THIS CHANGE. THIS IS JUST THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF DEBATES IN FRANKFORT. HOW TOUGH TO BE ON CRIME, HOW MUCH TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM, AND WHERE THE RIGHT BALANCE IS BETWEEN THE TWO. I JUST FEEL COMPELLED TO TRY TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I THINK THIS IS A PUBLIC PROTECTION BILL. SENATOR MATT DINNEEN WORRIES THAT WHEN TEENAGERS COMMIT FELONIES WITH GUNS, OTHER CHILDREN ARE OFTEN THE VICTIMS. THEY맥스카지노�RE INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE VIOLENT FELONIES. TIME AFTER TIME. AND YET THEY맥스카지노�RE BACK ON THE STREETS BEFORE OUR OFFICERS ARE FINISHED DEALING WITH THE COURT DESIGNATED WORKERS OR THE COURTS. A NEW VERSION OF SENATE BILL 20, WHICH WAS UNVEILED WEDNESDAY, DOES ALLOW SOME FIRST OFFENDERS TO BE SENT BACK TO JUVENILE COURT. I THINK IT맥스카지노�S A GOOD BALANCE OF DISCRETION AND SEEING THE PRIORITY OF PUNISHMENT FOR GUN CRIMES. BUT SOME WORRY THE BILL WILL ONLY CAUSE THE POPULATION AT KENTUCKY맥스카지노�S JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS TO EXPLODE. THIS IS JUST GOING TO EXACERBATE THAT ISSUE AND EXACERBATE THE STRAIN THAT WE맥스카지노�RE SEEING THAT IS HAPPENING NOT ONLY ON STAFF IN ADAIR COUNTY, BUT THE YOUTH AND THE FAMILIES. THE OPPONENTS OF SENATE BILL 20 SAY MORE TIME AND RESOURCES SHOULD BE SPENT ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF CRIME AND REDUCING THE SUPPLY OF GUNS. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO END THE VIOLENCE THAT THAT맥스카지노�S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT THERE맥스카지노�S NOTHING IN THIS BILL THAT PROVIDES SOLUTIONS TO END THAT VIOLENCE. SENATE BILL 20 PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE ON A PARTY LINE VOTE, WITH DEMOCRATS VOTING AGAINST IT, IT COULD RECEIVE A VOTE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR SOMETIME NEXT WEEK I