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Originally Posted by L-Pink
You are overlooking the real problem. CRIMINALS with guns. Guy was arrested for grand theft while in possession of a loaded gun and he's back on the streets after posting $2,500 bail. And people wonder why there's so much crime being committed.
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This is what I've been saying all along..
If we start hitting people hard as hell with mandatory sentences for committing a crime while in position of a gun/knife then you will see gun violence drop drastically.
The simple fact is it's a very small percentage of people that are involved with the bulk of gun related crime. Start weeding out those criminals that use guns while committing a crime and we start to see a drastic reduction in gun related deaths.
In a case like this the guy should get mandatory 5 year sentence with no parole. He must serve the 5 years and then an additional 5 years probation where he can own no firearms. If caught with fire arms in that 5 years then he goes to jail again for 5 years.
Add violence to the mix then it should be min of 10 to 15. Kill someone then it's life no parole.
We need to get non violent drug related lighter sentences with required drug rehab as part of their parole and clean out the prisons of needless inmates that can be rehabilitated and then start sticking it hard to violent & gun related criminals.