By John Bat

June 13, 2016

In response to the largest mass shooting in US history at an Orlando gay club, which killed 49 and injured more than 50, Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said on Monday that he will introduce legislation targeting perpetrators of hate crimes.

Casey’s Hate Crime Prevention Act would ban the sale and ownership of firearms for people convicted of committing a misdemeanor hate crime and for those who have received a “hate crime sentence enhancement.”

A “hate crime sentence enhancement” refers to extra legal penalties set forth to the Hate Crime Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1994, which aimed to provide extra punishment in crimes where a victim was targeted because of their “actual perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability or sexual orientation.”

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-bob-casey-launches-new-legislative-battle-against-hate-crime-and-guns/