Topic: Gun Control
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 ShepelavyMore 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. BaumlinNo Common Sense on Guns
The only gun bills the state legislature will consider this year take us backwards, not forwards. Is there anything Philly can do?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyReducing Gun Violence With Ceasefire
Oakland cut its gun violence rate in half by using a version of programs Philly abandoned in 2015. With shootings on the rise, isn’t it time we embraced Ceasefire?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyA Winnable Gun Debate
A ban on “battlefield weapons” could keep casualties from mass shootings down. That, WURD’s afternoon host contends, should be the sole message from gun control advocates
By Charles D. EllisonGood Guy With A Gun Misses The Mark
As the city prepares for the student-led March for Our Lives, a former city official and gun violence survivor calls for real gun sense—not arming teachers
By Rich NegrinLocal Action!
The city has tried—and failed—twice before to pass local gun control. Is now the time to test the courts and state legislature and try again?
By Mark DentExtreme Risk Protection Orders
In the wake of the latest school shooting, there is a common measure on the books in four states that acts as a temporary restraining order, but for guns. Can we at least agree on that?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyRumbling against Tyranny
Gun safety activist, advocate and self-proclaimed patriot, Maj Toure stands at the intersection of race, guns and politics
By Thomas Fox ParryAnti-Gun Violence Champion Will Little
The South Philly barber, formerly in prison for homicide, spent the month of August giving away gun locks with his haircuts
By Josh Middleton