Epple Promotes Law on Drug Sales Near Schools
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Assemblyman Bob Epple (D-Norwalk) told junior high students Friday that he is sponsoring legislation to stiffen penalties for those who sell drugs near schools.
“People are demanding that children be taught in a drug-free environment,” Epple said at a news conference at South Middle School in Downey.
“But because penalties are so low, our schools have become supermarkets for drugs.”
Epple’s bill, introduced March 1, calls for a minimum 10-14-year sentence for the first offense of selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a school. A subsequent conviction would carry a penalty of 20 to 28 years.
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