<description>&lt;p data-pm-slice="0 0 []"&gt;Baltimore is seeing a much lower rate of violent crime than before and during the pandemic. As of today, there have been 57 fewer homicides in the city of Baltimore than at this time last year. Surrounding areas however, such as Anne Arundel and Harford County, are grappling with a slight rise in gun violence.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Midday&lt;/em&gt; begins today with a conversation about efforts at the federal level to improve public safety, including a newly announced initiative from the White House.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stefanie Feldman&lt;/strong&gt;, the Director of the &lt;a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ogvp/"&gt;White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention&lt;/a&gt;, joined &lt;em&gt;Midday &lt;/em&gt;to discuss the new executive order targeted at reducing firearms and improving active shooter school drills.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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A new White House executive order targets firearms and school shootings

SEP 26, 20247 MIN
Midday

A new White House executive order targets firearms and school shootings

SEP 26, 20247 MIN

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Baltimore is seeing a much lower rate of violent crime than before and during the pandemic. As of today, there have been 57 fewer homicides in the city of Baltimore than at this time last year. Surrounding areas however, such as Anne Arundel and Harford County, are grappling with a slight rise in gun violence.

Midday begins today with a conversation about efforts at the federal level to improve public safety, including a newly announced initiative from the White House.

Stefanie Feldman, the Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, joined Midday to discuss the new executive order targeted at reducing firearms and improving active shooter school drills.

Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.