The incident provided a grim backdrop to the announcement that Gov.
Tom Wolf will sign a "sweeping" executive order "to better
target the public health crisis of gun violence."
“We simply are not doing enough to stop people from dying and to give communities the peace of mind that they deserve," Wolf said in a statement. "This order will make sure the executive branch is doing more and focusing on gun violence as both a public safety problem and public health crisis."
In a release, Wolf's office said the initiatives and reforms will include:
“We simply are not doing enough to stop people from dying and to give communities the peace of mind that they deserve," Wolf said in a statement. "This order will make sure the executive branch is doing more and focusing on gun violence as both a public safety problem and public health crisis."
In a release, Wolf's office said the initiatives and reforms will include:
- New oversight and data sharing
- Reducing community gun violence
- Combating mass shootings
- Addressing the rising number of gun-related domestic incidents and self-inflicted shootings, including suicides by gun
Democratic lawmakers from Philadelphia reacted to the shooting with calls for
action.
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