Special council on gun violence comes to Pittsburgh, trying to solve country's mass shooting problem

PITTSBURGH — A special council on gun violence came to Pittsburgh on Thursday in an effort to solve the country’s mass shooting problem.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 372 mass shootings so far this year in the U.S., injuring 1,500 hundred people and killing 420.

Just over a year after the Tree of Life shooting, state leaders are trying to make sure a tragedy like that never happens again.

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Gov. Tom Wolf and his special council held a hearing at the University of Pittsburgh’s campus on combating mass shootings.

“This is an opportunity for us to come out here to get feedback to get testimony from various perspectives,” said Mike Pennington, a member of the Pa. Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

The council heard from police, medical experts and victim advocates on issues like identifying threats, the short and long-term impacts of mass shootings and how to support victims.

The special council plans to use Thursday’s feedback to develop recommendations on reducing gun violence in the state.

The commission is looking for public input as well. You can find more information here.

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