A mandatory sentence of 15 years in prison without parole, no exceptions permitted, for anyone ,without exception ,who has a firearm in his possesion when commiting a felony,
This sentence in addition to the sentence for commiting he felony.
2007-06-08 10:42:30 · 15 answers · asked by A B 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Florida is a 10 year first offense whether you have a gun or a knife. Why do we need the feds to do something that the states are already doing?
2007-06-08 10:49:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Shoot no. Some sissy judge would let them out when the ACLU complains about over crowding anyway nothing is gained.
So, what about if someone uses a car in a felony since it has the potential of a million times more foot pounds per second than my .45? Since more people are killed by people using cars than people using firearms? What about a maximum sentence for doctors since they actually kill people and firearms are an inanimite object can't do anything with out a person?
Why is a gun so much worse than a knife, a rock, a hammer, or a car? They all can be used as tools, but they can also be used as a weapon. A person that is killed by a rock is just as dead as some that was shot. Murder is murder period. Putting a premium because they use a certain type of a tool tells people that watch their family members murdered by people driving cars that their family member isn't as important because they were hit by a "harmless car."
Forgive the soapbox but it is very shortsighted and questions like this hit a sore nerve.
2007-06-08 19:31:12 · answer #2 · answered by .45 Peacemaker 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
lets look at the 2nd amendment which is already being dismantled, it says "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"
that doesn't mean, you are only allowed to buy a gun and lock it up in a gun cabinet and only look at it when you are at home.
it means to keep AND bear arms. I went ahead and looked at the dictionary for the term "bear arms"
and this is what it means
"bear arms,
a.to carry weapons."
it means that, not only do you have a right to own a gun, you have a right, to carry that gun with you at all times. Unless of course you want to be Infringed upon.
most people have been brainwashed into thinking you aren't allowed to carry your weapons. You are allowed by the 2nd amendment
the only problem is, police use it as an excuse to fire on you just for holding the gun. Because they are trained with the mindset of "If you are carrying a gun you are a criminal"
now to answer the question, If the gun is only in the possession of the person, and not used in the crime. Then NO I do NOT support it.
In fact Mandatory minimum sentences only make private jail owners rich. and turn Americans into slaves being forced into labor for 25 cents per hour, if lucky. Committing a crime does not make you less of an American. It only means that you broke a law and are being punished for it.
2007-06-08 11:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by bilybob 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont understand this at all. You would want to put people in jail for 15 years, on top of whatever they would serve for whatever felony they commited, because of the presence of some aribitrary factor which may or may not in any way be related to the crime. This is insane. Jails are already overcrowded, and enough innocent people o to jail already- you are completely missing the mark here.
No i would not want to treat a manslaughter case from some accidental hunting incident more harshly than a guy who goes on a killing spree with a chainsaw.
2007-06-08 10:54:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
A very interesting group of answers. The problem, for your solution is, that we don't have nearly enough jails to cope with that law. In my state, simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm is a Y felony, subject to 10 to 40 year to live in prison. However, due to prison overcrowding, it is usually a probationary sentence.
Our criminal justice system is broken.
In my opinion, we need to revise our drug laws. I'm not in favor of drugs, but I am opposed to putting addicts in prison.
2007-06-08 15:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by huduuluv 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would narrow it to a violent felony. You don't need to give 15 years for embezzlement if you had a gun with you at the time.
2007-06-08 10:48:22 · answer #6 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the felony.
2007-06-08 11:03:18 · answer #7 · answered by grumpyoldman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
More harm is done to society without guns. It's called a pen.
2007-06-08 10:54:18 · answer #8 · answered by RT 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, one-size-fits-all doesn't work.
We need to enforce the laws we have before passing any more laws.
2007-06-12 11:39:49 · answer #9 · answered by RockHunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. But idiots will always have guns.
2007-06-08 11:04:33 · answer #10 · answered by zombi86 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋