The Democratic mayor of Philadelphia blamed Republicans in the Pennsylvania State Legislature for the epidemic of violence as the city has accumulated a near-record number of homicides in 2021.
During a press conference discussing the most recent incident Wednesday, Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney lamented the city’s skyrocketing homicide rate. “I’m personally heartbroken and outraged that we lost 500 Philadelphians, including many of our children and teenagers to needless violence this year,” Kenney said. “I never stop thinking about the victims and their families and the incredible loss these senseless deaths leave behind.”
499 people have been killed so far this year, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. That number is a 13% increase from the same point in 2020, which ended with 499 murders. The city is on track to surpass the record set during the crack cocaine epidemic of 1990 and to possibly reach the highest number since 1960, which the Philadelphia Police Department said is as far back as their statistics go.
“On its own, 500 lives cut short is a staggering number, but as I said, what this number will truly never show is the thousands of other lives impacted by sudden and tragic loss,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters at the press conference. “We deserve better, our children deserve better, our community deserves better.”
Kenney also demanded more gun control in an attempt to combat the violence. He said that Philadelphia Police were expected to confiscate more than 6,000 guns used in violent crimes this year, a 40% increase since 2019, according to Fox 29.
How many of these criminals have been charged and pursued FEDERAL GUN charges?
I bet my life none have or let off.
It’s time for Democrats to throw more money at things that already don’t work
and then ban guns altogether in Philadelphia. It’s working well for Chicago.
Just wait till the revolving doors on the prison system get a full and complete upgrade with the bail revocation and federal prison shutdown in the Dems wishlist legislation. I can guarantee Philly, Baltimore, DC and Chicago all have murder rates in the thousands a year then. It’ll be more like welcome to the thunder dome when you cross city limits.
yep if the cops could use some gun control we wouldnt have this problem