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Gun Violence Study Work Group issues multi-pronged recommendations to county council
Summary
A council work group that studied gun violence across 2024–25 delivered recommendations spanning prevention programs, victim services, legislative changes and mental-health diversion. The council received the report and discussed next steps and implementation partnerships.
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…
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