{"id":1053015,"date":"2021-11-24T18:59:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1053015"},"modified":"2021-11-24T18:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T23:59:08","slug":"philadelphia-nears-500-murders-in-2021-mayor-wants-gun-control-to-combat-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-nears-500-murders-in-2021-mayor-wants-gun-control-to-combat-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Nears 500 Murders in 2021; Mayor Wants Gun Control To Combat It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphiladelphia-nears-500-murders-in-2021-mayor-wants-gun-control-to-combat-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1053015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>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.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhiladelphiaGov\/status\/1463516963745972232\">press conference<\/a> discussing the most recent incident Wednesday, Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney lamented the city\u2019s skyrocketing homicide rate. \u201cI\u2019m personally heartbroken and outraged that we lost 500 Philadelphians, including many of our children and teenagers to needless violence this year,\u201d Kenney said. \u201cI never stop thinking about the victims and their families and the incredible loss these senseless deaths leave behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>499 people have been killed so far this year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/philadelphia-homicide-rate-2021-record-20211123.html\">Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 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,\u201d Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters at the press conference. \u201cWe deserve better, our children deserve better, our community deserves better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/philadelphia-leaders-bracing-for-more-than-500-homicides-in-2021\">Fox 29<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe volume of guns that are in circulation in our communities is at a record-high,\u201d he said. \u201c[Crime guns] join a sea of illegal and legal guns that are accessible in the heat of the moment, turning what could have stayed an argument into a homicide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then went after the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania State Legislature over perceived inaction. \u201cThe Pennsylvania General Assembly must allow us to enact reasonable controls on guns in our city. Until this happens, we will continue to work tirelessly in response to the crisis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kenney went on to cite the example of a man who shot and killed a co-worker at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, then engaged in a firefight with Philadelphia Police that injured two officers. \u201cThe guy had an AR-15 with three clips, he was in his third clip, shooting at our officers,\u201d Kenney said. \u201cNow, if you want to be on the legislature in Pennsylvania and say that you support police, you support law enforcement, then get the guns off the street and stop our officers from being shot at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are people making money selling these guns, making these guns, and the legislature don\u2019t care, they don\u2019t care how many people get killed. It\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d Kenney quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia is one of many major cities in the midst of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/philadelphia-sees-looming-police-shortage-as-officers-file-for-retirement-and-young-people-arent-signing-up\">staffing shortage<\/a> after Kenney agreed to cut $14 million from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/when-will-pa-mayors-wake-up-to-the-crime-crisis\">police budget<\/a> and eliminate a $19 million funding increase, on top of the city council\u2019s decision to cut $33 million of funding for fiscal year 2021. The city has also restricted the ability of police officers to pull over individuals for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/philadelphia-bars-cops-from-pulling-over-drivers-for-minor-traffic-violations\">minor traffic violations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s skyrocketing homicide rate. \u201cI\u2019m personally heartbroken and outraged that we lost 500 Philadelphians, including many of our children and teenagers to needless violence this year,\u201d Kenney said. \u201cI never stop thinking about the victims and their families and the incredible loss these senseless deaths leave behind.\u201d499 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.\u201cOn 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,\u201d Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters at the press conference. \u201cWe deserve better, our children deserve better, our community deserves better.\u201dKenney 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.\u201cThe volume of guns that are in circulation in our communities is at a record-high,\u201d he said. \u201c[Crime guns] join a sea of illegal and legal guns that are accessible in the heat of the moment, turning what could have stayed an argument into a homicide.\u201dHe then went after the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania State Legislature over perceived inaction. \u201cThe Pennsylvania General Assembly must allow us to enact reasonable controls on guns in our city. Until this happens, we will continue to work tirelessly in response to the crisis,\u201d he said.Kenney went on to cite the example of a man who shot and killed a co-worker at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, then engaged in a firefight with Philadelphia Police that injured two officers. \u201cThe guy had an AR-15 with three clips, he was in his third clip, shooting at our officers,\u201d Kenney said. \u201cNow, if you want to be on the legislature in Pennsylvania and say that you support police, you support law enforcement, then get the guns off the street and stop our officers from being shot at.\u201d\u201cThere are people making money selling these guns, making these guns, and the legislature don\u2019t care, they don\u2019t care how many people get killed. It\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d Kenney quipped.Philadelphia is one of many major cities in the midst of a staffing shortage after Kenney agreed to cut $14 million from the police budget and eliminate a $19 million funding increase, on top of the city council\u2019s decision to cut $33 million of funding for fiscal year 2021. The city has also restricted the ability of police officers to pull over individuals for minor traffic violations.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1053015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1053015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1053015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1053015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1053015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}