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Local leaders urge unified push on juvenile‑justice bill amid rising youth gun incidents
Summary
Commissioners and council members discussed juvenile justice reforms and House Bill 2329, saying Wichita has seen a steep rise in juvenile firearm bookings and urging a joint city‑county legislative approach to create placement options and revisit 2016 statute SB 367.
A later segment of the en banc turned to juvenile justice policy, where county commissioners described the consequences of the 2016 juvenile reforms (often referred to as SB 367) and asked city council members to join a push on a new legislative package.
Commissioner (speaker who introduced the item) summarized past reforms and said the…
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