Surviving a shooting on July 4th

Bullets, fireworks and questions about America's gun violence in 2022

A barricade trampled by a fleeing crowd after a shooting on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on July 4, 2022. Photo by the author.

My wife and I have spent a lot of time working lately, so on July 4th we decided to close our laptops and celebrate our independence in the physical world. Being in Philadelphia for the weekend, we set off for th…