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June 10, 2021 | 5:37 AM

Philadelphia police say they’ve seized more ghost guns in 6 months than in all of last year

The 2021 tally thus far: 260 ghost guns.

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

May 11, 2021 | 5:33 AM

There have been, on average, 10 mass shootings in the U.S. each week this year

We’re just 18 weeks into 2021, and already the U.S. has experienced 194 mass shootings.

By Saeed Ahmed/NPR

April 26, 2021 | 5:45 AM

1st time gun buyers help push record U.S. gun sales amid string of mass shootings

Gun sellers across the country said the pandemic and civil unrest over the last year has pushed customers to feel they must take control of their family’s protection.

By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR

April 18, 2021 | 11:35 AM

Indianapolis shooting suspect obtained guns legally, police say

Officials say the weapons used in Thursday’s attack in Indianapolis were purchased legally

By Eric McDaniel/NPR

April 7, 2021 | 5:28 AM

Fear of law changes keep gun sales soaring in Pennsylvania

In the first quarter of 2021, the Pennsylvania Instant Check System completed 427,450 background checks. That’s up 40.2 percent from January through March 2020.

By Charles Thompson/PennLive

March 29, 2021 | 5:48 AM

White House causes frustration in private and public responses to gun violence

According to the Gun Violence Archive, gun violence killed nearly 20,000 people across the United States in 2020. Another 24,000 people died by suicide with a gun. And yet, the only major debate about gun policy in the last year came after two mass shootings grabbed major headlines.

By Juana Summers/NPR

March 15, 2021 | 11:41 AM

Attorney General Shapiro: Pa. gun show promoter to bar ‘ghost gun’ assembly kit sales

Attorney General Josh Shapiro said the agreement with Eagle Arms Productions is the first his office is aware of in the nation to curb the sale of such “80% receiver kits” long popular among hobbyists and firearms enthusiasts.

By The Associated Press

March 8, 2021 | 5:44 AM

Four Philadelphia men arrested for making and selling untraceable ‘ghost guns’

In 2020, Philadelphia authorities recovered 99 ghost guns out of the almost 5,000 “crime guns” police removed from city streets.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY

February 3, 2021 | 1:05 PM

Record for firearm background checks in Pa. shattered. Again.

“Anytime people think that the laws and regulations around firearms might change they want to get their firearms purchased before those changes happen,” said State Police spokesman Ryan Tarkowski.

By Julia Agos

November 16, 2020 | 9:39 AM

With over 400 homicides in Philadelphia, gun violence prevention activists look to Biden

Gun safety advocates are looking to a Biden-Harris administration for stronger gun safety laws and federal funding for violence intervention programs.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY

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