How the proposed Safer Kentucky Act aims to fix a dangerous loophole in Kentucky law
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It's a more than 20-point plan aimed at curbing what's been a multiyear surge in violent crime.
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The loophole it hopes to address is in what is known as the "Cane Madden" law, and came to light in the case of Gavin Perkins last year.
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