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Originally Posted by Slava
No, I agree that some changes should be made and that things could be improved. Those changes don't have to be strict sentences and capital punishment though.
I know that you read this and think that I'm a hard left bleeding heart liberal, but that is not accurate. I just get tired of having the worst case scenario thrown out as a justification of why we should have capital punishment or "three strikes and you're out" type legislation.
Maybe the question on this thread should also wonder why the Conservatives won't ban handguns to make our streets safer?
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I don't think banning handguns is the answer to be honest, right at the moment they have to be licensed and registered, doing a ban on handguns is fairly useless as the majority of crimes are performed with unlicenced illegal handguns so a ban would be cosmetic at best.
I mean we all talk about the ban on handguns in the UK, but statistically there were 9900 crimes involving firearms in the UK in 2003, which was up 35% from the year before. In 2005 there were over 10,000 gun related crimes in the UK.
http://alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/000904.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2640817.stm
If your going to promote a ban, then you certainly have to stiffen the consequences of using a firearm, which should be the same punishment as using an unlicenced or unregistered weapon.
I'm all for the proposed changes to the justice system with the one change being if you commit a crime with an unregistered gun, you never ever get out of prison.