Baltimore City Council Considers Ban on Toy Guns to Keep ‘City Youths’ from Getting Shot
Baltimore City Council Considers Ban on Toy Guns to Keep ‘City Youths’ from Getting Shot
The Baltimore City Councilman is considering a ban on toy guns as a way to prevent “city youths” from being shot by police officers.
The ban’s sponsor — Councilman James B. Kraft — introduced the bill and said the way to protect the youths is “to get the replica guns off the streets.”
According to The Baltimore Sun, the “concept” behind Kraft’s bill has the tentative support of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D), but she is watching to see what happens to the bill as it goes through “the legislative process.” Mayoral spokesman Anthony McCarthy stressed that Rawlings-Blake would like to see changes that hold toy gun makers and sellers liable for incidents that occur in which the toy is involved. McCarthy said the Mayor wants to hold “manufacturers and those who are responsible for the point of sale accountable, and not families and especially our children.”