I am SICK of the right bringing up Chicago!!!

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19. I oppose capital punishment, and I support drug

decriminalization, but I don't think you can be too harsh in terms of prison sentences for people who commit violent crimes. In fact, if you kill someone, or try to kill someone, I think you should be removed from society permanently, with the caveat that if you convince the appropriate authorities that you are unlikely to re-offend - because you have served a few decades without problems, and have taken advantage of whatever training is available, and are probably going to find non-criminal employment if released - that you be considered for parole.

I really believe that if existing laws were enforced - and drugs were decriminalized - that we wouldn't have the crime problem we do today.

I lived in Oakland, CA for 11 years, and during that time if you committed murder, you were likely to get away with it, meaning that in most murder cases, not only was nobody convicted, but nobody was even arrested!

We've already exceeded the point of diminishing returns with gun control, and any new laws are just culture war - a way to poke at the NRA and gun owners.