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Minneapolis Initiative Seeks to Curb Use of Guns by Juveniles

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: Crime & Justice News, May 21, 2008

"Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials hope to

reduce juvenile gun crime this summer by stiffening

penalties for youths caught with BB guns, real guns or

replicas, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The

new Juvenile Gun Offender Initiative was announced

Tuesday by Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, Hennepin

County Attorney Michael Freeman and others. It will

also increase enforcement of youth curfew laws,

replica firearms ordinances and supervision of

juveniles on probation for gun offenses.

The new rules apply to offenders ages 10 to 17. First-

time offenders with a real gun will be given probation,

four to six weeks of out-of-home placement and 40

hours of education on the dangers and effects of

guns. If the requirements aren't met, youths will be

given four to six months of out-of-home placement.

According to police, there have been 16 incidents in

Minneapolis where a gun was used by juveniles in

crimes through the first quarter of 2008. In another 73

incidents, weapons were recovered when juveniles

were arrested. In 2007, there were 219 such incidents."

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