Police vehicles are parked at Roxborough High School near where multiple people were shot in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Authorities have identified the 14-year-old youth killed in a shooting on Tuesday that also wounded several other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Shooting Near High School
Police vehicles are parked at Roxborough High School near where multiple people were shot in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Authorities have identified the 14-year-old youth killed in a shooting on Tuesday that also wounded several other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Amy Wasersztein lives in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, where a 14-year-old was recently killed after a high school football scrimmage in September. 

Gun violence is personal to Amy Wasersztein. 

Wasersztein lives in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, where a 14-year-old was recently killed after a high school football scrimmage in September. 

This sort of violence is “not uncommon,” which is why Wasersztein supports stronger gun safety laws and voted in the midterms with the issue top of mind. 

Watch what Wasersztein has to say here.

Patrick Berkery

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