WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. John Kennedy issued the following press release:
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and four colleagues in introducing the No Bounties on Badges Act.
The bill would explicitly allow the U.S. Attorney General to offer federal rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of people who offer bounties against law enforcement officers, or leads to the prevention of these bounties.
"Narco-terrorists and violent lunatics are offering cash rewards for the physical harm of American law enforcement officers. That's despicable and cannot stand. The No Bounties on Badges Act would strengthen the good guys' ability to identify, stop and ...