"Philadelphia is our home, and the recent string of violent crime and the desire to find a solution to this epidemic weighs on our hearts and minds, just as it does with many other citizens," writes Pennsylvania House Speaker John Perzel. "The state legislature has worked to implement a number of anticrime measures and worked to get illegal firearms off Pennsylvania`s streets, but we, all Philadelphians, believe that the city`s problems must be addressed through education and prevention. A moratorium on firearm licenses will not prevent criminals from possessing guns illegally."
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