Policía de LA Step Up “Pistola de Recompra” en Wake of School Shooting

Los propietarios de armas pueden entregar sus armas de forma anónima para un máximo de $200 en tarjetas de regalo el día después de Navidad

La masacre en una escuela primaria en Connecticut ha renovado las llamadas para cerrar lagunas en las leyes de armas asalto de California y se le solicita los esfuerzos de aplicación de la ley para reiniciar los programas de recompra de armas.

El Departamento de Policía de Los Angeles está planificando un programa de compra de armas el día después de Navidad, dijo el comandante de policía de Los Ángeles. Andrew Smith, un portavoz del departamento.

El esfuerzo fue originalmente programado para el Día de la Madre, pero la policía chocó el caso a petición de la Oficina del Alcalde Antonio Villaraigosa debido al tiroteo masivo en Sandy Hook Elementary School, donde un hombre de 24 años de edad, disparó fatalmente 20 niños y 6 los miembros del personal para adultos antes de suicidarse.

"A la luz de lo ocurrido queremos ... hacer todo lo posible para conseguir cualquier arma fuera de las calles,"Smith dijo.

En una conferencia de prensa el lunes, Villaraigosa dijo LA llora con Newtown y utilizó el tiroteo como un llamado a la acción para que las escuelas sean más seguras.

"Ninguna comunidad debe experimentar el trauma de perder a tantos jóvenes, niños inocentes en la forma en que esta ciudad y este país han tenido que sufrir,"Dijo Villaraigosa. "Ahora es el momento para todos nosotros de actuar."

Beck anunció un plan para asignar agentes del LAPD para patrullar diariamente el 740 kinder, escuelas primarias y secundarias en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles.

"Somos una ciudad que reconoce que nuestros niños son nuestro más preciado, precioso recurso,"Dijo Beck. “We can’t let a tragedy … 3,000 miles from here affect the education of our children.”

LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy said he has fielded numerous calls and emails from concerned parents about school safety and reaffirmed the district’s commitment safety first.

He said that the district has never cutback on security even though the LAUSD has experienced devastating budget cuts.

He said district officials are reviewing policies and procedures and has sent a small contingent to Newtown to assist school officials there and also hopefully take away lessons learned.

He said when classes resume after winter break on Jan. 7, counselors will be on hand at schools to help people cope with the tragedy.

LAUSD Schools Police Chief Steven Zipperman said he had a conference call with 15 police chiefs and the and officials at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who also offered to provide enhanced security at LAUSD schools that fall outside of Los Angeles.

“There’s no question, they’ve already stepped up,", Dijo. “Student safety is a top priority.”

For the gun buyback program, which police credit with taking thousands of guns off the streets, police offer gift cards of $100 for pistols and up to $200 for assault weapons to individuals who can anonymously surrender their weapons — no questions asked, dijo la policía. The guns are then destroyed.

The news comes as more people are looking to buy guns. Shop owners from San Diego to Portland say customers fear more restrictions will make it difficult to purchase weapons in the future. Localmente, employees at Gun Gallery in Glendale said first-time buyers are up.

Recent mass shootings in Connecticut, at an Oregon mall and the Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world on Dec. 21 have all combined to instill fear in people who are arming up, said an employee at the Gun Gallery.

California Senator Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, joins Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in announcing new gun control legislation to strengthen state and federal assault weapon bans.

“No one ought to be carrying around these semi-automatic weapons that should have 20 rounds of bullets,” said Yee.

He said he would reintroduce a bill in the coming weeks to close loopholes in the state’s assault weapon ban. He also is proposing requiring yearly background checks, mental health evaluations and forcing gun locks to be used not just purchased.

Fuente: NBCLA