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As Philly Crime Soared, Residents Have Flocked to Legal Gun Ownership to Protect Themselves and Their Families

Janice Tosto never thought she would become a gun owner, especially now at age 58. But over the last year, she began feeling a growing sense of lawlessness and danger in the city and particularly…

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How Did Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal ‘Lose’ at Least 76 Service Weapons?

It’s entertaining when the Mexican government chirps up, complaining about weapons that flow across their northern border (frequently facilitated by US government agencies). Sure, the drug cartels that actually run our neighbor to the south…


Rather Than Enforce the Law, Philadelphia Chooses to Sues Gun Retailers Instead

Philadelphia officials desperate to blame-shift responsibility for the crime control failures are suing firearm retailers. Philadelphia is suing three firearm retailers – Frank’s Gun Shop Double Tap Shooting Range and Delia’s Gun Shop in Northeast Philadelphia, and…


Philadelphia’s Soros DA Larry Krasner Is the Very Model of the Modern ‘Progressive’ Prosecutor

Philadelphia Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner’s reaction to the horrific tragedy that unfolded in Philadelphia after a mentally unstable man fired randomly, killing five innocent bystanders reveals why he’s arguably the country’s most notorious example of a…


Killadelphia: Gas Station Owner Hires Heavily Armed Security to Protect Customers

Welcome to Philadelphia, land of gas station robberies and carjackings, to say nothing of organized retail theft. In short, Philly has devolved into a cesspool of violent crime to the pont that one gas station…


The Trace Fingers Philly’s Gas Stations as the Source of the City’s Soaring Violent Crime Problem

By Lee Williams The anti-gun activists at The Trace – the propaganda arm of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s vast anti-gun empire – have created a new bogeyman in their ongoing war against…


Philly Mayor Kenney: Pennsylvania is Too Backwards to Enact Stricter Gun Control Laws

Kenney made the comments in response to an NBC10/Telemundo 62 question about his support of stricter gun laws and a shooting that happened at a school in the predawn hours of Wednesday morning. “We’re not…


Philadelphia’s Out-of-Control ‘Gun Violence’ Isn’t a Media Problem, It’s a Government Problem

By Joe Bartozzi The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting announced it will host a workshop in September with local television news journalists, along with “experts from impacted communities, researchers, educators and other thought leaders,”…


As Violent Crime Soars in Philadelphia a Record Number of Citizens are Lawfully Defending Themselves With Guns

A recent story by the Philadelphia Inquirer tells us the tale of rising justifiable homicides in the city. As violent crime rises and more good people are getting carry permits, the number of violent criminals…


A Social Worker’s Solution to Philly’s ‘Gun Violence’ Problem: Pay More at Gun Buybacks…A Lot More

Governments are beset by unintended consequences to the policies they adopt and the laws they pass. People tend to act in their own personal, rational self-interest…a fact most elected officials never seem to grasp at…