Quote Originally Posted by joem View Post
Gun crime would drop if a mandatory death sentenance was imposed for armed robery or theft of firearms! Judge or jurors had no say in the matter.
Gun crime would drop if the laws now in effect were used effectively. Use of a firearm in commisson of a crime carries a 10 year mandatory sentence by federal law. It is rarely prosecuted. Most of the time it is one of the charges dropped in a plea bargain to get the case through the court system faster.