Pa. Democratic Senate candidates came to Philly to talk about gun violence. Here are 3 takeaways.

It was a night of firearms, the filibuster, and Fetterman.

The three leading Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidates appeared in Philadelphia on Monday to answer questions about gun-violence prevention in a city experiencing a shootings crisis that refuses to abate.

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic front-runner, touted his opposition to the filibuster and again faced questions about a 2013 incident in which he pulled a shotgun on a Black jogger whom he had wrongly suspected of a shooting. U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb promised to “bridge the divide” with gun owners. And State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta said as a Black Philadelphia native, he’s uniquely positioned to understand the drivers of gun violence.

The forum at the National Constitution Center was hosted by Giffords, a Washington-based gun-violence prevention group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in 2011.

The reality confronting Philadelphia wasn’t lost on the candidates. While gun violence has surged in jurisdictions across the state and country over the past two years, Philadelphia has experienced a record number of people injured or killed in shootings, and a recent poll showed a majority of residents see public safety as the No. 1 issue facing the city.