Topic: Gun Control
“Ghost Guns Are A Nightmare”
On the heels of settling a lawsuit with Philly, the nation’s largest manufacturer of controversial ghost gun kits has now been sued by a local victim’s parents. Are we finally catching up to the ghost gun crisis?
By Mensah M. DeanA “Wake Up Call” on Guns
A District Attorney diversion program is offering a second chance to those with no prior convictions and whose only crime was having an unlicensed gun. It aims to work around a state law that treats Philadelphians more harshly than other Pennsylvanians
By Mensah M. DeanGuns Don’t Kill People … Bullets Do?
In the wake of this week’s mass shooting in Southwest Philly, is it time to start regulating the sale of bullets rather than just repeating gun control rhetoric?
By Larry PlattListen: Ali Velshi on Protecting Our Children From Real Threats
It's guns, the MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member asserts, not the knowledge that gay and trans people exist
By Ali VelshiGeneration Change Philly: The Doc Saving Us From Ourselves
Penn physician-scientist Kit Delgado applies what he learns from treating injured patients in the ER to changing the behavior that gets us there in the first place.
By Christina GriffithGuest Commentary: How to Make Illegal Guns Kryptonite
Philly’s former district attorney has a three-step plan to get guns off the street — and reduce the record shootings — in Philly
By R. Seth WilliamsGuest Commentary: Do Philly Officials Have Confidence in Krasner?
State and local leaders refused to comment on the city’s district attorney to a Broad + Liberty reporter. Meanwhile, murders eclipsed the 100 mark
By Todd ShepherdGuest Commentary: We Need A Gun Violence “Marshall Plan”
Last week, The Citizen’s co-founder put out a call for new ideas to stop the shootings in Philly. City Council’s public safety chair responds with some steps to consider.
By Curtis JonesIdeas We Should Steal: Reduce Gun Violence with Jobs
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s anti-violence program has helped reduce shootings in Chicago’s South Side by 33 percent—while citywide, violence has spiked. The key? Economic opportunity
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyGuest Commentary: More Jobs, Less Violence
An emergency room doctor on the frontline of Philly’s homicide epidemic calls for a new approach to ending gun violence: Economic opportunity
By Kevin M. Baumlin