{"id":168549,"date":"2022-09-12T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T17:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=168549"},"modified":"2022-09-12T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:55:54","slug":"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mayor Jim Kenney Fed Up With Philadelphia Gun Violence, Says He&#039;ll &#039;Look Forward&#039; To Not Being Mayor\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CLSspHZmCzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Joe Bartozzi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting announced it will host a workshop in September with local television news journalists, along with \u201cexperts from impacted communities, researchers, educators and other thought leaders,\u201d to explore if news reporting can help solve the out-of-control crime problem in the City of Brotherly Love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By crime, they mean \u201cgun violence.\u201d By explore, they mean \u201cco-opt.\u201d By solve, they mean \u201cpush a gun control narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News media should be at the table with The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. The question they should be asking is why are elected politicians failing to enforce laws and locking up criminals preying on the innocent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crime is out of control in Philadelphia. No one can argue that. The debate is how to solve it. Mayor Jim Kenney and District Attorney Larry Krasner have proven they are inept or unwilling to solve the crisis. They would rather target lawful gun owners and the firearm industry instead of prosecuting criminals and locking them up. &nbsp;Apparently, it\u2019s easier to scapegoat than to actually do something to help the neighborhoods that are being victimized by criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spinning Narratives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting is a convenient tool to do this. They\u2019re funded, in part, by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/departments\/office-of-violence-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>Philadelphia Office of Violence Prevention<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;That\u2019s taxpayer dollars at work to push a political antigun narrative. They\u2019ve also got convenient&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgvr.org\/partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\">partners<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;that press the narrative for more gun control, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/exclusive-the-independent-news-outlet-secretly-funded-by-everytown-for-gun-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>The Trace<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;the mouthpiece for billionaire Michael Bloomberg\u2019s Everytown for Gun Safety gun control group. There\u2019s also The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. That\u2019s part of the Bloomberg School and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoland.com\/2022\/04\/john-hopkins-university-bloomberg-bucks-bogus-gun-violence-research-video\/#axzz7eDuCXzeM\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>funded by<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2026<\/strong>&nbsp;you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting focuses on partnering&nbsp;<strong>\u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgvr.org\/about-the-credible-messenger-reporting-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>credible messengers<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;with media to tell their stories. Victims of criminal violence deserve to be heard. They also deserve to hear what their elected officials are going to do to solve the crime crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philadelphia, it seems, is doing little aside from blaming the firearm industry. The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting\u2019s data shows there is no progress. Philadelphia recorded 47 shooting victims&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PCGVR\/status\/1567181292508151811?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Brief%20on%20Gun%20Violence%20Prevention%20in%20Philadelphia&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>last week<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and 56 in the previous week. There were 1,648 shooting victims&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgvr.org\/philadelphia-shooting-victims-dashboard\/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Brief%20on%20Gun%20Violence%20Prevention%20in%20Philadelphia&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>this year<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;up four percent over 2021, and 373 homicides&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillypolice.com\/crime-maps-stats\/index.html?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Brief%20on%20Gun%20Violence%20Prevention%20in%20Philadelphia&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>this year<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;so far, a three percent increase over last year and up 77 percent from five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Political Failures<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Kenney\u2019s answer to this abysmal failure was to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/philadelphia-mayor-jim-kenney-says-hell-be-happy-when-hes-not-mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>tell his city<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m waiting for something bad to happen all the time. So I\u2019ll be happy when I\u2019m not here, when I\u2019m not mayor, and I can enjoy some stuff.\u201d Mayor Kenney made those callous remarks after two Philadelphia police officers were shot on the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s made no bones about his disdain for the Second Amendment. At the same press conference, he ripped lawful gun ownership, implying that the United States should follow Canada\u2019s gun control example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was in Canada two weeks ago and never thought about a gun,\u201d he\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/philly-mayor-second-amendment-officers-shot-july-fourth\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\">said<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe only people I knew who had guns in Canada were police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/its-the-crime-political-leaders-must-face-reality\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\">It\u2019s The Crime. Political Leaders Must Face Reality<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Philadelphia\u2019s District Attorney Krasner was funded in his election by progressive billionaire and antigun zealot George Soros, to the tune of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/soros-weighed-in-with-even-more-money-in-das-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>$1.7 million in 2017<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;DA Krasner&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/capitalresearch.org\/article\/living-room-pundits-guide-to-soros-district-attorneys\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>raked in<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;$2 million from Soros, through the Pennsylvania Justice and Public Safety PAC and the Philadelphia Justice and Public Safety PAC. Krasner won reelection in 2021 with the help of a $259,000 contribution from Soros. That bought Philadelphia the notorious distinction of being named among the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/emerging-crime-capitals-america-these-cities-have-highest-murders-per-capita\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>10 cities<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;with the highest murder rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DA Krasner de-prioritized illegal firearm possession charges early in his tenure and now&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/philly-da-krasner-concerned-supreme-court-ruling-impact-pa-gun-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\">blames<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Bruen<\/em>&nbsp;decision for potential illegal criminal misuse of firearms as well as&nbsp;<strong>\u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/philadelphia-da-krasner-mass-shooting-nra-lobbyists\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>NRA lobbyists<\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That drew backlash from former Philadelphia police leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was very disappointed there wasn\u2019t one mention of starting to refocus and strategically target persons that are carrying guns illegally, especially previously convicted felons and persons on probation or parole, as that should be the backbone of any anti-violence program in Philadelphia,\u201d said Joe Sullivan, the former deputy commissioner of patrol at the Philadelphia Police Department, to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/philadelphia-da-krasner-mass-shooting-nra-lobbyists\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>Fox New Digital<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cBut since he\u2019s taken office, we\u2019ve seen a significant reduction in prosecutions in general and for persons carrying guns illegally. I think that\u2019s counterproductive for a time when the city of Philadelphia is setting records for gun-related homicides and shootings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DA Krasner knows, or should know, that criminals aren\u2019t buying their firearms at retail after passing an FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System verification. They\u2019re obtaining them through theft or the black market. The Department of Justice\u2019s Bureau of Justice Statistics consistently shows this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NSSF Real Solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The firearm industry is willing to step in even when local officials aren\u2019t. NSSF co-created and funds the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/philadelphia-campaign-targets-illegal-gun-purchases\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>Don\u2019t Lie for the Other<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Guy<sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;campaign to remind the public that attempting a straw purchase is a federal crime, now punishable by up to 15 years and a $250,000 fine. That\u2019s a partner program with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even that was criticized by city officials. Max Weisman, the communications director for City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/opinion\/commentary\/philadelphia-gun-advertisements-septa-violence-prevention-20220829.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philadelphia-enlists-media-for-gun-control-they-should-demand-answers-on-failed-policies\" title=\"Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control.  They Should Demand Answers on Failed Policies\"><strong>tried<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>to call it<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;subtle advertising for gun sales. The posters depict a convicted individual in an orange jumpsuit, a stark reminder that straw purchases are illegal. NSSF is undeterred by hecklers that shout from the sidelines instead of doing the hard work it takes to reduce crime. The firearm industry takes this seriously and criminal misuse of firearms is something we\u2019ve been proud to combat with law enforcement for over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philadelphians are suffering from elected officials unwilling to do their jobs and lock up criminals. Victims deserve to be heard. Teaming them together with agenda-driven news outlets to push a gun control narrative doesn\u2019t stop crime. The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting is another example of appearing to do something when nothing is actually getting done. The question the media should be asking is when will Philadelphia start locking up criminals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Joe Bartozzi<\/strong>\u00a0is the President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (\u201cNSSF\u201d), the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers\u2019 Institute (\u201cSAAMI\u201d) and the Chairman of the Project ChildSafe\u00ae Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By crime, they mean \u201cgun violence.\u201d By explore, they mean \u201cco-opt.\u201d By solve, they mean \u201cpush a gun control narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":168550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[132,1802],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-168549","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-news-wire"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Philadelphia Enlists Media for Gun Control. 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