‘Fanta's Law' aims to require Pennsylvania police firearms training courses
Representative David Delloso's (D-Delaware) bill, also known as Fanta's Law, was created in response to an incident in August 2021, when eight-year-old Fanta Billy was shot and killed by three police officers who were responding to a gunfight in the area. The officers fired at a moving vehicle they believed to be involved in the shooting and ultimately killed Fanta and injured three others, including Fanta's 12-year-old sister.
An investigation was opened into the shooting and found that the officers involved fired a total of 25 shots at the vehicle. Delloso noted that although the officers involved accepted their involvement in Fanta's death and are serving probation, their 'reckless, split-second decision to start firing at a random vehicle will forever stay with the community.'
Fanta's Law would require all law enforcement officers in an agency located in a county of the second class A with a population between 565,000 and 600,000 to undergo and complete mandatory in-service firearms training courses at least four times each year. In addition to the training, officers would also have the opportunity to undergo 'real-world simulation training' at least twice per year to better prepare them for confrontations.
'As elected officials, we need to ensure the safety and security of all of our fellow Pennsylvanians,' Delloso wrote. 'By requiring our law enforcement officers to complete these concentrated, real-world trainings, they will be better equipped to protect our families and themselves should they need to.'
Documentation of the training would be required, with officers who fail to complete the training requirements placed on administrative leave until the requirements are met.
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