Coalition for a Safe Berkeley

Blame-the-victim legislation, based on the killing of Andy Lopez, introduced by California legislature. The killer cop is the one that's at fault here. The killer cop trained others in weaponry, and should have been able to tell a toy gun from a real one! It's not Andy's fault that he was walking in his neighborhood.
Let's say it was a real gun, carried by someone with a permit. That person would be dead too! It was the cop that did the killing. So, if we're gonna have legislation to address this situation, let's have something that goes after the killer cop. Here's an easy one -- Overturn the legislative protection to killer cops, as explained in Copley v. Superior Count, and found in Penal Code sections 832.5, 832.7 & 832.8

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/New-Law-Aims-to-Regulate-Toy-Guns-in-California-233014401.html

New Law Would Aim to Regulate Toy Guns in Calif. The death of a Bay Area boy and the paralysis of a Los Angeles teen - both shot while carrying replica rifles - are the human faces behind state legislation being introduced on Friday to crack down on...