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Just saw a story on this one on TV. Time to call the legislature. Note the misinformation regarding the age for firearms. I'd expect better from Fox.
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4313986&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
Mayor Wants Law Banning Anyone Under 21 From Possessing Firearm
Last Edited: Monday, 10 Sep 2007, 2:14 PM EDT
Created: Monday, 10 Sep 2007, 1:41 PM EDT
myFOXCleveland.com
By M.R. KROPKO, Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND -- Mayor Frank Jackson wants the Ohio General Assembly to pass legislation prohibiting anyone under age 21 from possessing a firearm.
Jackson made the proposal at a news conference Monday following the death of 12-year-old Asteve'e "Cookie" Thomas, who was hit by a stray bullet from a street gunfight as she walked to a corner store on Sept. 1.
"Right now, if a young person was walking down any Ohio street brandishing an assault weapon, the police could not arrest him for that," Jackson said in a statement.
Ohio law says that no one under 18 is permitted to purchase a firearm. A person must be at least 21 to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Jackson cited city police statistics showing that, from 2004 to 2006, 70 percent of those arrested for crimes involving firearms were under age 28.
James Yhonquea, 20, of Cleveland, has been arrested and charged with aggravated murder in Thomas' death and a warrant has been issued for a second suspect, Eric Romel Wilson, 35.
Write those state legislators
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4313986&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
Mayor Wants Law Banning Anyone Under 21 From Possessing Firearm
Last Edited: Monday, 10 Sep 2007, 2:14 PM EDT
Created: Monday, 10 Sep 2007, 1:41 PM EDT
myFOXCleveland.com
By M.R. KROPKO, Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND -- Mayor Frank Jackson wants the Ohio General Assembly to pass legislation prohibiting anyone under age 21 from possessing a firearm.
Jackson made the proposal at a news conference Monday following the death of 12-year-old Asteve'e "Cookie" Thomas, who was hit by a stray bullet from a street gunfight as she walked to a corner store on Sept. 1.
"Right now, if a young person was walking down any Ohio street brandishing an assault weapon, the police could not arrest him for that," Jackson said in a statement.
Ohio law says that no one under 18 is permitted to purchase a firearm. A person must be at least 21 to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Jackson cited city police statistics showing that, from 2004 to 2006, 70 percent of those arrested for crimes involving firearms were under age 28.
James Yhonquea, 20, of Cleveland, has been arrested and charged with aggravated murder in Thomas' death and a warrant has been issued for a second suspect, Eric Romel Wilson, 35.
Write those state legislators
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