Current Events > Philadelphia sees rise in gun ownership and rise in justified homicides

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https://www.inquirer.com/news/justified-homicide-self-defense-philadelphia-police-larry-krasner-gun-license-permit-20220620.html

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.

In March, an assistant manager at a Dollar General store in North Philadelphia used his legal gun to shoot a man who police said burst into the store in a ski mask, demanded money, and threatened to kill the cashier. Im opening up the register for you, sir, said the manager, who instead pulled his own handgun and shot the robber in the head, killing him.

The same month, a customer with a carry permit inside Max Food Market in the Yorktown section fatally shot a gunman who tried to rob him while he was playing a video poker machine. You have to defend yourself, said Maximo Torres Rodriquez, the stores owner. You have to do it.

The three would-be assailants died from their injuries and in all three cases authorities brought no charges against the shooters. These sorts of deadly clashes in which the intended victims survive and assailants die are rare in Philadelphia, but are becoming more common as a growing number of people have legally armed themselves amid rising numbers of carjackings, shootings, and homicides.

Justified homicides jumped 67% from 2020 to 2021 from 12 to 20 according to the Philadelphia Police Department. An additional six have been ruled justified by the department but are awaiting the District Attorneys Office to sign off. In 2019, there were 10 justified killings, six in 2018 and eight in 2017, the department said.

So far in 2022, victims have shot at least eight armed assailants to death, with more than seven months remaining in the year.

The meek. They want it all!

Seriously though this is fucked up, but at the same time, fuck these criminals.

Id wanna shoot the guy in the arm 5 times instead. Headshot is pretty lame.

Textbook reason to get a gun but not a big ass fucking giant assault rifle. None of these people would've survived if they had to quickly brandish a big fucking assault rifle

Considering the Phila. Police is doing fuck all to curb these crimes (especially since Miss Outlaw took over), it makes sense for the Philly folk to defend themselves now.

Stores are closing everywhere in Philly BECAUSE of these incessant robberies, and carjackings are happening at a rate unseen here. Makes sense for the Philly folk to have the thought process of "If the police won't protect us, who will?" and start to arm themselves against all this horseshit.

Fair next to all of those

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80065827

Yeah, Philly is a crazy place

Thank goodness the police weren't involved. They'd have shot all those good-guys-with-guns dead in the street.

Oddly enough police are useless in this city when it comes to stopping crime as opposed to their proactive abuse of power behaviors.

What a fucking mess. Oh well better start packing heat yo.

A_Good_Boy posted...

Thank goodness the police weren't involved. They'd have shot all those good-guys-with-guns dead in the street.

True

Great all we need is more heroes

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Probably partially has to do with higher cost of living. Gas and food going up..

Arcanine2009 posted...

Probably partially has to do with higher cost of living. Gas and food going up..

Was happening well before that

smh