America’s gun violence epidemic will never abate if we focus only on the problem — we have to look at potential solutions, too.

Enter The Trajectory, a newsletter exploring the people, policies, and programs grappling with America’s gun violence problem. If you sign up, I’ll be in your inbox every two weeks to share the stories of people and communities taking action to reduce gun violence, along with the innovative programs and policies that are making a difference.

A little bit about me: For the past few years, I’ve covered gun violence and gun policy at The Trace. When I first started, I had a more limited grasp of what can be done to address this crisis. Since then, I’ve learned a lot about what’s out there, covering local community-led intervention efforts, state policies aimed at reducing violence, and even the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Looking for paths forward has helped assuage some of the discouragement all of us who report on this beat often feel.

My goal is to provide you with valuable insights, and maybe some hope, to help you better understand the complexities of gun violence in America.

Try out these past issues of The Trajectory:

Chip Brownlee
Chip is a reporter at The Trace covering federal policy related to violence prevention and firearms. He is also the author of The Trajectory newsletter, which spotlights the people, policies, and programs grappling with America’s gun violence crisis. 

Before joining The Trace as an investigative fellow in June 2020, Chip worked as a reporter and the editor-in-chief of his collegiate newspaper, The Auburn Plainsman. He also covered the state legislature, governor, courts, and elections for the Alabama Political Reporter. As an undergraduate, Chip studied political science and journalism at Auburn University. He also earned an M.A. with a concentration in politics from the Columbia Journalism School.