All but One Philly Mayoral Candidates Are Fully Anti-Gun

**PSUWaz00** · April 3rd, 2015, 11:02 AM

I love Philly, but I can't say I was sad to move out to the burbs...

**elweasel** · April 3rd, 2015, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by philadelphia patriot

A coworker just told me Lynn Abraham has a bodyguard who is like 6'5" and over 250 lbs who has at least 1 gun on him. That doesn't surprise me

One? When I worked downtown Philly and she was DA, I saw her with 3 bodyguards. All the bodyguards were that big.
The stupid cow doesn't even know what to call firearms. On the radio she once called for the banning of all AK-16's. Worse DA in Philly's history. JMHO

**Bang** · April 3rd, 2015, 03:32 PM

DailyNews

STATE SEN. Anthony Hardy Williams says he's a Democrat, but he's starting to make us wonder. Not like Manchurian Candidate-levels of concern, but still . . . we're concerned.

Williams, one of six Democrats seeking the mayoral nomination, is backed by a trio of Main Line millionaires who want more charter schools. His wife works for the fracking industry. And it seems that he's a proponent of the so-called "stand your ground" gun laws pushed by the National Rifle Association.

What's next? Happy hour at Applebee's with Daryl Metcalfe?

Some interesting oppo research landed on our desk this week showing that Williams voted for an expansion of Pennsylvania's "Castle Doctrine" in 2010 and 2011. The GOP-sponsored bill that Williams voted for in 2011 essentially gave gun owners the right to shoot an attacker - without first attempting to retreat - anywhere that they "have the legal right to be."

The bill breezed through the Senate, but most of Philly's delegation voted against it.

Williams sent us this statement yesterday in response to questions about the vote:

"The people in my district asked me to support the expansion because they wanted to protect themselves and their property, specifically from carjackings. But let's be clear: I have a long record of supporting gun control. I would strongly oppose any attempt to cite that law as an excuse to use overly aggressive deadly force in the streets."

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/po...fOHoeTdmXeJ.99

**Carson** · April 3rd, 2015, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by elweasel

One? When I worked downtown Philly and she was DA, I saw her with 3 bodyguards. All the bodyguards were that big.
The stupid cow doesn't even know what to call firearms. On the radio she once called for the banning of all AK-16's. Worse DA in Philly's history. JMHO

Really? Why, because she didn't know rifle designations? What else did she do in her 9 years a DA and many years as a judge and lawyer that twists your shorts?