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First Victim of Philly Gunman Was Killed Hours Before Mass Shooting July 10, 2023
The first victim of the Philadelphia mass shooter was killed by the suspect 44 hours before the shooting spree took place, investigators said on Sunday....
Is It Time to Start Regulating the Sale of Bullets? July 07, 2023
In the wake of this week’s mass shooting in Southwest Philly, bullet control makes much more sense than the same-old gun control rhetoric...
Details Emerge About Southwest Philly Mass Shooting July 06, 2023
After the Southwest Philly mass shooting, Ben Mannes poses questions about radical actions taken by those undergoing mental health crises....
Philly Announces Lawsuit Against Two Gun Manufacturers July 06, 2023
The lawsuit says Polymer80, Inc. and JSD Supply “intentionally undermine” federal and state law by selling firearm kits without background checks....
Mass Shooting in West Philadelphia July 04, 2023
Police apprehended a 40-year-old man allegedly wearing a ballistic vest and recovered an "AR-style" rifle and handgun, extra magazines of ammunition, and a police scanner....
Advocates Call for Changes to State Gun Laws March 24, 2023
Democrats say they want to use their new power to ‘stop the carnage.’...
Gun Violence Hearing, Rally in PA Capitol March 23, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The March For Our Lives at the state Capitol rally marks its fifth anniversary since its inception after the 2018 shooting that killed 17 students and staff at a Parkland, Florida, high school....
Philly’s Gun Violence Remained at Record Levels December 29, 2022
Philadelphia had recorded 512 homicides this year through Tuesday, police said, and nearly 1,800 people were shot and survived....
Dealers Question Report Tracing Guns Used in PA Crimes November 22, 2022
Just a fraction of Pennsylvania’s thousands of gun dealers — most of them in the greater Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas — represent the biggest source of firearms linked to crimes in the state, according to one of the nation’s most influential gro...
Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of People in Crisis October 14, 2022
Every life lost to gun violence is one too many and by focusing on data-driven, evidence-based solutions we can reduce gun violence and save lives....
U.S. Senate Race in PA Has Usual Divide on Gun Policy September 27, 2022
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race has shaped up along the usual political division on guns, though the candidates’ pasts cause issues for their current stances....
Kennywood Shooting Puts Spotlight On Park Security September 27, 2022
The triple shooting inside Kennywood Park has raised questions from park-goers and national security experts about the facility’s security measures and screening technology that is supposed to detect prohibited firearms. An altercation between two gr...
PA Man With Guns Told Police He Was Fighting 'Fake Presidency' September 15, 2022
A 2021 involuntary mental health commitment prohibited a Hempfield man from possessing a firearm, but Delmont police said they confiscated three loaded handguns from him after an incident at a Dairy Queen on Saturday, according to court papers releas...
Education Policies in PA Governor’s Race September 08, 2022
HARRISBURG — There’s plenty on the line with respect to the outcome of Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election — with abortion access, firearms regulation and how elections are conducted receiving much of the attention.Another issue, and one not exactl...
Aggressively Enforce New Ghost Gun Rule August 29, 2022
When Blakely police arrested an alleged drug dealer Wednesday, they also seized a 9 mm pistol with no serial number — an untraceable “ghost gun”......
PA Has Higher Gun Sales per Capita Than Most States August 26, 2022
Americans have more guns than anywhere else in the world, and gun sales in the U.S. continue to eclipse those in any other country. This is true both in terms...
Proposed PA Law Would Allow Armed School Employees August 24, 2022
If passed, both bills will allow a school employee who has a concealed carry permit to have their gun on school grounds if they choose to....
Three Steps to Make Illegal Guns Like Kryptonite August 12, 2022
“And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand” Genesis 4:11-16 By R. Seth Williams...
As Shootings Soar, Philadelphia Is Awash in Guns August 11, 2022
More than 1,400 people have been shot this year in Philadelphia, hundreds of them fatally — a higher toll than in much larger New York or Los Angeles....
Shapiro Reacts to Mastriano's Plan For Armed Teachers July 27, 2022
Doug Mastriano says it's time to let school employees, including teachers, be ready to shoot back at killers....
Mastriano Calls for Arming School Employees July 25, 2022
The GOP gubernatorial candidate has introduced legislation to allow employees to carry firearms on school grounds in response to the Uvalde, Texas, mass school shooting incident. His Democratic opponent, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, opposes that id...
Following Comments, Philly Mayor Jim Kenney Should Resign July 05, 2022
On the Fourth of July, along the Ben Franklin Parkway in the middle of Philadelphia, during the Welcome America festivities, some criminal used the cover of fireworks to shoot two police officers. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney had two responses. Firs...
Pandemic Brings 7-Figure Surge of Firearms Sales in PA July 05, 2022
Pennsylvania topped 1 million guns sold or transferred legally in 2020, hitting the seven-figure mark for the first time. It took just one year to do it again....
Philly Dems Remain Largely Silent On Krasner June 17, 2022
The DA claims he “does not believe arresting people and convicting them for illegal gun possession is a viable strategy to reduce shootings.”...
Is Pittsburgh Going Krasner? June 14, 2022
“Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with Alabama in between,” political strategist James Carville once said. This quote usually irritates the good citizens of Pittsburgh, who dislike being put in the same category as what they view as the t...
