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President Trump Signs Kari’s Law

Posted/updated on: February 18, 2018 at 8:22 am
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Staff/AP) — President Donald Trump Friday signed Kari’s Law, a bill named after an East Texas woman and filed by Rep. Louie Gohmert of Tyler. Introduced first in 2015, Kari’s Law of 2017 will ensure anyone who dials 911 can reach emergency personnel even if the phone typically requires the user to dial a prefix such as “9” or “7” to reach an outside line. The bill is named in memory of Kari Hunt Dunn, who was fatally stabbed in December 2013 by her estranged husband in a Marshall hotel room. The couple’s 9-year-old daughter tried to dial 911 four times during the struggle, but was unsuccessful because she didn’t realize she had to first dial an access number or an extra “9” to get an outside line.

In a prepared statement, Gohmert says, in part, “Although this law will not reverse the heartbreaking loss of Kari Rene Hunt (Dunn) and all the horrors of that day, her legacy will now live on and safeguard others from experiencing a situation of this magnitude.” Gohmert points out that the signing comes on the 50th anniversary of the first 9-1-1 call. The final version passed the U.S. House last week, on what would have been Dunn’s 36th birthday. A version of Kari’s law was already in effect in Texas.



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