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Mayor Jim Kenney: Philadelphia Needs More Gun Control
breitbart.com ^ | 2/28/2021 | AWR Hawkins

Posted on 02/28/2021 10:57:03 AM PST by rktman

Mayor Jim Kenney (D) is responding to Philadelphia’s surge in gun violence by pushing for more gun control laws.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports “294 people” have already been shot in Philadelphia this year, with 76 individuals dying.

Kenney blames the violence on what he views as a lack of gun control.

He said, “We must stop the unabated flow of guns into our city.”

Kenney is interested in laws requiring stolen guns to be reported within a set period of time, licensing requirements for gun owners, and limits on the number of guns Philadelphia residents can purchase.

He claimed such laws are “commonplace” elsewhere and “do not violate the Second Amendment.”

Kenney has taken this approach to gun violence before, calling for more gun control as a solution.

USA Today noted Kenney pushed for more gun control after Maurice Hill allegedly opened fire on Philadelphia police on August 13, 2019. Police were serving a narcotics warrant when Hill allegedly began shooting.

Kenney pushed for more gun control, saying, “Our officers deserve to be protected and they don’t deserve to be shot at by a guy, for hours, with an unlimited supply of weapons and an unlimited supply of bullets. It’s disgusting. And we’ve got to do something about it.”

Delaware Online noted Hill was “a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal record.” Felons are already barred from firearm possession, yet Kenney pushed for more gun control.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; antifa; banglist; blm; jimkenney; kaba; larrykrasner; mauricehill; nra; pennsylvania; philadelphia; secondamendment
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OFFS! Well at least and finally a solution that'll work. NOT! And, how many armed officer protect this POS?
1 posted on 02/28/2021 10:57:03 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

Criminal control, not so much.


2 posted on 02/28/2021 10:57:43 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: rktman

Maybe they should just ban violence all together. That should work.


3 posted on 02/28/2021 10:58:39 AM PST by The Iceman Cometh (F*ck Joe Biden!)
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Blue America doesn’t have high enough crime rates, so it’s time to strip away still yet more liberties from Red America. Meanwhile, crime in Blue America continues to skyrocket, for some unknown reason.


4 posted on 02/28/2021 10:59:22 AM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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How about actually enforcing the laws already on the books,jerk!


5 posted on 02/28/2021 11:02:10 AM PST by SAMWolf (Western Europe is lost)
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To: rktman

Except, of course, his security detail.


6 posted on 02/28/2021 11:03:01 AM PST by InvisibleChurch (https://thepurginglutheran.wordpress.com)
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To: rktman

Going to the range gives me better gun control.


7 posted on 02/28/2021 11:03:45 AM PST by windsorknot
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https://patriots.win/p/12hkTfwvoP/sunday-gunday-supressed-patrioti/c/

Where’s Beta O Mao?


8 posted on 02/28/2021 11:04:35 AM PST by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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Who is doing the illegal things with guns?


9 posted on 02/28/2021 11:04:37 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the MAGA Party.)
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He knows what really needs to be controlled. He just doesn’t dare say it.


10 posted on 02/28/2021 11:04:40 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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“Turd World Filthadelphia”


11 posted on 02/28/2021 11:04:56 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: rktman

Philly needs a new mayor.


12 posted on 02/28/2021 11:05:08 AM PST by cowboyusa (America Cowboy up!)
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[[The Philadelphia Inquirer reports “294 people” have already been shot in Philadelphia]]

Very likely the majority of them were only shot because they were unarmed and unable to defend themselves!


13 posted on 02/28/2021 11:05:46 AM PST by Bob434
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To: The Iceman Cometh

Maybe they should ban door locks.


14 posted on 02/28/2021 11:05:58 AM PST by alternatives? (If our borders are not secure, why fund an army?)
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Offer criminals money NOT to commit crime along with “pretty please with sugar on top”!! Aren’t other cities trying that?


15 posted on 02/28/2021 11:06:02 AM PST by albie
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If gun control laws actually worked, Chicago would be Mayberry, USA.


16 posted on 02/28/2021 11:06:03 AM PST by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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All of these wise, big city mayors have the answers to everything.

Just look at how successful they are in dealing with ALL issues.


17 posted on 02/28/2021 11:06:17 AM PST by BrexitBen
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To: SAMWolf

It is law abiding people they want to control, not guns.


18 posted on 02/28/2021 11:06:44 AM PST by sport
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19 posted on 02/28/2021 11:07:12 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (American gun owners number more than the top 10 armies combined. What's Biden's enforcement plan?)
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I hate this evil ass. He let’s criminals go and let’s them out of jail and then crime goes up. Duh...Pre-planned communism 101.


20 posted on 02/28/2021 11:07:59 AM PST by mikelets456
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