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fescuerescue

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21. harsher penalties for accidents generally don't prevent accidents

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Wed Mar 24, 2021, 06:00 PM

Mar 2021

since they are accidents that no one planned to commit. Cause you know....it was an accident.

But as to the rest. Yea.

Lets get the weed inmates out and make room for real criminals.

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Would harsh mandatory minimum sentences for gun related accidents/crimes be a better approach? [View all] tenderfoot Mar 2021 OP

Certainly worthy of discussion pandr32 Mar 2021 #1

I like those ideas. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #2

There's a fair amount of that on the books already. Kooks don't care. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #3

Mandatory minimum sentences are corrupt. speak easy Mar 2021 #4

True tenderfoot Mar 2021 #6

It couldn't hurt but I think so many of these mass killers don't care about consequences dutch777 Mar 2021 #5

Why don't we just require gun owners to carry insurance on every gun they own, and require that alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #7

Insurance companies wouldn't issue the policies ripcord Mar 2021 #9

You're probably right. Too damn many gun nuts. alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #10

nah. insurance companies love to write policies fescuerescue Mar 2021 #24

But the NRA insurance doesn't cover illegal acts comitted with firearms ripcord Mar 2021 #25

Why would it dis-incentivize gun ownership? hack89 Mar 2021 #12

Perhaps using a gun purchased illegally could come with enhanced criminal penalties. And I agree alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #14

the NRA would LOVE that fescuerescue Mar 2021 #23

The problem is that many gun crimes are plea bargained down ripcord Mar 2021 #8

Mandatory minimum sentences have not worked well with regards to drugs. Caliman73 Mar 2021 #11

Gunners would sure oppose. Most of them know they could be the next George Zimmerman, dad Hoyt Mar 2021 #13

Careful what you wish for. Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #15

The real mass murder people want to die anyway. If doc03 Mar 2021 #16

Increased policing and carceral "solutions" will only compound the problem as well as WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #17

We have/had those here in CA Zeitghost Mar 2021 #18

Jail time isn't going to deter criminals or accidents. SYFROYH Mar 2021 #19

The misfiring of guns is quite common actually nt Shermann Mar 2021 #20

There's more than a few videos of cops, FBI and ATF agents doing that fescuerescue Mar 2021 #22

harsher penalties for accidents generally don't prevent accidents fescuerescue Mar 2021 #21

I disagree with mandatory sentences in accidental cases. roamer65 Mar 2021 #26

Not a deterrent. Gunz aren't rational. lindysalsagal Mar 2021 #27