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Philadelphia Attorney General Larry Krasner blasted Republican lawmakers at a press conference after the mass shooting on Tuesday, insisting they are “against voter safety.”
Monday night, a gunman opened fire in the Kingsessing section of southwest Philadelphia, killing five people and injuring several. Several children were injured by the gunfire, including a 2-year-old who was shot four times in the leg.
The suspected shooter, a 40-year-old man, reportedly wore a ballistic vest and had an “AR-type rifle” along with multiple magazines. He was apprehended by police and faces several charges of murder, aggravated assault and felony weapons.
The five deceased victims are Daujan Brown, 15; Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31; Lashyd Merritt, 20; Dymir Stanton, 29 and Ralph Moralis, 59.
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District Attorney Larry Krasner listens to community members Tuesday as the investigation continues the day after a mass shooting in the Kingsessing section of southwest Philadelphia. (REUTERS/Bastiaan Slabbers)
During Tuesday’s press conference, Krasner concluded his speech by criticizing Pennsylvania’s gun laws.
“I just want to say this in closing: It’s disgusting, the lack of proper gun control laws that we have in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Krasner said.
“It’s disgusting that you can go to New Jersey and find a whole list of reasonable gun laws that we don’t have, that you can go to Delaware and have an almost as long list of reasonable gun laws that we don’t have.” he added.
The district attorney then targeted Republicans who recently wore AR-15 lapel pins. Some politicians, such as Rep. George Santos (R-NY) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) have worn the lapels as a sign of support for the Second Amendment.
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Spent shell casings are displayed on the street in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. Police say a gunman in a body armor opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia, killing several people and wounding two boys before surrendering to responding officers. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
“It’s time for everyone and our legislature, including those who like to walk around with an AR-15 lapel pin,” Krasner said. “It’s time for them all to face the voters.”
“And if they’re not going to do something, then the voters are going to have to vote them out, because that’s what that lapel pin means. It means, ‘Vote me out. I’m against you and I’m against your safety. ‘”
Krasner was impeached by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives last year in a vote of 107 to 85. Krasner’s Republican critics argued that his progressive policies exacerbated Philadelphia’s crime crisis.
“His lack of proper leadership is a direct and proximate cause of the crisis the City of Philadelphia is currently facing.” House Resolution No. 240 mention.
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Philadelphia police are investigating along 56th Street after several people were shot in southwest Philadelphia late Monday, July 3, 2023. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Fox News Digital has contacted the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office for a statement, but has not heard back.
Bradford Betz and Lawrence Richard of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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