Package of Legislation Unveiled to Address Evolving Crime

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From PA 6th District Sen. Frank Farry's newsletter.

Last week, I held a press conference along with my colleagues, Reps. Joe Hogan, K.C. Tomlinson, Kristin Marcell, and Shelby Labs. Joined by many local law enforcement leaders, we introduced a package of legislation to address the rising and evolving crime in our communities.

Every day when we turn on the news, those of us in the Philadelphia media market see different and evolving crimes happening in our communities and our neighboring communities. We think it’s our responsibility, as legislators to step forward and make sure proper statutes are on the books to help the men and women in law enforcement have the tools, they need to do their jobs.

The crime package includes six pieces of legislation; mandatory minimums for illegal possession of firearms, cracking down on porch pirates, reducing catalytic converter theft, increasing penalties for gun store robberies, putting the brakes on vehicle meet-up rallies, and rioting offense enhancement.

Press conference (23 minutes) at https://vimeo.com/869619039/0e66e487a4