Multiple police officers shot in Philadelphia shooting

[Common]

6 officers shot

Multiple police officers were hospitalized after being shot in Philadelphia's Nicetown-Tioga section on Wednesday, according to officials.

Six officers were hit by gunfire on the 3700 block of North 15th Street, including one shot in the hand, another in the head, and one in the arms. The officers were sent to Temple University Hospital.
Officials have not released the conditions of the officers at this time.

The officers were sent to the scene to serve a warrant before the shooting occurred.
Police have sectioned off several blocks and advised people to avoid the area. One person is in custody, and dozens of officers continue to engage at least one shooter in an active shooting situation.

#BREAKING: One person in custody in Philadelphia shooting, someone else is still shooting at police. Philly's mayor is on his way to Temple Hospital where officers have been taken after being shot.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...n-philadelphia

[Sam]

Still not much info coming out...other than 6 officers wounded...thankfully none with life threatening injuries. The media will blame Trump, no doubt...

[jimmyz]

I wonder which utterance by Trump prompted this shooting spree.

[testsubjectalpha]

Joe Biden is from Philly. Or is he from Delaware?

I wonder which utterance by Trump prompted this shooting spree.

[Peter1469]

Serving warrants is a dangerous job.

[Private Pickle]

I wonder which utterance by Trump prompted this shooting spree.

I wonder why Trump was brought into this on the 1st reply. I mean this is a political forum but cops have a dangerous job and they were serving a warrant. This happens. Criminals are gonna crime.

[Private Pickle]

Serving warrants is a dangerous job.

/thread

We can just read the news from here...

[EvilCat Breath]

Has anyone blamed white supremacy yet?

[Captdon]

The cops on the scene were harassed and pushed by the people who live there.

[Peter1469]

Here is an article from AmmoLand.com pointing out the obvious that escapes Philly's crazy mayor (who called for more gun control laws).

The perp had a very long rap sheet and never should have guns or even be on the streets of civil society. No new law could possibly work; except for total confiscation.

Wednesday’s shootout in Philadelphia that left six of that city’s courageous police officers injured stands as yet another example of the failure of gun control because the suspect, in this case, has been identified as having a lengthy criminal background that precluded him from possessing firearms, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

“The suspect in Philadelphia has done time for drug and gun law violations, and other crimes,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb.


“He’s a walking example of gun control failure and considering his background, we’re wondering why he was even on the streets. His presence in the community underscores the argument for judicial reform, and his ability to obtain firearms shows once again that gun control laws do not prevent determined criminals from getting their hands on guns.”

News reports say the suspect had an AR15 rifle and several handguns. Gottlieb noted that millions of honest citizens have such firearms, which were not designed for the military, and they have harmed nobody. Indeed, he added, private citizens, have used such rifles to defend themselves and others from harm.


There was the case in Sutherland Springs, Texas where a private citizen used an AR15 to shoot a crazed mass killer who had opened fire in a nearby church, Gottlieb recalled. In a different case, an Oklahoma man used an AR15 to fatally shoot three home intruders. Last year in Colorado, he continued, a retired Alabama man camping in the Pike National Forest used two AR15 rifles to stop the suspect in a shooting spree.

“Law-abiding citizens use semi-auto rifles for all kinds of purposes, including self-defense,” Gottlieb said. “However, instead of admitting that their gun control laws have failed, politicians try to exploit cases like Philadelphia to demand more gun laws that also won’t work because criminals don’t obey the law.

“You do not prevent criminals from having guns by disarming their intended victims,” he explained about gun control laws. “But that’s the nature of gun control. It penalizes the good guys and doesn’t stop the bad guys.”

A rational national gun policy would focus on criminals and not law abiding citizens. But that is not what we have. The focus is to take all guns after incremental control steps set up the government's ability to do so, such as mandatory registration and licensing.

Call your Congressmen and people running for office in your area. Let them know that if they want your vote they will not suggest violating the 2nd Amendment.