Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced steps to reduce the number of illegal guns within the city by rendering guns inoperable and placing warning labels on the weapons once they are resold.
Greenberg said he has been working with Louisville Metro Police on the changes within the boundaries of Kentucky law, hoping to inform buyers who might otherwise not know a gun was used in a violent manner.
State law requires Louisville Metro Police Department to surrender weapons used in a violent crime to Kentucky State Police, according to the mayor’s office, which could then be resold at local auctions.
The new change would have local law enforcement render the gun inoperable before turning it over, including:
Removing the gun’s firing pin by properly trained officers
Pairing the removed firing pin with the weapon, which is permissible under law
Placing a warning sticker on the firearm explaining the firearm may have been used in a homicide, including the killing of a child
Greenberg said further policy changes are in the works as part of a house bill filed in Frankfort that would allow the destruction of forfeited weapons.
Representative Keturah Herron, a democrat from Louisville, filed HB 325 to provide greater anti-violence efforts in Louisville, allowing the destruction of stockpiled weapons Louisville Metro Police Department has to turn over to Kentucky State Police, preventing a possibility of a gun being used again in a violent manner.
The legal memorandum of current policy changes was delivered to LMPD Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel on Thursday, directing all officers to follow the new procedures.
Source: WAVE
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