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KChernecky For DemocracyWhen are police going to be pushing for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/guncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guncontrol</a>? <a href="https://www.wesh.com/article/utah-police-officers-killed-tremonton-shooting/65806455" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wesh.com/article/utah-police-officers-killed-tremonton-shooting/65806455</a>

Ham on WryTake heart.The American dream is still alive and well … in Canada. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freedoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedoms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/guncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guncontrol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

bsmall2LOL!! ".. similar to the percentage.." > ... the percentage of people who told Kleck they used a gun in self-defense is similar to the percentage of Americans who said they were abducted by aliens. The Post notes that "a more reasonable estimate" of self-defense gun uses equals about 100,000 annually, according to the NCVS data. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602143823/how-often-do-people-use-guns-in-self-defense" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602143823/how-often-do-people-use-guns-in-self-defense</a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/USAGuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USAGuns</a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/SelfDefenseGuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfDefenseGuns</a>/HT <a href="https://universeodon.com/@mathew" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mathew</a>

Matthew RimmerAn 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged with manufacturing 3D-printed firearms following a police search at the University of Wollongong's Keiraville campus. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-11/uow-teen-charged-3d-printed-firearms-keiraville-campus/105636102" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-11/uow-teen-charged-3d-printed-firearms-keiraville-campus/105636102</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/guncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guncontrol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auslaw</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FortStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FortStewart</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Georgia</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Update</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActuveDuty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuveDuty</a> Sergeant Quornelius Radford [sp? Cornelius?], a 28-year-old <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USArmy</a> sergeant with ties to Florida.The suspect & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#army</a> sergeant as well as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shooting</a> victims are alive.Radford was taken into custody at about 11:35AM.The handgun used was a personal weapon which is NOT allowed on base under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryLaw</a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UCMJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UCMJ</a>).<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USArmy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArmyBase</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassShooting</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunLaws</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealthAwareness</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/fort-stewart-active-shooter-08-06-25#cme0dbome00213b6nr45cj2p3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/fort-stewart-active-shooter-08-06-25#cme0dbome00213b6nr45cj2p3</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Update</a>Suspect in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FortStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FortStewart</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shooting</a> a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/soldier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soldier</a>, US official saysA <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> soldier is suspected of carrying out a shooting at the Fort Stewart base which injured 5 soldiers, a US official said on Wednesday.The official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity, was citing initial information and said it could change.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USArmy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArmyBase</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassShooting</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunLaws</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DomesticTerrorism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealthAwareness</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/suspect-fort-stewart-shooting-soldier-us-official-says-2025-08-06/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/suspect-fort-stewart-shooting-soldier-us-official-says-2025-08-06/</a>

NonilexLocated about 40 miles southwest of Savannah, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Georgia</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FortStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FortStewart</a> is the largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Army</a> post east of the Mississippi River. It’s home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division & family members. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USArmy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArmyBase</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassShooting</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunLaws</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DomesticTerrorism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealthAwareness</a>

NonilexUpdate:Five soldiers were shot on Wednesday at the Army’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FortStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FortStewart</a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Georgia</a>, the base said in a social media post.A post on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArmyBase</a>’s FB page told all personnel in the locked down area to “stay inside, close & lock all windows & doors.”Adding, “Due to the lockdown status all gates on Fort Stewart are currently closed.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USArmy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassShooting</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunLaws</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DomesticTerrorism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealthAwareness</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/georgia-army-post-lockdown-shooter-0b3b2cda384d1f33d107d988e6088d92?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-06-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/georgia-army-post-lockdown-shooter-0b3b2cda384d1f33d107d988e6088d92?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-06-Breaking+News</a>

Scott WilsonNorth Carolina sucks! A veto override this week now enshrines some super-great (sarcasm) new laws, including:- stricter immigration crackdowns - looser gun rules - a formal definition of gender to exclude transgender peopleEdit: spelling, tags <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hate</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trans</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/nc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nc</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/veto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#veto</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/guncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guncontrol</a> <a href="https://www.wral.com/story/new-nc-laws-on-guns-immigration-donor-privacy-now-in-place-despite-stein-s-vetoes/22100744/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wral.com/story/new-nc-laws-on-guns-immigration-donor-privacy-now-in-place-despite-stein-s-vetoes/22100744/</a>

Headlines AfricaAt least 5 dead, including gunman, at office building in New York shooting <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TM9zRK" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TM9zRK</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NewYorkShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYorkShooting</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GunCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunCrime</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicSafety</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Tragedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tragedy</a>

Preston MacDougallAfter the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassShooting</a> that targeted <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NFL</a> headquarters, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Louisiana</a> Senator John Kennedy wants ‘idiot control’, not more <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a>. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sen-john-kennedy-idiot-control-nyc-mass-shooting_n_68884f69e4b0b5f7e9088110" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sen-john-kennedy-idiot-control-nyc-mass-shooting_n_68884f69e4b0b5f7e9088110</a>Paradoxically, he opposes controlling access to guns by idiots! 🤷🏻‍♂️ <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resist</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kakistocracy</a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>.

NonilexRecently, Cowan secured <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> from an out-of-state nonprofit as well as a $125,000 emergency grant from the city. Still, he may be forced to conduct layoffs if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federal</a> government dollars don't start flowing again.“We shouldn't be pulling from our own personal finances & life insurance policies to cover the cost of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicSafety</a>,” he said.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex…Organizations are trying to figure out how to keep the doors open now that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federal</a> money has run dry.Durell Cowan, exec dir of HEAL 901, a community violence prevention nonprofit in Memphis, received a $1.7 million <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CVI</a> grant in Oct 2024.Cowan's org received $150k in federal funds since the beginning of the year before his grant was canceled. He's had to dip into his personal savings to keep his 14-person staff on payroll, he said.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex…In June, a letter signed by 18 law enforcement groups & police chiefs in Louisville, Minneapolis, Tucson & Omaha called on Attorney General <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PamBondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PamBondi</a> to reinstate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> that has resulted in "measurable & significant reductions in violence & homicides.""These aren't feel-good programs; they’re lifesaving, law-enforcement-enhancing strategies that work," they wrote.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

NonilexPha'Tal Perkins founded Think Outside Da Block in 2016, a nonprofit based in Chicago's violence-plagued Englewood neighborhood. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Federal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> allowed him to hire full-time staff, but when <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> were stripped, he was forced to lay off 5 team members."Being able to have outreach teams at specific places at the right time to have conversations before things get out of hand is what people don't see," Perkins said.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex"Very few state legislatures are passing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> right now, that's why the federal cuts were such a tragic hit," said Amber Goodwin, co-founder of Community Violence Legal Network, who's part of a coalition of lawyers working to get <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> reinstated.…Interviews w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legal</a> experts, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> interventionists, & fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> ofcls said funding cuts threaten long-term sustainability of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CVI</a> initiatives that have taken years to establish….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

NonilexWhile cities like New York City, Chicago & Los Angeles received the bulk of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> prevention funding, southern cities like Memphis, Selma, Alabama & Baton Rouge, Louisiana also received millions & were more reliant on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> due to limited state support for the programs, experts told Reuters.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> deaths in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> grew more than 50% from 2015 to the pandemic-era peak of 21,383 in 2021, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Since then, deadly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shootings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shootings</a> have been in decline, falling to 16,725 in 2024, which is more in line with the pre-pandemic trend. As of May 2025, deaths are down 866 from the same period last year.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

NonilexPrior to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biden</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a>, most <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> prevention programs were funded on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#state</a> level."These programs 5 years ago, if they did exist, had very small budgets & didn't have large, multimillion-dollar federal investments," said Michael-Sean Spence, director of community safety initiatives at Everytown for Gun Safety, which has worked with 136 community-based violence intervention organizations since 2019. 25 of the groups were impacted by funding cuts.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a>

Nonilex…The majority of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CVI</a> grants were originally funded through the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act & part of a push by President Joe Biden to stem the rise of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a>, including establishing the first White House Office for Gun Violence Prevention.That office was "dismantled on day one" of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> taking office, said fmr deputy director of the office, Greg Jackson.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guns</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

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