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Philly mayor signs executive order banning guns at city recreation centers, a move that could spur legal challenges

PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order Tuesday banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether Philadelphia should be able to write its own gun laws.

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Philly mayor signs executive order banning guns at city recreation centers

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Tuesday signed an executive order banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether the city should be able to write its own gun laws.

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Ex-Philly police officer convicted of voluntary manslaughter in shooting of unarmed man

PHILADELPHIA — A jury on Wednesday convicted former Philadelphia police officer Eric Ruch Jr. of voluntary manslaughter in the 2017 shooting of an unarmed man, marking the first such conviction in at least a half-century or more. The jury cleared him of the more serious charge of third-degree murder.

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Officer convicted of manslaughter in Black motorist's death

A white Philadelphia police officer has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter and a weapons charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man

The Independent UK

White officer on trial for killing unarmed Black motorist

A white former police officer is on trial in Philadelphia over the fatal 2017 shooting of a Black motorist

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Stores battle shoplifting amid thefts by organized rings

PHILADELPHIA — Even the Tide is behind lock and key.

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A QAnon follower who showed up to Philly’s 2020 vote count in a Hummer filled with guns is now facing Capitol riot charges

PHILADELPHIA — One of two Virginia men awaiting trial in Philadelphia for driving a Hummer filled with weapons to the Pennsylvania Convention Center during the counting of the 2020 election vote has been arrested again — this time for taking part in the Capitol riot.

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The Philly DA’s Office will not appeal a recent ruling on police shootings to the US Supreme Court

Philadelphia prosecutors said Wednesday they do not plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the state’s use-of-force law for police — potentially clearing the way for former city officer Ryan Pownall to be tried for murder this fall.

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Oz is accusing Fetterman of being soft on crime. Some of his claims are inaccurate.

As Philadelphia passed its 300th homicide of the year, Mehmet Oz made a campaign stop in North Philadelphia to talk to pastors about violence in their communities.

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Philadelphia DA’s office can’t change law, state Supreme Court says

PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Philadelphia prosecutors’ attempts to challenge state law governing how and when police officers are permitted to use deadly force, the latest development in the case against a former cop charged with murder in a 2017 killing.

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Bring back stop-and-frisk? With shootings soaring, some on Philly City Council say the controversial tactic merits another look

PHILADELPHIA — In response to the city's ongoing gun violence crisis and the shooting of two police officers at an Independence Day celebration, leaders in Philadelphia's City Council this week said it was time to reexamine the controversial police tactic known as stop-and-frisk.

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Bullets that hit officers at Philly July 4 event were fired from one gun, possibly from over a mile away

PHILADELPHIA — The bullets that struck two officers during Philadelphia’s Independence Day celebrations were fired from the same gun — and came from outside the event site, potentially fired from up to a mile or more away, police said Wednesday.

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The G Word Begs Americans To Fall Back in Love with Uncle Sam

Adam Conover and President Barack Obama want to unruin the federal government. But they’re not really willing to truly consider that it’s too big and too wasteful.

Reason

As more people get guns and carry permits, Philly sees a sharp rise in homicides ruled justified

PHILADELPHIA — In May, a South Philadelphia man stepped out of his house for a smoke when police said a gun-wielding man rode up on a bicycle and demanded money. The homeowner dropped his cigarette, pulled out his licensed gun and fatally shot the would-be robber in the head.

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Judge issues warning to election denier Joshua Macias: ‘Stay off social media’ or go to jail

PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors and defense attorneys continued to trade legal volleys Friday in the case of Joshua Macias, the election denier from Virginia who traveled to the Pennsylvania Convention Center — in a QAnon-emblazoned Hummer containing weapons and ammunition — as votes were being counted in the 2020 presidential election.

Al Jazeera

US progressives push back against right-wing narrative on crime

Recent votes are galvanising debate within the Democratic Party about how to address crime, but challenges abound.

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Trump supporter Joshua Macias, arrested with guns in Philly during 2020 vote count, faces jail after new information emerges about meeting with Proud Boys

PHILADELPHIA — Joshua Macias can’t seem to stay out of trouble.

The Guardian - US

After the election results in California, the left must organize and fight

Progressive movements that have built power in cities across the country are facing a well-financed backlash from entrenched interests they vowed to fix

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2 more Philly shooting suspects taken into custody, expected to face murder charges

PHILADELPHIA — Two teens accused of fatally shooting bystanders during Saturday’s mass shooting on South Street were taken into custody Thursday by US Marshals in Richmond, Virginia, the Philadelphia district attorney’s office said.

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After the South Street shooting, frustration mounts over the Pennsylvania law that keeps Philly from passing its own gun control

PHILADELPHIA — Calls for new laws to prevent gun violence, spurred nationwide in recent weeks by mass shootings, echoed in Philadelphia following Saturday’s mass shooting on South Street.

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2 men will be charged in Philadelphia mass shooting, DA’s office says

PHILADELPHIA — Two men have been taken into custody in connection with the mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, including an 18-year-old who prosecutors say fired a homemade “ghost” gun into a crowd Saturday night and was one of several gunmen in a melee that left three people dead…

Salon

Republicans love gun crimes and massacre

Crappy gun laws cause our crime problems. But Republicans blame liberal prosecutors and make racist arguments

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Charges against 2 people in Philly mass shooting expected Monday, DA says

PHILADELPHIA — At least two people are expected to be charged for their roles in the mass shooting on South Street Saturday night that left three people dead and 11 others injured, District Attorney Larry Krasner said Monday.

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From defund to refund: Why Democrats are shifting their tone on policing two years after George Floyd's murder

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is poised to approve a $24 million budget increase to its Police Department, and its legislative leadership has backed a plan to add hundreds more officers to the force.

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2 judges have sparred with the Philly DA's office recently over questions about old murder convictions

PHILADELPHIA — Judges in state and federal courts in recent weeks have raised questions about whether prosecutors under District Attorney Larry Krasner included incomplete or even misleading information in court documents seeking to remove one man from death row and overturn another man's murder conviction.

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