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Chip Brownlee

New York

Reporter at The Trace

he/him/his • i report on gun violence for @teamtrace https://t.co/tpzBfe29rv

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  • 1 week ago | thetrace.org | Chip Brownlee

    The Trace Delaware hasn’t always been known for passing a lot of gun safety legislation. That’s changed in recent years. Since 2018, the country’s second-smallest state has methodically enacted a suite of reforms, from a red flag law allowing the temporary removal of firearms from people in crisis and a ban on the sale of assault-style weapons, to a landmark permit-to-purchase law for handguns.

  • 2 weeks ago | thetrace.org | Chip Brownlee

    The Trace Five nonprofits have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration to restore more than $820 million in federal grants for violence prevention and community safety programs. The lawsuit comes after the Justice Department last month canceled more than 370 grants for violence intervention, addiction recovery, juvenile justice reform, mental health treatment, and victim services.

  • 3 weeks ago | thetrace.org | Victoria Clark |Chip Brownlee

    The Trace  During the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency rooms were overwhelmed — and gunshot victims faced even greater peril than in ordinary times. Though that flashpoint has subsided, and the national conversation around urgent care has faded along with it, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that hospitals continue to face overwhelming odds in treating shooting victims.

  • 1 month ago | thetrace.org | Sunny Sone |Chip Brownlee

    The Trace More than three dozen Democrats in Congress signed a letter pressing the Trump administration to reverse its sudden cancellation of more than $150 million for community violence prevention programs, The Trace’s Chip Brownlee reported on Friday. The cuts have jeopardized at least 65 community-based programs across 25 states, forcing some organizations to consider laying off employees or closing down entirely.

  • 1 month ago | thetrace.org | Chip Brownlee

    The Trace More than three dozen congressional Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to walk back his administration’s decision to slash funding for gun violence prevention programs. In a May 2 letter to the White House, the lawmakers urged Trump to reinstate more than $150 million in Justice Department grants that were abruptly canceled last week.

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Chip Brownlee
Chip Brownlee @ByChipBrownlee
11 Apr 25

RT @AaronBlake: Trump’s tariff reversal actually raised tariffs overall https://t.co/u5YLaSuhKY

Chip Brownlee
Chip Brownlee @ByChipBrownlee
7 Feb 25

President Trump has signed an executive order directing AG Pam Bondi to review much of the Biden administration’s actions on guns. That review will include ATF regulations and the reports of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. https://t.co/rHGBJv4or8

Chip Brownlee
Chip Brownlee @ByChipBrownlee
3 Feb 25

On January 30, a panel of the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the federal ban on licensed gun dealers selling handguns to people between the ages of 18 and 20. https://t.co/RjE5RQYOVo