McCrory to work on gang bill

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:10:48 -0400

Pat McCrory will lobby for an anti-gang bill.

The Republican gubernatorial nominee said at a press conference this morning that he will work with the legislature to pass legislation this session fighting gangs.

"I will be back to try to get some gang legislation passed that both Republicans and Democrats have been working to get for now over three years," he said. "It's time to get that heard on the Senate floor and to make a strong bill that gangs will not be tolerated."

The longtime Charlotte mayor has made gangs and crime one of the central planks of his platform. A Durham District Court judge recently chided the legislature for not passing gang legislation.

There are three gang bills that could be considered in the short session: House Bill 274, House Bill 902 and Senate Bill 1358, but McCrory will likely focus on the first bill.

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