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Sunny Sone

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Senior Editor, Audience and Engagement at The Trace

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | thetrace.org | Sunny Sone |Jennifer Mascia

    The Trace It’s Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer and the time of year when many begin preparing for a seasonal spike in gun violence. As The Trace’s Fairriona Magee has reported, research has linked high temperatures and shootings. A 2021 study found that abnormally high daily temperatures in U.S. cities were associated with higher levels of shootings.

  • 2 weeks ago | thetrace.org | Sunny Sone |Jennifer Mascia

    The Trace On Thursday, U.S. Representative Andrew Clyde logged a win. The Georgia Republican, who owns a gun shop that sells silencers on its website, took credit for pushing through a provision in President Donald Trump’s tax bill that cut taxes on silencers — one of the most highly regulated gun accessories in the country — and, per Politico, otherwise removes them from being regulated under the National Firearms Act.

  • 2 weeks ago | thetrace.org | Sunny Sone |Champe Barton

    The Trace In 2022, the Milwaukee Police Department moved to replace its SIG Sauer P320 pistol — one of the most popular handguns in America, and one that’s been used by law enforcement agencies across the country — with weapons from another manufacturer, after body camera footage captured an officer’s holstered gun firing a bullet into his partner’s leg. It was at least the third time in three years that a Milwaukee officer’s P320 had allegedly fired without a trigger pull.

  • 3 weeks ago | thetrace.org | Sunny Sone |Mensah M. Dean

    The Trace As gun violence in the United States has declined from the historic heights of the early 2020s, the national conversation about the crisis has faded, too. But that doesn’t mean the epidemic has been solved — a fact people affected by shootings and those tasked with caring for the wounded know well.

  • 1 month ago | thetrace.org | Sunny Sone |Chip Brownlee

    The Trace More than three dozen Democrats in Congress signed a letter pressing the Trump administration to reverse its sudden cancellation of more than $150 million for community violence prevention programs, The Trace’s Chip Brownlee reported on Friday. The cuts have jeopardized at least 65 community-based programs across 25 states, forcing some organizations to consider laying off employees or closing down entirely.

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