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November 18, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA

Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis Highlights PA's Role in Preventing Gun Violence at The Trace's Safer Together Forum

Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis joins The Trace to answer questions about gun violence in Pennsylvania and the work the Shapiro-Davis Administration is doing to combat violence in every community. Addressing and reducing gun violence has always been a core issue for the Lieutenant Governor since an act of gun violence came to his community when he was a teenager.

In the last three years as Chair of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Lieutenant Governor has been able to implement multiple programs to improve public safety, invest in our community partners, and support our first responders. Through this work we are seeing gun violence rates drop at historic levels across the Commonwealth.

Speaker List:
Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis
Mensah Dean, Philadelphia Staff Writer, The Trace


Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_01.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_02.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_03.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_04.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_05.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_06.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_07.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_08.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_09.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_10.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_11.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_12.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_13.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_14.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_15.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_16.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_17.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_18.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_19.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_20.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_21.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_22.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_23.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_24.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_25.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_26.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_27.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis attends the Safer Together Forum, hosted by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigating gun violence. Trace reporter Mensah Dean speaks with the Lieutenant Governor about making Pennsylvania communities safer, in Philadelphia, PA on November 18, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28617_LG_GunViolence_28.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>