Read the Executive Order Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Just Signed to ‘Prevent Gun Violence’

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The Blaze: McAuliffe Just Signed to ‘Prevent Gun Violence’

Oct. 15, 2015 1:40pm Jason Howerton

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order on Thursday prohibiting the open carry of firearms in state government buildings and creating a “Joint Task Force to Prosecute Gun Crimes.”

 

The order also sets up a new tip line for residents to report suspected illegal gun activity.

 

McAuliffe has been outspoken about wanting more gun control in the aftermath of recent mass shootings

 

Read the entire order below via WAVY-TV:

NUMBER FIFTY (2015)

 

EXECUTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE

 

Importance of the Issue:

 

Like too many communities around the nation, cities and counties across the Commonwealth have experienced the devastating effects of gun violence. While Virginians will never forget the tragic massacre of young promise that occurred at Virginia Tech in 2007, or the most recent murders of two young journalists on air in Roanoke, gun violence has tragically impacted families and communities from Lee County to the Eastern Shore, from Loudoun to Halifax in ways that have changed those communities forever.