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In Chicago, the Odds of Surviving a Shooting Are Getting Worse thetr.ac/oK4tM
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The NRA Foundation gave 370 grants of $5,000 or more in 2021 after averaging roughly 800 such grants a year for much of the last decade. From @w_vansant with @rollingstone, a closer look at the NRA's declining spending on education and training programs: thetr.ac/H5iNt
Two bar charts show that the NRA Foundation's giving dropped precipitously after 2019, both in total grant spending and the number of organizations funded.

ALT Two bar charts show that the NRA Foundation's giving dropped precipitously after 2019, both in total grant spending and the number of organizations funded.

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The public knows the NRA for its lobbying and campaign work, but less explicitly political activities have boosted its brand and sustained its soft power. In recent years, it has cut spending in both categories — especially the latter, @w_vansant reports: thetr.ac/H5iNt
A bar chart shows the NRA's program spending from 2012 through 2022, peaking in 2016 at $240M and declining by 2022 to just over $60M.

ALT A bar chart shows the NRA's program spending from 2012 through 2022, peaking in 2016 at $240M and declining by 2022 to just over $60M.

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Clarification: Today's confirmed 18 deaths would make this week's shooting in Lewiston the deadliest mass shooting since Uvalde in 2022, when 21 people were killed. We'll continue to follow the story. See more from our reporting on mass shootings: thetr.ac/JNJ8C
A chart tracks public mass killings (four or more people killed in a public space excluding domestic shootings and those that occurred in the context of other criminal activity) from 1966 to 2023, noting that these shootings have become both more deadly and more frequent during the time period.

ALT A chart tracks public mass killings (four or more people killed in a public space excluding domestic shootings and those that occurred in the context of other criminal activity) from 1966 to 2023, noting that these shootings have become both more deadly and more frequent during the time period.

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Tonight's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, appears to be the deadliest since at least 2019, when a gunman killed 23 people in El Paso. The year's total count is on track to surpass 2022, @jennifermascia, @ByChipBrownlee, & @olgapierce recently reported: thetr.ac/yw9wR
Text reads: "298 days / 565 mass shootings / Source: Gun Violence Archive data from 2023. The nonprofit defines 'mass shooting' as incidents in which four or more people are shot, excluding the shooter."

ALT Text reads: "298 days / 565 mass shootings / Source: Gun Violence Archive data from 2023. The nonprofit defines 'mass shooting' as incidents in which four or more people are shot, excluding the shooter."

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As the United States faces a record number of mass shootings, data from @GunDeaths suggests that over the past decade multiple-casualty incidents have been accelerating. @JenniferMascia and @ByChipBrownlee report: thetr.ac/yw9wR
A bar chart shows how the number of shootings has increased over time from 256 in 2013 to 645 last year. This year is on track to have the most mass shootings of any year in the data except 2021. Click through to explore.

ALT A bar chart shows how the number of shootings has increased over time from 256 in 2013 to 645 last year. This year is on track to have the most mass shootings of any year in the data except 2021. Click through to explore.

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NEW: Between July and September, New Orleans recorded 36% fewer homicides than the same period last year, and the fewest it has seen any summer since 2019. Our latest Trajectory explores the data, and what other cities can learn: thetr.ac/8T5ye
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🎙Coming next week from @WBUR and The Trace: The Gun Machine. The podcast, hosted by @AlainStephens, explores the 250-year relationship between the American government and the firearms industry. Listen to the trailer below. Subscribe now ➡️ thetr.ac/zvL0e
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