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Philadelphia should stop investing in wrong gun violence solutions | Opinion

Unlike Philly, other American cities have reduced their levels of violence because they are willing to fund programs with strong evidence and scale up when those programs show success.

Philadelphia City Council president Darrell Clarke, second from left, speaks as council members hold a news conference with community anti-violence advocates urging the public to conduct “gun checks” in their homes to help protect children and communities from gun violence. The press conference was held in city council chambers at City Hall in Philadelphia, PA on December 5, 2019. Officials will also announce locations throughout the city where individuals can turn in firearms they find, safely and confidentially. The dates and locations are Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at Bible Way Baptist Church, 1323 N. 52nd Street and Every Murder is Real, 59 E. Haines Street. On Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, 3817 Germantown Avenue and Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, 419 S. 6th Street.
Philadelphia City Council president Darrell Clarke, second from left, speaks as council members hold a news conference with community anti-violence advocates urging the public to conduct “gun checks” in their homes to help protect children and communities from gun violence. The press conference was held in city council chambers at City Hall in Philadelphia, PA on December 5, 2019. Officials will also announce locations throughout the city where individuals can turn in firearms they find, safely and confidentially. The dates and locations are Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at Bible Way Baptist Church, 1323 N. 52nd Street and Every Murder is Real, 59 E. Haines Street. On Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, 3817 Germantown Avenue and Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, 419 S. 6th Street.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
    by Caterina Roman, For The Inquirer
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