Congressman Don Bacon introduced legislation Thursday that would increase criminal penalties for anyone convicted of killing or conspiring to kill public safety officers.
The so-called “Back the Blue Act” would also create mandatory minimums for assaulting a federally funded state or local law enforcement officer, which could include a firefighter, chaplain, federal judge or rescue squad member.
If a death occurs, there is a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years. Attempting to flee to avoid prosecution carries a minimum of 10 years…