Gun Violence
Police say they responded to a man who was stabbed and walking in the roadway early Monday morning. A physical altercation ensued, then an officer discharged his weapon.
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Where you shop counts: How 4 Pa. companies stack up on gun violence prevention
Guns Down America released the “Business Must Act” campaign, grading 38 corporations’ in-store policies, corporate actions and political and lobbying contributions.
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Listen 0:59Lt. Gov. Austin Davis announced a total of 46 state grants to enhance Pennsylvania's after-school programs and reduce gun violence in communities.
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Listen 1:07New Jersey attorney general among those who say they’ll defend gun regulations in Trump’s 2nd term
New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matt Platkin said his state and others with Democratic attorneys general, plan to intervene in cases already in the court system.
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2 Philadelphia men plead guilty to killing SWAT officer in 2020 as police served murder warrant
Authorities say Elliott fired a dozen shots through a bedroom wall, striking O'Connor as he climbed an interior staircase.
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Recent laws ban the sale of assault-style weapons, limit ammunition magazines to 17 rounds, and require a permit to purchase a handgun.
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Listen 2:05Philly Police Commish Bethel says drones will be a 'force multiplier' against crime in Kensington
"We think drones will be the next layer of a fourth multiplier for us in our policing work," Commissioner Bethel said. He talked about some advancements in policing.
Air Date: January 15, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:29Medicaid funding for gun violence programs faces scrutiny
Republican Congressman Andrew Clyde, of Georgia, unveiled the Medicaid Funds Integrity Act to restrict Medicaid funds for gun violence prevention programs.
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Listen 1:17Philly homicides are at a near-record low in 2024, Krasner says
The district attorney said that crime has been on a downward trajectory for the past three years.
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New Jersey and Delaware AGs join fight to hold firearm dealers accountable
New Jersey and Delaware joined a 16-state alliance aimed at going after gun makers to reduce violence.
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Listen 1:07Philly homicides have dropped 37% since 2021
City leaders are touting 2024’s decline in gun violence, but they say more work needs to be done to improve those numbers further.
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Inside the state and federal charges against the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Luigi Mangione faces 20 total counts in federal court, Pennsylvania state court and New York state court. On Monday, he pleaded not guilty in the latter to 11 counts.
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New study: Young Black men say they need a gun for survival in Wilmington
A recent study found young Black men in Wilmington feel they need protection to stay alive. Work is being done to provide hope.
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Listen 1:1115-year-old dead after being shot 10 times in Philadelphia
Twenty-one shots were fired at the scene. Police say the victim was shot about 10 times.
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Man killed after junk haulers looking for gun cache break into wrong home in Lower Merion
Detectives traced a vehicle one suspect drove to the scene to a Philadelphia home where they found the jewelry box, they said.
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