Post Awd0YmcIIfshu6cLui by bkahn@beige.party
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(DIR) Post #AwcyTEWvPF72pWKeQK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:01:12Z
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Exclusive: The #Trump admin has terminated more than half of all federal #funding for #GunViolence preventionprograms in the #US, cutting $158 million in grants that had been directed to groups in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, & Baltimore.Of the 145 community violence intervention (#CVI) grants totaling >$300 million awarded through the #DOJ, 69 grants were abruptly terminated in April….#law #guns #GunControl #USpol https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-slashed-federal-funding-gun-violence-prevention-2025-07-29/
(DIR) Post #AwcyqKtntOHbFA38tc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:05:23Z
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The elimination of #CVI programs is part of a broader rollback at the department's grant-issuing Office of Justice Programs, which terminated 365 #grants valued at $811 million in April, impacting a range of #PublicSafety & victim services programs.A #DOJ official told Reuters the #GunViolence grants were eliminated because they "no longer effectuate the program's goals or agency's priorities."#Trump #law #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #AwcyqjmvM6dOR41V8y by EndicottAuthor@mastodon.social
2025-07-29T14:05:25Z
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@Nonilex And just how many mass shootings have we had this year? Didn't I read about one in New York City just yesterday?
(DIR) Post #Awcz5F8Hc8tDhdvkkS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:08:04Z
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…The majority of #CVI grants were originally funded through the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act & part of a push by President Joe Biden to stem the rise of #GunViolence in the #US, including establishing the first White House Office for Gun Violence Prevention.That office was "dismantled on day one" of #Trump taking office, said fmr deputy director of the office, Greg Jackson.#law #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #AwczMx5lQZHqxnCFGK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:11:16Z
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Prior to the #Biden #funding, most #GunViolence prevention programs were funded on the #state 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.#Trump #law #guns #GunControl
(DIR) Post #AwczYZPrHPAj0c8SXo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:13:22Z
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The #grants supported a wide range of #CVI programming to prevent #shootings such as training outreach teams to de-escalate & mediate conflict, social workers to connect people to services & employment, & hospital-based programs for #GunViolence victims."[It's] preventing them from doing the work in service of those that need it the most at the most urgent, & deadliest time of the year," Spence said, referring to summer months when there's typically an uptick in shootings.#Trump #law #guns
(DIR) Post #AwczizcygFVZCNF3gG by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:15:14Z
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#GunViolence deaths in the #US 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 #shootings 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.#Trump #law #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #AwczukNxB1eJOsoqyO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:17:23Z
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While cities like New York City, Chicago & Los Angeles received the bulk of #GunViolence prevention funding, southern cities like Memphis, Selma, Alabama & Baton Rouge, Louisiana also received millions & were more reliant on the #grants due to limited state support for the programs, experts told Reuters.#Trump #law #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #Awd0AS337bf5A6WucC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:20:13Z
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"Very few state legislatures are passing #funding 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 #grants reinstated.…Interviews w/ #legal experts, #GunViolence interventionists, & fmr #DOJ ofcls said funding cuts threaten long-term sustainability of #CVI initiatives that have taken years to establish….#Trump #law #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #Awd0RlYhppXeb0aqQa by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:23:21Z
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Pha'Tal Perkins founded Think Outside Da Block in 2016, a nonprofit based in Chicago's violence-plagued Englewood neighborhood. #Federal #funding allowed him to hire full-time staff, but when #grants 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.#Trump #law #GunViolence #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #Awd0YmcIIfshu6cLui by bkahn@beige.party
2025-07-29T14:24:35Z
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@Nonilex But imagine how high the number of shootings has to be in order to fall by 866. Madness.
(DIR) Post #Awd0cSIJndNO2B1cQq by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:25:17Z
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The programs initiated in 2022 marked the first time grassroots organizations could apply for federal #CVI #funding directly, without going through law enforcement or state intermediaries, acc/to 3 fmr #DOJ ofcls.Aqeela Sherrills, co-founder of Community Based Public Safety Collective in Los Angeles, provided training on implementing violence intervention strategies to nearly 94 grantees, including states, law enforcement agencies, & community-based organizations.#Trump #law #GunViolence #guns
(DIR) Post #Awd0k9LK92CnZd6FqC by s1m0n4@ohai.social
2025-07-29T14:26:38Z
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@Nonilex I know this isn't supposed to be funny, but I find it hilarious that to solve the issue of gun violence, instead of just stop selling guns to everyone, there are prevention funds.It's like a very nice piece of dark humour.#USPol
(DIR) Post #Awd0oY6C2pJXVl7Weu by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:27:28Z
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…In June, a letter signed by 18 law enforcement groups & police chiefs in Louisville, Minneapolis, Tucson & Omaha called on Attorney General #PamBondi to reinstate #funding 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.#Trump #law #GunViolence #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #Awd1AZ1RIBZQkIOVG4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:31:27Z
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Columbia, SC Dpty Police Chief Melron Kelly…told Reuters #CVI programs were relatively new in the city, but as a result, the police began collaborating more w/community orgs.He said Columbia's CVI programs focused on preventing retaliatory #shootings that can escalate a neighborhood conflict."#PublicSafety really starts in the neighborhood before police get involved. CVI work is very important; we've seen a drastic reduction in violent crime post-COVID & shootings are almost at a 10-year low.”
(DIR) Post #Awd1NEc6TyKdDKaMtM by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:33:37Z
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…Organizations are trying to figure out how to keep the doors open now that #federal money has run dry.Durell Cowan, exec dir of HEAL 901, a community violence prevention nonprofit in Memphis, received a $1.7 million #CVI 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.#Trump #law #GunViolence #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #Awd1TkiS2VSWW0f8sK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-29T14:34:53Z
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Recently, Cowan secured #funding 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 #federal 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 #PublicSafety,” he said.#Trump #law #GunViolence #guns #GunControl #USpol
(DIR) Post #Awd1ZV0VMDQfX5qaRM by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-07-29T14:35:56Z
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@Nonilex Maybe Louisville should teach their officers to not shoot into random.spartments first.🤷♂️
(DIR) Post #AwdKZmGh4yC2CEGXTM by NorCalWineLady@sfba.social
2025-07-29T18:08:51Z
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@Nonilex SMDH