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Gun Violence

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Courts & Law
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Man shot, killed during confrontation with police near entrance ramp to Philadelphia International Airport

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.

1 year ago

Joe Brake shooting a gun in a range
Community

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.

1 year ago

Listen 0:59
Austin Davis speaks behind a podium
Education

Lt. Gov. Davis announces $56M in state grants to fund after-school programs and gun violence prevention

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis announced a total of 46 state grants to enhance Pennsylvania's after-school programs and reduce gun violence in communities.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
Matt Platkin speaking at a podium.
Politics & Policy

New 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.

1 year ago

Police officers wearing a protective face masks as a precaution
Courts & Law

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.

1 year ago

Traci Murphy of the Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence, and board member George Higgins
Courts & Law

‘Another failure by the gun lobby’: Supreme Court won’t review Delaware’s firearms control laws, but legal battles continue

Recent laws ban the sale of assault-style weapons, limit ammunition magazines to 17 rounds, and require a permit to purchase a handgun.

1 year ago

Listen 2:05
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Studio 2
Courts & Law

Philly 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 51:29
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Politics & Policy

Medicaid 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.

1 year ago

Listen 1:17
District Attorney Larry Krasner
Community

Philly 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.

1 year ago

Inside a gun shop
Politics & Policy

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.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks behind a podium
Community

Philly 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.

1 year ago

Luigi Mangione looking onward
Courts & Law

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.

1 year ago

A Wilmington police car
Community

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.

1 year ago

Listen 1:11
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Courts & Law
6abc

15-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.

1 year ago

A police car reads Lower Merion Police.
Community

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.

1 year ago

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