LETTER-WRITER Kevin Allen asks if he, as a "white guy with a clean record and a permit to carry," should care about the gun violence that affects African-Americans.
Aside from the obvious response that he should care if he retains an ounce of human decency in his soul, Mr. Allen should care because the increase in murders stains a city that drives the economic engine for this entire region. If Philadelphia descends into lawlessness, the repercussions will be felt far beyond the neighborhoods where violence is greatest and the city renaissance will be short-lived, indeed.
