Fairriona Magee
@fairrionam.bsky.social
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Fairriona Magee
@fairrionam.bsky.social
· Dec 17
When Pregnancy Makes You a Target
Adrienne Rodriguez held her head high as she walked to the front of the courtroom. On her right, her friends and relatives filled the three wooden pews in the back of the room. To her left, the rows o...
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1/ Homicide leads among causes of death for pregnant and postpartum women. At the highest risk: Black and young women. Most of the deaths are attributed to firearms.
When I first read these data points, I was shocked, so I spent the next year reporting on it.
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When I first read these data points, I was shocked, so I spent the next year reporting on it.
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Virginia's outgoing GOP governor has vetoed 42 gun reform bills during his tenure, including a ban on abusive dating partners having guns, @jenmascia.bsky.social reports
Virginia’s Election of a Democratic Governor Primes the State for Gun Reform
Democratic lawmakers are confident that Abigail Spanberger will resurrect bills vetoed by her Republican predecessor.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Virginia's outgoing GOP governor has vetoed 42 gun reform bills during his tenure, including a ban on abusive dating partners having guns, @jenmascia.bsky.social reports
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Here's a nice @tedalcorn.bsky.social piece on the rise in folks aspiring to be legal gun toters in NYC for @thetrace.org. Can confirm his observation that in the past, "permits were largely held by business leaders, politicians, and celebrities."
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New Yorkers Fill Gun Classes as Applications for Concealed Carry Permits Surge
With few rules on how the courses are taught, gun aficionados have stepped in to run them.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Here's a nice @tedalcorn.bsky.social piece on the rise in folks aspiring to be legal gun toters in NYC for @thetrace.org. Can confirm his observation that in the past, "permits were largely held by business leaders, politicians, and celebrities."
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A Seattle program serves as an example of
implementing culturally aware bleeding control training, specifically at a time when social and political tensions are high.
Read my latest for @thetrace.org
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implementing culturally aware bleeding control training, specifically at a time when social and political tensions are high.
Read my latest for @thetrace.org
www.thetrace.org/2025/11/stop...
How a Somali Community Learned to ‘Stop the Bleed’ — and Why It Matters
A study on a program in Seattle shows how to make bleeding control skills more accessible to people who otherwise may not find them.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A Seattle program serves as an example of
implementing culturally aware bleeding control training, specifically at a time when social and political tensions are high.
Read my latest for @thetrace.org
www.thetrace.org/2025/11/stop...
implementing culturally aware bleeding control training, specifically at a time when social and political tensions are high.
Read my latest for @thetrace.org
www.thetrace.org/2025/11/stop...
A powerful story of a father and cop, challenging the narrative that violence starts at home.
@josiahbates.bsky.social reports:
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@josiahbates.bsky.social reports:
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He Patrolled the Neighborhoods Where His Sons Were Drawn into Violence
Despite Adlone Morris's best attempts, he couldn't keep his sons from joining a gang as teenagers. Now they all work to make Detroit safer.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A powerful story of a father and cop, challenging the narrative that violence starts at home.
@josiahbates.bsky.social reports:
www.thetrace.org/2025/11/detr...
@josiahbates.bsky.social reports:
www.thetrace.org/2025/11/detr...
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Since 2000, gunfire has killed more than 800,000 people in the U.S. @fairrionam.bsky.social breaks down what experts say it'll take to reverse the trend by 2040
A Blueprint for Reducing Gun Violence by 2040, According to Experts
The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened thought leaders from a wide array of disciplines to discuss ideas for preventing shooting deaths and injuries.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Since 2000, gunfire has killed more than 800,000 people in the U.S. @fairrionam.bsky.social breaks down what experts say it'll take to reverse the trend by 2040
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Gun violence can seem like an intractable problem in the U.S., but there are ways to reduce it. In March, experts from a wide array of disciplines — doctors, historians, social workers, and others — gathered to discuss exactly what the country can do.
Here’s their blueprint:
Here’s their blueprint:
A Blueprint for Reducing Gun Violence by 2040, According to Experts
The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened 60 thought leaders from a wide array of disciplines to discuss ideas for preventing shooting deaths and injuries.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Gun violence can seem like an intractable problem in the U.S., but there are ways to reduce it. In March, experts from a wide array of disciplines — doctors, historians, social workers, and others — gathered to discuss exactly what the country can do.
Here’s their blueprint:
Here’s their blueprint:
A New JAMA Report led by veteran gun violence prevention researchers explores the ways to significantly reduce gun violence in the next 15 years: www.thetrace.org/2025/11/how-...
A Blueprint for Reducing Gun Violence by 2040, According to Experts
The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened thought leaders from a wide array of disciplines to discuss ideas for preventing shooting deaths and injuries.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A New JAMA Report led by veteran gun violence prevention researchers explores the ways to significantly reduce gun violence in the next 15 years: www.thetrace.org/2025/11/how-...
The Government has been shutdown for 23 days —- and at its center is healthcare. In my latest, I look at some ways gun violence victims could be affected by the potential shifts to healthcare.
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Government Shutdown Leaves Some Shooting Survivors in Limbo
Many gunshot victims are covered under Medicaid, a program at risk as Congress battles over spending.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Government has been shutdown for 23 days —- and at its center is healthcare. In my latest, I look at some ways gun violence victims could be affected by the potential shifts to healthcare.
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Our Atlas of American Gun Violence is revamped, giving users new ways of exploring the data. Powerful @thetrace.org work.
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Where Are People Being Shot in America?
The Trace’s Atlas of American Gun Violence has been updated to allow you to search by address, county, congressional district, type of shooting — and to download maps.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Our Atlas of American Gun Violence is revamped, giving users new ways of exploring the data. Powerful @thetrace.org work.
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Dr. Tim Kummer responded to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. He wants a ban on assault-style weapons — and a way for Americans to have a healthier conversation about the gun issue.
He Was the First Doctor at the Scene of a School Shooting. Here’s His Idea on Preventing Future Attacks.
Dr. Tim Kummer responded to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. He wants a ban on assault-style weapons — and a way for Americans to have a healthier conversation about the gun issue.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Dr. Tim Kummer responded to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. He wants a ban on assault-style weapons — and a way for Americans to have a healthier conversation about the gun issue.
Survey Respondents who approved of the NRA were more thank twice as likely to believe that violence was justified to advance political objectives, a new study finds: www.thetrace.org/2025/10/nra-...
Support of the NRA Is Linked to Support of Political Violence, New Research Finds
The recent uptick in political attacks has shaken Americans. Researchers are examining the sentiments related to these acts.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Survey Respondents who approved of the NRA were more thank twice as likely to believe that violence was justified to advance political objectives, a new study finds: www.thetrace.org/2025/10/nra-...
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Sobering story from @themainemonitor.org on the high rates of gun suicides among older Mainers.
They're the first newsroom to use a new Gun Violence Data Hub dataset to localize a story on this subject.
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They're the first newsroom to use a new Gun Violence Data Hub dataset to localize a story on this subject.
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How Maine's rates of gun suicide compare to national trends
More older Mainers died by gun suicide than in car crashes over a 15-year period, data that mirrors a troubling trend across the country.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sobering story from @themainemonitor.org on the high rates of gun suicides among older Mainers.
They're the first newsroom to use a new Gun Violence Data Hub dataset to localize a story on this subject.
themainemonitor.org/maine-suicid...
They're the first newsroom to use a new Gun Violence Data Hub dataset to localize a story on this subject.
themainemonitor.org/maine-suicid...
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Since 2020, much has been said about crime in cities—whether it's up, down, the cause. While we should discuss the impact of violent vs "quality of life" crimes, we can't ignore data. @fairrionam.bsky.social on what federal cuts do to places not under the political microscope.
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The Trace spoke to veteran researchers who explained that the president’s strategy to decrease crime in urban cities ignores leading public health research, and sidelines critical suicide prevention…
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September 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Since 2020, much has been said about crime in cities—whether it's up, down, the cause. While we should discuss the impact of violent vs "quality of life" crimes, we can't ignore data. @fairrionam.bsky.social on what federal cuts do to places not under the political microscope.
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Older Americans have the highest rates of gun suicide of any age group. Not by a little — by a lot.
Why? I spent months exploring this question through data, field reporting, and interviews with experts. Our story is up today on @thetrace.org
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Why? I spent months exploring this question through data, field reporting, and interviews with experts. Our story is up today on @thetrace.org
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The Quiet Crisis: What’s Driving Gun Suicides Among Older Americans?
More and more older Americans are dying by firearm suicide, a new analysis from The Trace and GQ reveals. Older white men and those in rural areas experience alarmingly high rates.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Older Americans have the highest rates of gun suicide of any age group. Not by a little — by a lot.
Why? I spent months exploring this question through data, field reporting, and interviews with experts. Our story is up today on @thetrace.org
www.thetrace.org/2025/09/gun-...
Why? I spent months exploring this question through data, field reporting, and interviews with experts. Our story is up today on @thetrace.org
www.thetrace.org/2025/09/gun-...
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Public health experts say framing gun violence solely as an “urban” issue ignores rising rates in rural communities, especially suicides, and risks sidelining proven solutions.
@fairrionam.bsky.social digs into this in her latest piece for @thetrace.org
@fairrionam.bsky.social digs into this in her latest piece for @thetrace.org
Trump’s Fixation on Urban Crime Ignores Worsening Rural Violence, Experts Say
Public health researchers say the premise behind the president’s federal intervention in D.C. disregards key progress, and sidelines critical suicide prevention efforts.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Public health experts say framing gun violence solely as an “urban” issue ignores rising rates in rural communities, especially suicides, and risks sidelining proven solutions.
@fairrionam.bsky.social digs into this in her latest piece for @thetrace.org
@fairrionam.bsky.social digs into this in her latest piece for @thetrace.org
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More CDC cuts could wipe out one of the most reliable sources of gun violence data. To show what’s at stake as Congress moves to enact the agency’s next budget, @thetrace.org compiled 10 examples of how the CDC’s gun violence work has helped reveal trends, shape interventions, and inform policy.
CDC Data Is Helping Combat Gun Violence. But It’s at Risk of Disappearing.
As the Trump administration pushes deep cuts to the CDC, we’ve compiled 10 examples of how the agency’s gun violence work has shaped policy and prevention.
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August 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
More CDC cuts could wipe out one of the most reliable sources of gun violence data. To show what’s at stake as Congress moves to enact the agency’s next budget, @thetrace.org compiled 10 examples of how the CDC’s gun violence work has helped reveal trends, shape interventions, and inform policy.
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An inside look from @vansant.bsky.social www.thetrace.org/2025/08/marc...
They Rallied the Nation After the Parkland School Shooting. Years Later, Their Group Is Floundering.
The gun reform group has been rocked by divisions, layoffs, and — most recently — a lawsuit alleging racism and retaliation.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An inside look from @vansant.bsky.social www.thetrace.org/2025/08/marc...
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Can President Trump militarize crimefighting in Democrat-run cities like Chicago and Baltimore?
Not legally. But that doesn’t mean he won't try, a policing expert told me. My latest for @thetrace.org:
Not legally. But that doesn’t mean he won't try, a policing expert told me. My latest for @thetrace.org:
Legal Constraints Could Stymie Trump’s Plans to Police Other Cities
We spoke with a policing expert from Yale Law School about whether a federal takeover could come to New York or Chicago.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Can President Trump militarize crimefighting in Democrat-run cities like Chicago and Baltimore?
Not legally. But that doesn’t mean he won't try, a policing expert told me. My latest for @thetrace.org:
Not legally. But that doesn’t mean he won't try, a policing expert told me. My latest for @thetrace.org:
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Treating #gunviolence as a #publichealth crisis saves lives. These cuts are wrongheaded.
Most Gun Violence Victims Are Enrolled in Medicaid. Trump’s Cuts Are Putting Them at Risk. www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi... by @fairrionam.bsky.social @thetrace.org CC: @ruthz.bsky.social @kbfischer.bsky.social
Most Gun Violence Victims Are Enrolled in Medicaid. Trump’s Cuts Are Putting Them at Risk. www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi... by @fairrionam.bsky.social @thetrace.org CC: @ruthz.bsky.social @kbfischer.bsky.social
Most Gun Violence Victims Are Enrolled in Medicaid. Trump's Cuts Are Putting Them at Risk.
Health officials are intensifying their criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’ that was signed into law by President Donald Trump this month, warning that the bill will have compounding…
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August 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Treating #gunviolence as a #publichealth crisis saves lives. These cuts are wrongheaded.
Most Gun Violence Victims Are Enrolled in Medicaid. Trump’s Cuts Are Putting Them at Risk. www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi... by @fairrionam.bsky.social @thetrace.org CC: @ruthz.bsky.social @kbfischer.bsky.social
Most Gun Violence Victims Are Enrolled in Medicaid. Trump’s Cuts Are Putting Them at Risk. www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi... by @fairrionam.bsky.social @thetrace.org CC: @ruthz.bsky.social @kbfischer.bsky.social
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And our leaders should be turning cartwheels to ensure that happens. It is painful to see just the opposite happening.
Thank you to @thetrace.org and @fairrionam.bsky.social for including me in this article.
You can read the full piece here: www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi... 2/2
Thank you to @thetrace.org and @fairrionam.bsky.social for including me in this article.
You can read the full piece here: www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi... 2/2
Most Gun Violence Victims Are Enrolled in Medicaid. Trump's Cuts Are Putting Them at Risk.
Health officials are intensifying their criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’ that was signed into law by President Donald Trump this month, warning that the bill will have compounding effect...
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August 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
And our leaders should be turning cartwheels to ensure that happens. It is painful to see just the opposite happening.
Thank you to @thetrace.org and @fairrionam.bsky.social for including me in this article.
You can read the full piece here: www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi... 2/2
Thank you to @thetrace.org and @fairrionam.bsky.social for including me in this article.
You can read the full piece here: www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi... 2/2
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Gun homicides and suicides may be more connected than we think. A new study digs into 50 years of county-level data.
Great reporting by @fairrionam.bsky.social for @thetrace.org
Great reporting by @fairrionam.bsky.social for @thetrace.org
Gun Homicide and Suicide Are Closely Linked, New Study Shows
Interpersonal violence and self-directed violence have long been treated as separate public health issues, but the two are more connected than previously understood, according to the findings of a new...
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August 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Gun homicides and suicides may be more connected than we think. A new study digs into 50 years of county-level data.
Great reporting by @fairrionam.bsky.social for @thetrace.org
Great reporting by @fairrionam.bsky.social for @thetrace.org
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I am grateful to The Trace for including me in their coverage of how devastating Medicaid cuts will be to victims of gun violence. Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health services in the country. Slashing Medicaid means denying victims of violence the supports they need — and deserve. 1/2
Health officials are intensifying their criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’ that was signed into law by President Donald Trump this month, warning the bill will affect the healthcare sector, violence prevention, and mental health services with gun violence victims at greatest risk.
Most Gun Violence Victims Are Enrolled in Medicaid. Trump's Cuts Are Putting Them at Risk.
Health officials are intensifying their criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’ that was signed into law by President Donald Trump this month, warning that the bill will have compounding…
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July 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I am grateful to The Trace for including me in their coverage of how devastating Medicaid cuts will be to victims of gun violence. Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health services in the country. Slashing Medicaid means denying victims of violence the supports they need — and deserve. 1/2
The latest edition of the Trajectory explores an exciting solution aimed at addressing gun violence as a public health crisis:
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Most Medical Schools Don't Require Gun Violence Prevention Training. This Group Wants to Change That.
Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic has an ambitious plan to teach future doctors about gun violence prevention.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The latest edition of the Trajectory explores an exciting solution aimed at addressing gun violence as a public health crisis:
www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medi...
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I went to Charleston to report on the tenth anniversary of the AME Church Shooting. Here is what I gathered from my reporting: www.thetrace.org/2025/06/char...
An Unfinished Memorial, Looser Gun Laws: This Is Charleston 10 Years After the AME Church Shooting
“I can’t believe people have such a short attention span," said one resident after the anniversary of one of America's most deadly racist mass shootings.
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June 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I went to Charleston to report on the tenth anniversary of the AME Church Shooting. Here is what I gathered from my reporting: www.thetrace.org/2025/06/char...
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Under federal law, people who are convicted of domestic abuse or subject to a qualifying protective order aren’t allowed to have firearms, but actually separating them from their guns is another matter. In Ohio, a state Supreme Court advisory committee came up with an unusual solution: paperwork.
Ohio’s Innovative Approach to Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors
Its unorthodox strategy is among a slate of state efforts to address intimate partner gun violence.
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June 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Under federal law, people who are convicted of domestic abuse or subject to a qualifying protective order aren’t allowed to have firearms, but actually separating them from their guns is another matter. In Ohio, a state Supreme Court advisory committee came up with an unusual solution: paperwork.