Is apparently not such a crime anymore.
Philadelphia’s DA and his Approach to Criminals with Guns
Yup, the DA is purposefully not charging criminals with possession or carrying of guns. The criminals feel a need to defend themselves, you see.
I didn’t know that I could read something so appalling. UBCs, UBCs everywhere, as far as they eye can see, but a prohibited person, committing multiple felonies- that is a-ok with the DA! Criminals must be allowed to go about their lives as well-armed as they would like, and the DA says that it’s important to let the criminals live that way so that these same criminals might gain respect and trust for the justice system!
I’ve had guns stolen. I know that criminals arm themselves most frequently with stolen guns. All this time and effort expended on communicating the need for gun laws to target criminals while respecting the law abiding, and this idiot coward is doing everything in his considerable legal power to maximize the safety of criminals. Earlier this week my work sent out emails about multiple gunpoint robberies in a nearby parking structure. We good and law-abiding employees are not permitted the liberty the Philadelphia DA permits to violent felons.
C’est la vie. At least the Philly Fraternal Order of Police are apoplectic at the DA’s new policy, and Philadelphia has the highest homicide rate of any of the nation’s 10 largest cities.