Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Guns thetrace.org/2024/04/projec… #tellewa

Thankful to be a finalist with Justin ✨

It seems like a glaring omission: why are nearly a quarter of gun sales exempt from background checks?

The inside story of how the private sales loophole came to be: thetrace.org/2024/02/brady-…

The Unmasking of Wayne LaPierre thetrace.org/2024/02/nra-tr… mike spies The Trace

“LOCAL JOURNALISM IS FOUNDATIONAL TO DEMOCRACY. IT IS A PUBLIC SERVICE AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. ALL REPORTERS DESERVE THE SUPPORT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS A FAIR LIVING WAGE.”

That was intense!! Everything shook.

The Way We Define Mass Shootings Affects How We Respond thetrace.org/2024/01/mass-s…

Once again running a Los Angeles breaking news liveblog only to realize it was all written already by Mike Davis in like 1998

More than a year ago, Selin Thomas decided she wanted to tell this neglected, important story. She reported obsessively, and then she poured herself into telling it with the care and emotion required. thetrace.org/2024/02/north-…

Mexico’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers Has Cleared a Big Hurdle thetrace.org/2024/02/mexico…

timeline is esp dark these days but ..... The Trace is hiring an editorial assistant in NYC

⚡️ highlights ⚡️
• $60-65k salary (w/ no-cost healthcare + 20 vacation days)
• 2-3 days/week in person
• apply by 2/26

more info + link to apply: thetrace.org/2024/01/hiring…

Philadelphia Public Workers Face More Gun Violence, Even as Rates Decline Citywide thetrace.org/2024/01/philad… by Mensah M. Dean The Trace with The Philadelphia Citizen

New Recording Shows NRA Treasurer Plotting to Conceal Extravagant Expenses Involving Wayne LaPierre thetrace.org/2024/01/nra-ac… by mike spies for The Trace and ProPublica

It was an honor for us to partner with The Trace and help create a safe space for people who have experienced gun violence tell their stories. This collection is the result. 💜🕊

thetrace.org/2023/12/chicag…