Two weeks after the death of the 6-year-old boy Aiden Leos, who was shot after an incident of anger at the wheel, the culprits have not been found and the reward increases to $ 450, 000.
His funeral is planned for this Saturday while the family and the authorities ask for the help of the public to capture the suspects who were inside the white Volkswagen model 2018 or 2019 that shot into the back of Aiden’s mother’s car. The bullet hit the little boy in the back seat.
Senator Dave Min (D 37 – Irvine ), representative of the district where the Leos incident occurred, said that he is heartbroken for the boy’s family and demands that the murderer be brought to justice.
“But we must also do everything possible to try to reduce unacceptable levels of gun violence in our communities, ”said Min.“ I will continue to press for solutions to our gun violence epidemic. ”
For this reason, the senator celebrated that on Wednesday The Senate approved its proposed law SB 264, which aims to cease the sale of firearms and ammunition on state property, such as at fairgrounds
Senator Min said that if this measure is passed, county fairgrounds, which are state-owned, will be intended to be family-friendly venues and not known for promoting entertainment. gun butts.
“While the Second Amendment protects the rights of people to bear guns, it does not require our great state of California to use taxpayer property to spread more deadly firearms in our communities, ”Min said in a statement.
The senator added that given the clear link between gun sales and the likelihood of gun violence in a community, the state should stop the gun business.
“Unfortunately, too often this year, we’ve seen headline after headline of dire tragedies across the country and California,” Min said. “Two shootings in my district and one in San José last week. Enough is enough. ”
The bill is expected to be heard at its first Assembly policy committee in the next two weeks.
National action
Since the death of little Aiden, the 21 May, in the United States there have been at least three additional deaths of children under four years of age due to the misuse of firearms, according to the Gun Violence Archive organization.
These cases include one in Florida, one in Tennessee and one in Illinois.
At the federal level, organizations such as Everytown for Gun Safety are advocating by promoting Informational messages on television and digital media.
On Wednesday Everytown for Gun Safety announced a series of commercials that will air on cable and the Internet. They advocate for Congress to act on background check legislation for individuals interested in obtaining a firearm.
Currently federal law requires background checks on all gun sales by licensed gun dealers, but does not require background checks for people purchasing guns from unlicensed dealers. This includes cases where strangers who meet online or those who participate in gun shows.
Activists indicate that this loophole has created a large market without regulation; making it easy for gun dealers to buy and sell without background checks or scrutiny.
Shannon Watts, founder of the Moms Demand Action group, a network of anti-gun volunteers from fire, said passing common sense, constitutional and life-saving background check legislation is a critical step in ending the heartbreaking gun violence that occurs every day in the United States.
“With these announcements we make sure that our message is heard; we must pass bipartisan background check legislation now, before more lives are lost, “Watts said in a statement.
John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, added that the commercials are a reminder that background checks are not a partisan issue; Furthermore, the vast majority of Americans support common sense measures to keep guns away from dangerous people.
“Whether you speak to Republicans, Democrats, gun owners, or law enforcement agents, the law, there is bipartisan support to strengthen background checks, and we will continue to remind Congress until we see the action. ”
Research shows that state laws that require background checks for all sales of weapons, are associated with traffic rates, a 29% lower at state limits.
At this time only 000 states and Washington, DC require background checks on all firearms sales.