During a press conference to discuss the tragic killing of Temple University officer Christopher Fitzgerald, Mayor Jim Kenney called for state and federal legislators to step up regulations on gun sales.
In saying that it's easier to get a gun in Pennsylvania than in neighboring states, Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney recently suggested that firearm sales in the state should be regulated just like the sale of alcohol.
"If we control guns like we control the sale of liquor and wine, we'd be in much better shape than we are now. It's ridiculous," said Kenney. Addressing the media during a press conference Tuesday to discuss the tragic killing of Temple University police officer Christopher Fitzgerald, Kenney called Pennsylvania a 'gun-crazy state.'Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
The man, Kenney recalled, was asked to present ID in order to buy the alcohol and he needed to take two trips to his car, because he was only allowed to buy four bottles from the store at a time. Going further, Kenney said he doesn't believe that the founding fathers considered AR-15s and semi-automatic weapons when drafting the second amendment.
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