PHILADELPHIA - As part of a protest against the scourge of gun violence plaguing Philadelphia, Marine corps veteran Jamal Johnson has gone on a hunger strike to urge city leaders to take action. "Mayor Kenney is not addressing the gun violence problem in Philadelphia.
We are trying to stop the carnage in the streets. Anybody can be shot or killed in this city," Johnson said while picketing outside city hall on Thursday.
Johnson has been on hunger strike since Jan. 18 after deciding to make a dramatic personal sacrifice to match what he believes is a public emergency.
He’s hoping to get Mayor Kenney's attention about a multi-step resolution on gun violence that he claims City Council brought to the mayor five months ago.