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Philly moms plead to state leaders for gun reform in Harrisburg, with new hope under a Democratic majority

The speeches preceded a panel of gun violence survivors and experts, who testified before a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

A group of Philadelphia mothers who lost loved ones to gun violence gather in Harrisburg on Thursday to push for gun reform laws. Jean Cherry-McKelvey, center, holds a photo of her grandson Charles Cherry who was killed.
A group of Philadelphia mothers who lost loved ones to gun violence gather in Harrisburg on Thursday to push for gun reform laws. Jean Cherry-McKelvey, center, holds a photo of her grandson Charles Cherry who was killed.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer