Philadelphia firearm license applications see nearly 600% increase: Nearly 70K Philadelphians applied for gun licenses in 2021 vs 10K average

[Reptile]

Firearm license applications in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have increased by nearly 600% since 2020, according to a new report.

Between 2017 and 2020, Philadelphia recorded between 11,049 and 11,814 firearm licensure applications each year. That changed in 2021, when nearly 70,800 Philadelphians applied for licenses to legally carry guns, as Philadelphia Magazine first reported.

"If you were to relay the math, you would see that that corresponds … in a consistent manner to the rise in violent crime, especially violent gun crime and gun-related crimes in Philadelphia," John Sullivan, a former Philadelphia police officer, told Fox News Digital. "I'm sure part of that is also related to COVID — increasing gun sales during that period. But that trend continues."

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Philadelphia firearm license applications see nearly 600% increase: report

Firearms license applications in Philadelphia have increased by 600% since 2020, according to a new report.

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[Zappa]

Not surprised.
"Filthy" has become the carjacking capital of the US and is quickly becoming like Chicago, Memphis, Kansas City and Detroit in other crime categories.

 

[MaverickNH]

Probably less an increase in guns acquired by prohibited persons. The criminals already have plenty enough to increase the violent crime rate during the de-policing, freeing of prisoners and reduction in prosecutions free-for-all.