LA Country Sheriff, Jim McDonnell, and City Attorney Mike Feuer announce a 100% jail time for gun violence convictions policy. In a Press Conference Thursday they also identified 50 new charges to the list of Level 1 crimes that would qualify for the mandatory sentences.
In an effort to bolster an already tough stand on gun violence, authorities added a special focus on the following weapons related crimes:
- Rape
- Crimes Against Children
- Violent Assault
- Domestic Violence
- Carjacking
- Kidnapping
"If any of these crimes involved the use of a weapon, the person convicted of that offense would be required to serve 100% of the statutory time in jail, as set forth in the sentence," said Fueur.
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In relation to the Crimes Against Children, school safety was addressed. He spoke of a Blue Ribbon Panel he and other officials were involved in. Fueur said, "No kid should feel in danger as they walk to school". This action will be a notice to those with disregard to others as "You Do The Crime - You Will Do The Time".
Sheriff Donnell spoke briefly on the increase in School Threats since the first of the year, since the Parkland shootings. He said there have been 129 tips and leads related to school threats in 2018. 64% of those tips or leads involved the use of a firearm. In 84% of those threats authorities have been able to identify the source of those safety alerts and handle them accordingly. He said this mandate to make those criminals accountable for their crimes, a move towards increasing the safety of our children and LA County residents.
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photo and graph courtesy of LA County Sheriff's Department