Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says he asked the governor for better coordination with state agencies, particularly the Maryland State Police and the Division of Probation and Parole, to combat crime and tamp down violence.
Unregulated guns are being used in crimes in the Susquehanna Valley and across the country.Now, the U.S. Justice Department is working to close a loophole that allows people to buy these so-called ghost guns.Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro went to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to tell lawmakers that those guns are a growing threat. We know these kits can be fully functioning firearms in minutes. We know they re being used to kill people on the streets of our communities, and this body has the power to do something about it, Shapiro said.Shapiro made an impassioned plea to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, urging lawmakers to curb the sale of ghost guns. These are untrackable, untraceable firearms built at home or sometimes on gun show tables. They lack serial numbers, he said.Shapiro and other law enforcement officers said the guns that can be purchased online – without a background check – are becoming the weapon of choice for criminals.Baltimore Police Commissio
As firearms have gone DIY,
a Senate committee grappled Tuesday with what the United States is doing to restore order in the changing criminal landscape.
This screenshot from livestream shows Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison testifying remotely at a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Image via Courthouse News)
WASHINGTON (CN) Early in the morning on March 2, 2020, a fight broke out at a North Philadelphia bar between 22-year-old Anthony Nieves and 25-year-old Zaire Williams. It was soon broken up by a few onlookers, and Williams, a former Temple University football player, reportedly won the fight. But before the men could go their separate ways, Nieves took out a black Glock-style handgun and shot Williams in the head.