The Gun Violence Study Work Group presented its final findings and recommendations to the Prince George's County Council on Nov. 4, 2025. The work group, convened under prior council resolutions, spent monthly sessions across 2024–25 assembling community advocates, county agencies and providers to examine drivers of firearm violence and craft interventions.

The report organizes recommendations into four categories: programs and initiatives; victim services, support and recovery; policy and legislative changes; and mental-health and diversion strategies. Work-group members emphasized the need for multi-agency coordination, data-sharing and sustainable funding to translate recommendations into action.

Vice Chair Orietta, who co-chaired the work group with former deputy state's attorney Perry Paylor, told the council the process brought community advocates and law-enforcement partners together for sustained dialogue. "People don't wake up one morning and pick up a gun; there are threads that lead to that moment," Orietta said, describing the group's focus on early intervention and trauma-informed services.

Staff presented an implementation framework that pairs near-term actions (expanded victim-support services and hospital-based responses) with longer-term investments (community-based prevention programs, a centralized data dashboard and legislative changes to support diversion and services). The report includes proposed time frames, estimated costs and anticipated impact for each recommendation; the full materials were made available in the council's binder.

Council members thanked the work group for its community-centered approach and emphasized moving from recommendations to resourcing. The council did not take a final vote on funding during the meeting; members requested follow-up briefings on budget implications and coordination across the Health Department, Police Department and community partners.

Speakers

- Eubanks (staff presenter) — presented findings and framework (02:25:01)
- Vice Chair Orietta — co-chair and lead discussant (02:25:20)
- Perry Paylor — co-chair (absent; apology conveyed)

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