Nick Wilson
@nickbwilson.bsky.social
Senior Director of Gun Violence Prevention at Center for American Progress. Opinions are my own.
Even after so many years in the gun violence prevention space, it doesn’t get easier to read what 5th grader Weston Halsne told @wcconews.bsky.social today, “My friend Victor saved me though ‘cause he laid on top of me but he got hit.”
August 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Even after so many years in the gun violence prevention space, it doesn’t get easier to read what 5th grader Weston Halsne told @wcconews.bsky.social today, “My friend Victor saved me though ‘cause he laid on top of me but he got hit.”
Trump's DC announcement is full of lies and will not make the district safer, but it did succeed in distracting from the Epstein/Maxwell story
August 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump's DC announcement is full of lies and will not make the district safer, but it did succeed in distracting from the Epstein/Maxwell story
Shooter of at least three people in NYC is believed dead by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to CNN.
July 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Shooter of at least three people in NYC is believed dead by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to CNN.
Stock price for GrabAGun is down 25% today. Look at these losers.
July 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Stock price for GrabAGun is down 25% today. Look at these losers.
The Hold Steady's 2nd & 4th ever shows were in Baltimore. Only fitting tonight's the first gig for Craig Finn's band for his solo record.
He's hoping to come up w/ a name during this free WTMD public radio outdoor show on a beautiful bmore summer night.
He's hoping to come up w/ a name during this free WTMD public radio outdoor show on a beautiful bmore summer night.
June 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Hold Steady's 2nd & 4th ever shows were in Baltimore. Only fitting tonight's the first gig for Craig Finn's band for his solo record.
He's hoping to come up w/ a name during this free WTMD public radio outdoor show on a beautiful bmore summer night.
He's hoping to come up w/ a name during this free WTMD public radio outdoor show on a beautiful bmore summer night.
Oh boy. Kanye has entered the chat. Now I need to rewatch Mountainhead to decide which character he would be
June 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Oh boy. Kanye has entered the chat. Now I need to rewatch Mountainhead to decide which character he would be
Today feels straight out of Mountainhead, watching two rich megalomaniacs attacking each other on different social media platforms that they own.
We knew this would happen, but not when.
We knew this would happen, but not when.
June 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today feels straight out of Mountainhead, watching two rich megalomaniacs attacking each other on different social media platforms that they own.
We knew this would happen, but not when.
We knew this would happen, but not when.
Trump admin claims to be focused on gangs & smuggling, but its actions don't match the rhetoric.
Sen. Van Hollen & @neeratanden.bsky.social explain why it's a mistake to dismantle the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, a Reagan-era unit that helped capture "El Chapo."
Sen. Van Hollen & @neeratanden.bsky.social explain why it's a mistake to dismantle the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, a Reagan-era unit that helped capture "El Chapo."
May 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Trump admin claims to be focused on gangs & smuggling, but its actions don't match the rhetoric.
Sen. Van Hollen & @neeratanden.bsky.social explain why it's a mistake to dismantle the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, a Reagan-era unit that helped capture "El Chapo."
Sen. Van Hollen & @neeratanden.bsky.social explain why it's a mistake to dismantle the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, a Reagan-era unit that helped capture "El Chapo."
Can you take five minutes today to call your representatives in DC and tell them that community violence intervention programs need sustainable funding for generational work and the recent cuts by the Trump administration must be restored? #ProtectCVI #CVIDayOfAction
May 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Can you take five minutes today to call your representatives in DC and tell them that community violence intervention programs need sustainable funding for generational work and the recent cuts by the Trump administration must be restored? #ProtectCVI #CVIDayOfAction
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) saves lives but federal funding is being stripped away. On May 7, join CVI providers & allies in DC & cities across the country to tell Congress to #ProtectCVI! #CVIDayOfAction
May 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) saves lives but federal funding is being stripped away. On May 7, join CVI providers & allies in DC & cities across the country to tell Congress to #ProtectCVI! #CVIDayOfAction
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs are under attack. Recent federal grant cuts mean fewer violence interrupters & programs that are contributing to historic crime declines.
Join the call: #FundCVI #SolidarityWithCVI
Join the call: #FundCVI #SolidarityWithCVI
May 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs are under attack. Recent federal grant cuts mean fewer violence interrupters & programs that are contributing to historic crime declines.
Join the call: #FundCVI #SolidarityWithCVI
Join the call: #FundCVI #SolidarityWithCVI
Baltimore Royalty on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney!
I've briefly met John Waters twice & saw Stavros recently at The Port Comedy Club, great 98-seat local club
I've briefly met John Waters twice & saw Stavros recently at The Port Comedy Club, great 98-seat local club
April 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Baltimore Royalty on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney!
I've briefly met John Waters twice & saw Stavros recently at The Port Comedy Club, great 98-seat local club
I've briefly met John Waters twice & saw Stavros recently at The Port Comedy Club, great 98-seat local club
Today's devastating CDC cuts include the entire WISQARS team within the Injury Center. They process all the data around injuries, ensuring policymakers & researchers know the leading causes of death as well as the costs of injuries & violence.
We can't bury our heads in the sand.
We can't bury our heads in the sand.
April 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Today's devastating CDC cuts include the entire WISQARS team within the Injury Center. They process all the data around injuries, ensuring policymakers & researchers know the leading causes of death as well as the costs of injuries & violence.
We can't bury our heads in the sand.
We can't bury our heads in the sand.
Trump's new Executive Order about DC focuses on maximizing immigration enforcement & recycling failed tough-on-crime policies.
It also calls for more concealed carry of guns in the district, which makes disputes more likely to escalate to shootouts.
It also calls for more concealed carry of guns in the district, which makes disputes more likely to escalate to shootouts.
March 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Trump's new Executive Order about DC focuses on maximizing immigration enforcement & recycling failed tough-on-crime policies.
It also calls for more concealed carry of guns in the district, which makes disputes more likely to escalate to shootouts.
It also calls for more concealed carry of guns in the district, which makes disputes more likely to escalate to shootouts.
Firearm violence was indisputably the driving factor in the overall national rise in homicides during the onset of the pandemic.
March 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Firearm violence was indisputably the driving factor in the overall national rise in homicides during the onset of the pandemic.
The spike in violence was related to firearms. Firearm-related violence was already rising prior to the pandemic, but the spike in violence following onset of pandemic was unlike anything the nation had previously experienced.
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The spike in violence was related to firearms. Firearm-related violence was already rising prior to the pandemic, but the spike in violence following onset of pandemic was unlike anything the nation had previously experienced.
I hope someone asks Rep. Luna (R-FL) if she thinks the former Trump advisor should get the death penalty, as the signs outside her Hill office I saw today suggested
March 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I hope someone asks Rep. Luna (R-FL) if she thinks the former Trump advisor should get the death penalty, as the signs outside her Hill office I saw today suggested
ATF is only federal agency responsible for stopping gun trafficking & helping local police solve violent crimes. Project 2025 calls for weakening ATF. Over on X, thousands of anti-government & pro-gun ppl are telling Musk that doesn't go far enough - they want to abolish ATF altogether
January 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
ATF is only federal agency responsible for stopping gun trafficking & helping local police solve violent crimes. Project 2025 calls for weakening ATF. Over on X, thousands of anti-government & pro-gun ppl are telling Musk that doesn't go far enough - they want to abolish ATF altogether
Time for another feed cleanser... Lewis Hamilton in his Ferrari race suit for the first time.
January 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Time for another feed cleanser... Lewis Hamilton in his Ferrari race suit for the first time.
Feeling safer already 😔
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Feeling safer already 😔
Lewis Hamilton's first day at Ferrari is the distraction I need today.
January 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Lewis Hamilton's first day at Ferrari is the distraction I need today.
Attorney General Garland praises Dettelbach's leadership on "engaged in the business" rule to expand background checks, enforcing new federal straw purchasing provision of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, & inaugural gun violence survivor summit.
January 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Attorney General Garland praises Dettelbach's leadership on "engaged in the business" rule to expand background checks, enforcing new federal straw purchasing provision of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, & inaugural gun violence survivor summit.
Hearing about importance for ATF to have a Senate-confirmed Director. Dettlebach is only the 2nd. Everyday ATF has to justify its existence, even though local law enforcement across the country know what a vital partner they are to solving violent crime
January 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hearing about importance for ATF to have a Senate-confirmed Director. Dettlebach is only the 2nd. Everyday ATF has to justify its existence, even though local law enforcement across the country know what a vital partner they are to solving violent crime
Deputy AG Monaco praises ATF Director Dettelbach's boundless energy, optimism, and long hours to lead federal efforts to prevent gun violence and hold people accountable.
January 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Deputy AG Monaco praises ATF Director Dettelbach's boundless energy, optimism, and long hours to lead federal efforts to prevent gun violence and hold people accountable.
Mass shooting in Baltimore County tonight. A car also flipped & caught fire. Too much damn violence
December 18, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Mass shooting in Baltimore County tonight. A car also flipped & caught fire. Too much damn violence