for Domestic Violence Victims — my @MotherJones story on a successful ballot measure republished by @teamtrace ⤵️ https://t.co/isCJnbaT7L
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The money will provide a lifeline for shelters and rape crisis centers that have cut services because of dwindling federal support.
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The Trace Launches Gun Violence Data Hub https://t.co/WfyjG9D8sE
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The new initiative is made up of a live help desk, tip sheets, and a soon-to-come data library.
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How Another Trump Presidency Could Affect Gun Violence Prevention in Chicago https://t.co/VJEyBzQ467
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Three Chicago leaders share their thoughts on the election — and how it could shape efforts to make their city safer.
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Colorado Voters Pass Gun Tax to Fund Services for Domestic Violence Victims https://t.co/CF2trzCeVs
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The money will provide a lifeline for shelters and rape crisis centers that have cut services because of dwindling federal support.
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A Fraternal Group Says It’s Dedicated to Child Welfare. So Why Do Its Local Chapters Raffle Guns? https://t.co/nbXZoVCPQU
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A U.S. Army combat tank, topped with a 37mm gun, squats permanently on the front lawn of American Legion Post 179, in Grandville, Michigan, a few miles southwest of Grand Rapids. Inside the corruga...
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When Donald Trump spoke at the NRA convention, he promised to “roll back every Biden attack on the Second Amendment” if he returned to the White House. Here’s what’s likely on the chopping block — and what it could mean for public safety. https://t.co/GnXGGcdgHF
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If reelected, the former president has vowed to unwind Biden administration initiatives to combat gun trafficking and shootings.
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NEW: The FBI stops dozens of domestic attacks each year. But with Project 2025’s proposals under Trump, that could change. @BrandonTensley and @teamtrace’s @w_vansant report on how this could impact public safety for Black people.
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These extremist threats could slip under the radar in a Trump presidency.
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Trump’s Gun Rights Priorities Include Longtime NRA Goals https://t.co/I0jukcXwHY
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Filling the federal courts with gun-friendly judges “is crucial,” Trump’s team told the NRA’s magazine.
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Shooting Deaths Are Down by 10 Percent Across the U.S., Despite What Politicians Say https://t.co/Lhv3hbsyqY
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The decreases are most pronounced in Democratic-led cities like those that the Trump campaign has painted as centers of violence.
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NEW: How would Project 2025 undermine how the FBI currently combats white nationalist violence against Black people and other vulnerable groups? Our latest with @teamtrace.
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These extremist threats could slip under the radar in a Trump presidency.
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