Angry politicians push for gun control after officers shot in violent standoff

Angry politicians are pushing for gun control after six Philadelphia police officers were shot and injured in a dramatic, hours-long shootout and standoff.

Six officers were struck by gunfire. And while they all survived and have been released from hospitals, local and state politicians came together in a desperate plea for gun control. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said police need help keeping weapons out of criminals' hands. Sen. Bob Casey also spoke Thursday and said the U.S Senate must vote for a universal background check bill and a ban on military-style assault weapons.

"If the state and federal government don't want to stand up to the NRA and other folks, let us police ourselves," Kenney said."Our officers deserve to be protected and don't deserve to be shot at by a guy for hours with unlimited amount of weapons and bullets. It's disgusting." Over 1,600 people died in Pennsylvania from gunshot wounds in 2017, which is above the national average, according to Wolf's office.

coppers need more training, this looks like amateur hour

Glad ordinary civilians were not impacted. Sick of all these shooters and their fancy ammunition. How do they get their hands on so much ammunition?

Republicans and Trump's America of AR-15 and AK-47 everywhere will cause the deaths of many more citizens.

The US police shooting a suspect is 'dramatic' and the Hongkong police subduing the mob without guns is 'violent'? What a ridiculous double standard.

Tragic that the officers were injured and pray the heal quickly! The suspect is in huge trouble now! Can’t shoot officers! But seems suspect was down already, no help for that shooter now!

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Not Monday morning Quarter Backing here but in NYC we go about this in a completely different manner, glad every one is okay and this can be a learning tool for the future.

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Be sure to show the video the officers spraying fake blood on themselves

'Allegedly shot and injured' jfc

Lots of 'good guys' with guns. I wonder why that didn't work?

Hmm... how interesting

With the criminal history of the suspect I don't know what the police were expecting when dealing with that guy.

I would be pissed if it was my car being used as a shield.

Hey ABC I have something I think you should share with your TV 📺 viewers or maybe your Israel owners won’t allow you.

He surrendered? Ouch, enjoy lock up.

StansburyShow heres another doorbell cam! 😳

We might need to have a discussion on the correct meaning of the word 'dramatic.'

So lots of good guys with guns couldn’t do anything for 8 hrs?

retired cops WELCOMED! COPS QUITING READ MORE...

Where all those liberals at saying they would not take him alive cause he aint white? Scattered like the rats they resemble..

Oh no! If only we had banned video games this would have never occurred. 😂😂😂

No comments by the whitehouse blaming Mental Health or video games 🤔?

The Philadelphia shooter was a 36 year old black man with a rap sheet of criminal charges who shot & injured police officers. This story will be gone from the mainstream media within 24 hours.

They can’t even keep convicted felons from getting guns. Smdh.

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