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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️<p>. This is at least the second active shooter incident in Georgia this week: Emory University and Fort Stewart both targeted. Yet still no real discussion about gun reform. Enough already.   <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Atlanta" target="_blank">#Atlanta</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Georgia" target="_blank">#Georgia</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GunControl" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Emory" target="_blank">#Emory</a> .</p>
Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️<p>. Another active shooter on Emory’s campus. Another day of lockdown, fear, and trauma. Meanwhile, Congress remains silent. How many more before they do something other than offer prayers? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Atlanta" target="_blank">#Atlanta</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Congress" target="_blank">#Congress</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GunControl" target="_blank">#GunControl</a> . </p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FortStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortStewart</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Update</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActuveDuty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuveDuty</span></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">#<span>USArmy</span></a> sergeant with ties to Florida.</p><p>The suspect &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a> sergeant as well as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shooting</span></a> victims are alive.</p><p>Radford was taken into custody at about 11:35AM.</p><p>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">#<span>MilitaryLaw</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UCMJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCMJ</span></a>).</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USArmy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArmyBase</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassShooting</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunLaws</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealthAwareness</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/fort-stewart-active-shooter-08-06-25#cme0dbome00213b6nr45cj2p3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/us/live-news/fort-stew</span><span class="invisible">art-active-shooter-08-06-25#cme0dbome00213b6nr45cj2p3</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Update</span></a></p><p>Suspect in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FortStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortStewart</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shooting</span></a> a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/soldier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soldier</span></a>, US official says</p><p>A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> soldier is suspected of carrying out a shooting at the Fort Stewart base which injured 5 soldiers, a US official said on Wednesday.</p><p>The official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity, was citing initial information and said it could change.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USArmy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArmyBase</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassShooting</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunLaws</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealthAwareness</span></a> <br><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"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/suspect-fort</span><span class="invisible">-stewart-shooting-soldier-us-official-says-2025-08-06/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FortStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortStewart</span></a> is the largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Army</span></a> post east of the Mississippi River. It’s home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division &amp; family members. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USArmy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArmyBase</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassShooting</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunLaws</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealthAwareness</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Update:</p><p>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">#<span>FortStewart</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, the base said in a social media post.</p><p>A post on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArmyBase</span></a>’s FB page told all personnel in the locked down area to “stay inside, close &amp; lock all windows &amp; doors.”Adding, “Due to the lockdown status all gates on Fort Stewart are currently closed.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USArmy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassShooting</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunLaws</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealthAwareness</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/georgia-army-post-lockdown-shooter-0b3b2cda384d1f33d107d988e6088d92?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-06-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/georgia-arm</span><span class="invisible">y-post-lockdown-shooter-0b3b2cda384d1f33d107d988e6088d92?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-06-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
News Beep<p>Parkland Shooting Victim Recreated as AI for Jim Acosta Interview</p><p>The parents of Joaquin Oliver, one of the students killed in the 2018 Parkland high school shooting, have…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Guncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guncontrol</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/LV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LV</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/parkland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parkland</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/ParklandShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParklandShooting</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/40392/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/40392/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Shine My Crown<p>‘She Shouldn’t Have Been Near Her’: Woman Fatally Shoots Her Wife in the Head Despite Prior Bond Restrictions <a href="https://shinemycrown.com/she-shouldnt-have-been-near-her-woman-fatally-shoots-her-wife-in-the-head-despite-prior-bond-restrictions/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shinemycrown.com/she-shouldnt-</span><span class="invisible">have-been-near-her-woman-fatally-shoots-her-wife-in-the-head-despite-prior-bond-restrictions/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DomesticViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticViolence</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JusticeForVictims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForVictims</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EndViolenceAgainstWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndViolenceAgainstWomen</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealthAwareness</span></a></p>
ABlueView<p>🧵2/3 Stop the Collective Insanity</p><p>It's insane to keep doing the same thing--nothing--and pray things change.</p><p>Instead, help implement @Everytown's 38 data-driven solutions that reduce gun violence.</p><p>Please go to <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/38ways" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/38wa</span><span class="invisible">ys</span></a> and donate: 100% goes to them</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a></p>
WYM Mod<p>Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has taken a bold step by signing the Safe Gun Storage Act, tackling the serious issue of gun violence and criticizing the NRA for inaction. He highlighted the preventable tragedies affecting children and communities and lauded the coalition's resilience against powerful opponents. This legislation showcases Illinois' commitment to public safety amidst skepticism. Discover more about this crucial development: <a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/pritzker-signs-common-sense-gun-law" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/07/pri</span><span class="invisible">tzker-signs-common-sense-gun-law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/JBPrtizker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JBPrtizker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/SafeGunStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SafeGunStorage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/NRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NRA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/IllinoisPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IllinoisPolitics</span></a></p>
Total Sonic Media<p>Another mass shooting in the USA, &amp; I see some well intentioned folks post calls for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/guncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guncontrol</span></a> laws. But a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> led regime would only use those laws to clamp down on anti-fascists, while completely ignoring violations by the far-right, who will also not turn in their weapons in any kind of buyback. And ICE has just been given the budget to flood our streets with guns. Given the current political realities I'd say anyone that is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antifascist</span></a> needs to arm themselves for self defense NOW. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2a</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>At 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"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TM9z</span><span class="invisible">RK</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NewYorkShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkShooting</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GunCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunCrime</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSafety</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Tragedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tragedy</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p>After the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassShooting</span></a> that targeted <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFL</span></a> headquarters, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> Senator John Kennedy wants ‘idiot control’, not more <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></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"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/sen-john-ke</span><span class="invisible">nnedy-idiot-control-nyc-mass-shooting_n_68884f69e4b0b5f7e9088110</span></a></p><p>Paradoxically, he opposes controlling access to guns by idiots! 🤷🏻‍♂️ </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a>.</p>
Nonilex<p>Recently, Cowan secured <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></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">#<span>federal</span></a> government dollars don't start flowing again.</p><p>“We shouldn't be pulling from our own personal finances &amp; life insurance policies to cover the cost of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSafety</span></a>,” he said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…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">#<span>federal</span></a> money has run dry.</p><p>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">#<span>CVI</span></a> grant in Oct 2024.</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…In June, a letter signed by 18 law enforcement groups &amp; police chiefs in Louisville, Minneapolis, Tucson &amp; Omaha called on Attorney General <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PamBondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PamBondi</span></a> to reinstate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> that has resulted in "measurable &amp; significant reductions in violence &amp; homicides."</p><p>"These aren't feel-good programs; they’re lifesaving, law-enforcement-enhancing strategies that work," they wrote.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Pha'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">#<span>Federal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></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">#<span>grants</span></a> were stripped, he was forced to lay off 5 team members.</p><p>"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.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"Very few state legislatures are passing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></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">#<span>grants</span></a> reinstated.</p><p>…Interviews w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> experts, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> interventionists, &amp; fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></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">#<span>CVI</span></a> initiatives that have taken years to establish….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>While cities like New York City, Chicago &amp; Los Angeles received the bulk of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> prevention funding, southern cities like Memphis, Selma, Alabama &amp; Baton Rouge, Louisiana also received millions &amp; were more reliant on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> due to limited state support for the programs, experts told Reuters.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a> deaths in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></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">#<span>shootings</span></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.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>