Victim’s partner presses county for answers about library shooting, penal-code application
During public comment, Kagan Britt asked why Penal Code 25145 (safe storage of firearms) is not being applied in a June library homicide and urged law-enforcement accountability and better outreach to victims' families.
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Kagan Britt addressed the board during public comment on Sept. 22, identifying herself as the domestic partner of a homicide victim and parent of a child injured in a June shooting at the Butte County Library. Britt asked the board and law enforcement why Penal Code 25145—requiring firearms in homes to be locked when not in use—had not been applied and urged prosecutors to examine whether gross negligence on the part of a gun owner contributed to the deaths and injuries.
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