Philadelphia City Council Council in the Media, 30 Aug 2016

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From YouTube: Council President Clarke on Fox 29 Discussing Gun Locks 8-30-2016

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Council President Clarke discusses the importance of gun locks following another tragic accident involving children and unsecured guns.

The City of Philadelphia has made gun locks available for FREE to help gun-owners to comply with the new ordinance requiring safe storage of guns. To obtain a free gun lock, call the Philadelphia Sheriff's Department at 215-686-3572.

http://www.officeofphiladelphiasheriff.com/en/safety

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Leaders are outraged that people aren't getting the message about responsible gun ownership. Bill Anderson is here now bill. What exactly is it going to take to get people to start using gun locks got.

B

A dawn honestly I wish I knew and I think most of the people in the city wish. We knew this is a gun, lock, they're, easy to use and in Philadelphia they're free law enforcement and elected officials have been giving them to anyone who asks so it's not surprising that after two, more children were shot allegedly playing with a gun. Last officials are appropriately frustrated, it happens too often in Philadelphia, and it happened again.

B

Last night, two children, 11 and 13 both end up shot after the 13 year old was allegedly waving around a gun that.

C

Gun discharged, we believe accidentally, it went through his hands that bullet. After going through the 13 year old boys, hands passed through and then went into the girls right knee.

B

Police announced today that the 13 year old is being charged with various crimes from aggravated assault to possession of a firearm, but officials, tired of these shootings, think there's a bigger problem. We.

D

Don't know these specific nature of how that child got that weapon, but I can tell you what the child didn't do. The child did not walk in a gun store, show its ID get it background check on walk out with that gun. We're.

C

Now going to insert the cable lock, the.

B

One solution being pushed is gun locks. The city has given away thousands of them for free, but some still doubt their effectiveness. He goes.

C

Clockwise turn all the way pull out separate.

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Build up your law requires guns to be secured and without details of who owned the gun in last night's shooting, we can't assign blame, but officials say blame, isn't what's important. Safety is and.

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If it takes a minute or so to simply unlock the gun, the weapon and pull it out that can save a child's life and I think that's something that we need to do now.

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Luckily, the children are both expected to fully recover, but one of them is facing serious charges and they're more civil charges for whoever owned the gun all over something that officials say was easily preventable. Just call the Sheriff's Department and lock up your gun and dawn. You can do it for free all right, they'll.