Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Trace: A new source of reporting and insight about guns in America -April 12, 2016 Bulletin

The Trace:  A new source of reporting and insight about guns in America.
  •  The NRA Says 'Eddie Eagle,’ Not New Laws, Is the Way to Keep Curious Kids Away from Unsecured Guns
  •  An article links the in spike Chicago gun violence to the release of a video of a police officer shooting an unarmed black man. 
  •  Opioids and firearms kill roughly the same number of Americans — but prompt very different political responses. 
  •  Chris Christie is making it easier to get a concealed carry permit in his state.
  •  After a man fatally shot himself, his wife cold-called the NRA — and got them to help pass a suicide prevention bill.
  •  A Sacramento gun range had to be closed because it was contaminated with hazardous levels of lead dust that still have not been cleaned up. 
  •  "We Need a New Word for Survivor"
Click here for the latest issue of The Trace. 

Also see:  "Amnesty International USA Reacts to President Obama’s Gun Control Announcement," AIUSA PRESS RELEASE, January 5, 2016