Chip Brownlee
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The Michigan attack was at least the 20th high-profile shooting at a house of worship in the U.S. over the past two decades.
Many of the shootings were motivated by hate, while others stemmed from domestic disputes or a grudge the attacker had against the church.
www.thetrace.org/2025/09/chur...
Many of the shootings were motivated by hate, while others stemmed from domestic disputes or a grudge the attacker had against the church.
www.thetrace.org/2025/09/chur...
September 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The Michigan attack was at least the 20th high-profile shooting at a house of worship in the U.S. over the past two decades.
Many of the shootings were motivated by hate, while others stemmed from domestic disputes or a grudge the attacker had against the church.
www.thetrace.org/2025/09/chur...
Many of the shootings were motivated by hate, while others stemmed from domestic disputes or a grudge the attacker had against the church.
www.thetrace.org/2025/09/chur...
But, like manifestos, that means media — and social media — need to be careful about amplifying their messaging.
"When perpetrators want attention and you give it to them, you’re rewarding them," Lankford, who has researched the "gamification" of mass violence, told me.
"When perpetrators want attention and you give it to them, you’re rewarding them," Lankford, who has researched the "gamification" of mass violence, told me.
September 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
But, like manifestos, that means media — and social media — need to be careful about amplifying their messaging.
"When perpetrators want attention and you give it to them, you’re rewarding them," Lankford, who has researched the "gamification" of mass violence, told me.
"When perpetrators want attention and you give it to them, you’re rewarding them," Lankford, who has researched the "gamification" of mass violence, told me.
Most of the states backing Trump’s crime crackdown have areas with higher gun homicide rates than the nation’s capital, a Trace analysis shows.
At least 17 Mississippi counties endured more gun homicides per capita than the nation’s capital in 2024.
Read: www.thetrace.org/2025/08/nati...
At least 17 Mississippi counties endured more gun homicides per capita than the nation’s capital in 2024.
Read: www.thetrace.org/2025/08/nati...
August 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Most of the states backing Trump’s crime crackdown have areas with higher gun homicide rates than the nation’s capital, a Trace analysis shows.
At least 17 Mississippi counties endured more gun homicides per capita than the nation’s capital in 2024.
Read: www.thetrace.org/2025/08/nati...
At least 17 Mississippi counties endured more gun homicides per capita than the nation’s capital in 2024.
Read: www.thetrace.org/2025/08/nati...
In all, the budget would cut more than 1,400 positions from the ATF, mostly inspectors, special agents, and support staff.
The DEA, which would supposedly take over the ATF, is also facing a 4.4 percent budget cut.
The DEA, which would supposedly take over the ATF, is also facing a 4.4 percent budget cut.
June 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In all, the budget would cut more than 1,400 positions from the ATF, mostly inspectors, special agents, and support staff.
The DEA, which would supposedly take over the ATF, is also facing a 4.4 percent budget cut.
The DEA, which would supposedly take over the ATF, is also facing a 4.4 percent budget cut.
April 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi has created a Second Amendment Task Force at the Justice Department.
In a statement, she said the task force "will combine department-wide policy and litigation resources to advance President Trump’s pro-gun agenda and protect gun owners from overreach."
In a statement, she said the task force "will combine department-wide policy and litigation resources to advance President Trump’s pro-gun agenda and protect gun owners from overreach."
April 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi has created a Second Amendment Task Force at the Justice Department.
In a statement, she said the task force "will combine department-wide policy and litigation resources to advance President Trump’s pro-gun agenda and protect gun owners from overreach."
In a statement, she said the task force "will combine department-wide policy and litigation resources to advance President Trump’s pro-gun agenda and protect gun owners from overreach."
Guns have been the leading cause of death for Gen Z since 2017, when the youngest zoomers were kindergarten age and the oldest could not yet legally drink alcohol. Since 2013, when the last of Gen Z turned 1, more than 64,000 zoomers have been killed by firearms.
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April 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Guns have been the leading cause of death for Gen Z since 2017, when the youngest zoomers were kindergarten age and the oldest could not yet legally drink alcohol. Since 2013, when the last of Gen Z turned 1, more than 64,000 zoomers have been killed by firearms.
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NEWS: The 11th Circuit upholds a Florida law enacted after Parkland that prohibits the purchase of firearms by people under 21.
The opinion was written by conservative Chief Judge William Pryor.
This is a significant addition to a growing circuit split on firearm age restrictions.
The opinion was written by conservative Chief Judge William Pryor.
This is a significant addition to a growing circuit split on firearm age restrictions.
March 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
NEWS: The 11th Circuit upholds a Florida law enacted after Parkland that prohibits the purchase of firearms by people under 21.
The opinion was written by conservative Chief Judge William Pryor.
This is a significant addition to a growing circuit split on firearm age restrictions.
The opinion was written by conservative Chief Judge William Pryor.
This is a significant addition to a growing circuit split on firearm age restrictions.
A group of more than 60 House Democrats, led by @robinkelly.house.gov and @maxwellfrost.bsky.social, have sent a letter to President Trump urging him to re-establish the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
March 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A group of more than 60 House Democrats, led by @robinkelly.house.gov and @maxwellfrost.bsky.social, have sent a letter to President Trump urging him to re-establish the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
Perhaps most notably, he’s told the AG to review the DOJ’s decisions to defend gun laws from lawsuits.
This could mean that the DOJ may eventually decline to defend federal minimum-age restrictions, the ghost gun ban, and other federal laws that are being challenged in courts.
This could mean that the DOJ may eventually decline to defend federal minimum-age restrictions, the ghost gun ban, and other federal laws that are being challenged in courts.
February 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Perhaps most notably, he’s told the AG to review the DOJ’s decisions to defend gun laws from lawsuits.
This could mean that the DOJ may eventually decline to defend federal minimum-age restrictions, the ghost gun ban, and other federal laws that are being challenged in courts.
This could mean that the DOJ may eventually decline to defend federal minimum-age restrictions, the ghost gun ban, and other federal laws that are being challenged in courts.
The review appears to be for the purposes of eventually rolling back Biden admin policies.
Among the Biden policies to be reviewed are the ATF’s zero-tolerance policy toward gun dealers found to have committed serious violations of federal law, like selling w/o background checks.
Among the Biden policies to be reviewed are the ATF’s zero-tolerance policy toward gun dealers found to have committed serious violations of federal law, like selling w/o background checks.
February 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The review appears to be for the purposes of eventually rolling back Biden admin policies.
Among the Biden policies to be reviewed are the ATF’s zero-tolerance policy toward gun dealers found to have committed serious violations of federal law, like selling w/o background checks.
Among the Biden policies to be reviewed are the ATF’s zero-tolerance policy toward gun dealers found to have committed serious violations of federal law, like selling w/o background checks.
The CDC's data portal — data.cdc.gov — is officially down. This site had so much important public health data, including data on gun violence, suicides, and injuries.
January 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The CDC's data portal — data.cdc.gov — is officially down. This site had so much important public health data, including data on gun violence, suicides, and injuries.
The DOJ has blocked access to the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Program webpage.
bja.ojp.gov/program/prev...
bja.ojp.gov/program/prev...
January 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The DOJ has blocked access to the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Program webpage.
bja.ojp.gov/program/prev...
bja.ojp.gov/program/prev...
The DOJ has blocked access to the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program website.
January 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The DOJ has blocked access to the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program website.
The DOJ has blocked access to the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap, which was a "one-stop-shop" to assist local jurisdictions in developing, implementing, and evaluating community gun violence prevention strategies.
bja.ojp.gov/violent-crim...
bja.ojp.gov/violent-crim...
January 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The DOJ has blocked access to the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap, which was a "one-stop-shop" to assist local jurisdictions in developing, implementing, and evaluating community gun violence prevention strategies.
bja.ojp.gov/violent-crim...
bja.ojp.gov/violent-crim...
The BSCA provided $250 million for the program, to be spent over five years, ending in FY2026. Just three years of the five have been awarded so far.
Other mandatory and discretionary funding was also supporting the program, not just the BSCA.
Other mandatory and discretionary funding was also supporting the program, not just the BSCA.
January 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The BSCA provided $250 million for the program, to be spent over five years, ending in FY2026. Just three years of the five have been awarded so far.
Other mandatory and discretionary funding was also supporting the program, not just the BSCA.
Other mandatory and discretionary funding was also supporting the program, not just the BSCA.
The Justice Department appears to have archived the website of its community-based violence intervention and prevention grant initiative.
The 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act required a CVI grant initiative and set a baseline of funding for it through at least 2026.
ojp.gov/archive/topi...
The 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act required a CVI grant initiative and set a baseline of funding for it through at least 2026.
ojp.gov/archive/topi...
January 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Justice Department appears to have archived the website of its community-based violence intervention and prevention grant initiative.
The 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act required a CVI grant initiative and set a baseline of funding for it through at least 2026.
ojp.gov/archive/topi...
The 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act required a CVI grant initiative and set a baseline of funding for it through at least 2026.
ojp.gov/archive/topi...
Seems about right, based on this prefab bathroom in a Bushwick park running $2.6 million.
November 24, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Seems about right, based on this prefab bathroom in a Bushwick park running $2.6 million.
I wrote about this before the election. And @chrismurphyct.bsky.social told me he feared Trump may try.
November 21, 2024 at 2:36 AM
I wrote about this before the election. And @chrismurphyct.bsky.social told me he feared Trump may try.
Notably, Trump's campaign said he would use executive power to unravel as much of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the first significant gun reform law in three decades — as possible.
November 8, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Notably, Trump's campaign said he would use executive power to unravel as much of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the first significant gun reform law in three decades — as possible.
Capitol Police say all buildings have been cleared, there's no active threat, and offices are preparing for reentry.
August 2, 2023 at 8:23 PM
Capitol Police say all buildings have been cleared, there's no active threat, and offices are preparing for reentry.
Staffers and others in U.S. Senate office buildings are being told to shelter in place after an unconfirmed report of a possible active shooter.
Worth noting that these offices were just fully reopened to the public earlier this year after being largely closed during COVID.
Worth noting that these offices were just fully reopened to the public earlier this year after being largely closed during COVID.
August 2, 2023 at 7:13 PM
Staffers and others in U.S. Senate office buildings are being told to shelter in place after an unconfirmed report of a possible active shooter.
Worth noting that these offices were just fully reopened to the public earlier this year after being largely closed during COVID.
Worth noting that these offices were just fully reopened to the public earlier this year after being largely closed during COVID.
So far this year, there have been at least 406 mass shootings (4 or more shot) in 42 states, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an increase over 2022 YTD.
This time last year, the number of mass shootings was just reaching 370.
455 people have been killed and nearly 1,700 injured.
This time last year, the number of mass shootings was just reaching 370.
455 people have been killed and nearly 1,700 injured.
July 25, 2023 at 2:26 AM
So far this year, there have been at least 406 mass shootings (4 or more shot) in 42 states, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an increase over 2022 YTD.
This time last year, the number of mass shootings was just reaching 370.
455 people have been killed and nearly 1,700 injured.
This time last year, the number of mass shootings was just reaching 370.
455 people have been killed and nearly 1,700 injured.
live footage of me making my friends watch the troye sivan rush music video
July 14, 2023 at 3:35 PM
live footage of me making my friends watch the troye sivan rush music video