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Maduro Has Been Charged With Machine Gun Possession. Here’s Why

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By Jennifer Mascia Verified, Brian Freskos Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace On January 3, the Trump administration brought Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to the United States and charged him in federal court with presiding over a multidecade conspiracy to traffic cocaine into the United States. Maduro’s wife and son and two government officials were also charged. In addition to narco-trafficking, Maduro and his co-defendants were charged with machine gun possession, a violation of the 1934 National Firearms Act.
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The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Has a New Focus

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By Sunny Sone Verified, Brian Freskos Verified, Tatyana Turner Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was created to protect the rights of the disempowered. Under Harmeet K. Dhillon, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the division, it’s become almost unrecognizable. Career staff and leadership have been forced out, replaced by lawyers who, among other things, defended January 6 rioters and claimed the CIA stole the 2020 election. Entire areas of work, like police oversight, have been largely shelved.
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New Yorkers Fill Gun Classes as Applications for Concealed Carry Permits Surge

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By Ted Alcorn Verified, Brian Freskos Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace In New York City, once proudly unwelcoming to guns, residents are arming up. Since June 2022, when a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision forced state lawmakers to relax longstanding restrictions, tens of thousands of New Yorkers have sought permits to carry concealed weapons outside the home. The number of permit applications submitted per month has risen nearly tenfold in the past three years, according to an analysis of New York Police Department data by THE CITY and The Trace.
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