A Seattle city councilwoman has suggested that drive-by shootings could be reduced by speed bumps and raised flower beds.

Kshama Sawant, 45, a Socialist Alternative party member, said the ideas came from some residents who had experienced three drive-by shootings since the beginning of the school year, according to King 5 local television.

Deepest condolences to the family of young Royale Lexing, who tragically lost his life in the Central District. We stand w the black community in mourning the loss, & w all who want to end gun violence. My office is discussing the issue w community members https://t.co/5X2iVfbJF9 — Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) May 13, 2019

"We need commonsense gun control measures, like banning semi-automatic weapons, to prevent gun violence incidents like the one that happened at 28th and Jackson in the Central District on Friday night," Sawant said on Tuesday at a city committee hearing.

"For example, community members are advocating for traffic-countering measures like raised flower beds or speed bumps on 21st avenue," she said.

Sawant, who was born in India and grew up in Mumbai before emigrating to the United States, said her office had requested the Seattle Department of Transportation to use its "expertise to review and implement these measures."

She has said that poverty in her native India and experience of the caste system helped lead her to socialism.

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