Some Offer Support for Gov. Wolf

On Aug. 16, PA. Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order “mobilizing state government to tackle the root causes of gun violence,” which the administration states claimed the lives of more than 1,600 Pennsylvanians in 2017.

The executive order unites public safety and public health initiatives to reduce gun violence of all types in communities of all sizes across the commonwealth.

The governor also supports legislation intended to reduce the number of people dying from gun violence, including state-level universal background checks, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, safe storage legislation...