Politics & Government
PODCAST: Want To Stop Gun Crime? Craig Williams Says Start Busting Gun Criminals
State Rep. Craig Williams says if Philly D.A. Larry Krasner won't put gun criminals behind bars, someone else should.
By DVJ Editor, Delaware Valley Journal
June 6, 2022
On this edition of the Delaware Valley Journal podcast, state Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chadds Ford) says if Philly D.A. Larry Krasner won’t put gun criminals behind bars, someone else should.
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He’s joined with Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) to extend Act 58 of 2019, a bipartisan legislative effort that provides the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction over gun crime in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, AG Josh Shapiro didn’t step up.
No, Williams tells DVJournal News Editor Linda Stein, the people of Philadelphia are paying the price as the city has all but lost control of its streets.
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Williams, a former federal prosecutor, also notes the difference between the horrific high-profile shootings in Texas and upstate New York, and the crime plaguing Philadelphia’s neighborhoods — which is largely committed using handguns, not rifles. It’s a very different problem that needs a different solution, Williams says.
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