Criminal Justice
Do to guns what we did to cigarettes — make them culturally repellent | Opinion
We can say with clarity that too many guns leads to shootings just like too many cigarettes leads to lung cancer.
We cannot wait any longer to disarm hate | Shira Goodman
The new gun reform law passed by Congress, and signed by President Joe Biden, is a first step. We still have much work to do.
House adopts resolution to investigate Philly DA Krasner over objections of city lawmakers
Over the fiery objections of Philadelphia lawmakers, the state House adopted a resolution to investigate Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Pgh Mayor Gainey pleads with lawmakers to fight gun violence
By Ladimir Garcia PITTSBURGH — Following a string of mass shootings that have shaken the nation this year, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is urging state lawmakers to take action on gun reform. During a Monday news conference, Gainey joined a slate of community leaders to press for change at the state level. “We are begging […]
States want to make it easier to use red flag laws | Analysis
Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., have such laws. Pa. buried its bill in committee.
Mastriano pitches 25-year mandatory sentences for fentanyl dealers in fatal overdose cases
With parents whose children died of fentanyl overdoses, Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano proposed 25-year mandatory minimum sentences for dealers who provide deadly overdoses of the drug
Voters ‘have the final word’ in protecting abortion rights, Biden says
'With your vote, you can act. You can have the final word. This is not over,' President Joe Biden said Friday.
Congress sends Biden historic gun safety legislation, with GOP support
'Let us not judge the legislation for what it does not do, but for what it does,' U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
Hunger strike to protest solitary confinement at SWPa. prison continues | Friday Morning Coffee
Incarcerated people at the state prison in Greene County have been on strike since June 7.
Red flag laws saved 7.3K Americans in 2020 alone – and could have saved 11.4K more | Opinion
In Florida, where the request must come from police, an average of five of these orders are granted every day.
U.S. Supreme Court expands gun rights in striking down New York concealed carry law
“[T]he Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual's right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote.