Maryland Governor Proposes State-Level Gun Violence Prevention Center

The proposal is part of a broader plan to tackle crime, including increased resources for crime victims and stronger pipelines to law enforcement jobs.

• Maryland Governor Wes Moore has proposed three bills aimed at tackling crime, including the creation of a state-level gun violence prevention center.
• The gun violence prevention center is part of a Biden administration effort to reduce fatal shootings across the United States.
• Moore's other proposals include the Victims’ Compensation Reform Act, providing resources for crime victims, and the Growing Apprenticeship in Public Safety Act, establishing stronger pipelines to law enforcement jobs.
• Despite a decline in overall youth violence, carjackings and handgun violations by young people have increased in Maryland since 2020.
• The governor has suggested increasing penalties for some gun crimes and is willing to use the state budget and executive orders to address the issue.

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