Philadelphia City Councilmembers Introduce Legislation To Try To Reverse City's Increasing Crime Rate

POLICE BELIEVE THAT THE CARWAS TARGETED BUT STILL AREWORKING ON A MOTIVE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERHOUR MONROE JOINS US NOW ANDNOW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERSINTRODUCED LEGISLATION TOREVERSE THE CITIES INCREASINGCRIME RATE, TELL US BIT.REPORTER: THERE HAS BEEN 32HOMICIDES IN THE CITY SO FARTHIS YEAR, AN 82 PERCENTINCREASE OVER THIS TIME LASTYEAR AND CITY LEADERS THIS ISATISFACTION THEIR HANDS ARETIED IN TERMS OF THE TRYING TOREVERSE THE TREND SO NOW THEYSAY THEY ARE GOING TO SUE THESTATE.THE LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCEBY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRYLCLARK WHO SAYS HARRISBURGCONTROLS GUN LAWS IN THESTATE, THE CITY CANNOT INACTITS OWN LAWS.LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY FIVEOTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHICHMEANS IT HAS A GOOD CHANCE OFTHE BEING PASSED.IF THE COUNCIL APPROVE THEBILL THE CITY WILL HAVEAUTHORITY TO HIRE A LAWYER TOSUE THE STATE FOR THE CITIESRIGHT TO INACT ITS OWN GUNLAWS.THE COUNCIL WILL HEAR MEASURENEXT WEEK.MEANWHILE THE COUNCIL APPROVEDA RESOLUTION ON THURSDAY THATWAS INTRODUCE BY COUNCILMANKENYATTA JOHNSON AUTHORIZINGSPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GUNVIOLENCE AND PREVENTION TOHOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THEEAST AFFECT HAVE GUN VIOLENCEON VICTIMS.COUNCIL PRESIDENT CLARK SAYSTHE CITY IS IN THE PUBLICHEALTH CRISIS BECAUSE OF GUNVIOLENCE, AND COUNCILMANJOHNSON SAYS THAT IT I GOGOING TO TAKE EVERYONE WORKINGTOGETHER TO TURN THE CRIMERATE AROUND.THIS IS NUMBER ONE ISSUE INA LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.PEOPLE CANNOT GO OUT OF THEIRHOUSES.I HAVE TALK TO SO MANYINDIVIDUALS WHO SAY IT HAS TOSTOP.WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHEREALL OF US, ALL OF THE STATERESIDENT AND PHILADELPHIAPOLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE TO ROLEROPE UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GETINVOLVE.ONE WE HAVE TO BE PREVENTIVEAND GIVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLEPOSITIVE OPPORTUNITY TO GETINVOLVED IN THESE POLICIES ANDAS OPPOSE TODD PICKING UP GUNSBUT WE HAVE TO GO AFTER THEBAD GUYS.REPORTER: ALSO THIS ISSUEOF GUN VIOLENCE HAS HIT THECITY COUNCIL.COMING UP, HEAR THERE A NEWLYELECT CITY COUNCILMAN WHOSECOUSIN IS ONE OF THE 32 WHOWERE KILLED SO FAR THIS YEAR.ALSO, HEAR FROM POLICE ABOUTTHEIR PLANS ON TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF THIS PROBLEM.BUT FOR NOW LIVE FROM THE SKY