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Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

(6,185 posts)

8. Less law enforcement and more DAs need to stop plea bargaining on gun charges

Reply to SQUEE (Reply #6)

Fri May 27, 2016, 12:26 PM

May 2016

In Chicago the rate of prosecution for gun crimes has fallen more than 40% in the last 5 years as gun charges are the first thing they offer to plead away for a lesser charge.

No FOID card, no charges.

No CCW permit, no charges

Felon in possession, no charges

etc.

Prosecute them and go for max sentencing and lets see what happens.

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Man guilty of buying guns in Indiana, selling them from West Side porch [View all] SecularMotion May 2016 OP

just five years? gejohnston May 2016 #1

To KNOWINGLY transfer to a prohibited person can get you 10 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #2

dealing without a license and interstate sale gejohnston May 2016 #3

From what I read... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #4

Would any of the "common sense" gun control Oneka May 2016 #5

Clearly, you and I and everyone else need to be disarmed because of this. beevul May 2016 #7

Man broke law, gets sentenced to prison time. SQUEE May 2016 #6

Less law enforcement and more DAs need to stop plea bargaining on gun charges DonP May 2016 #8

I agree, far to often the first thing plead away is a gun charge, SQUEE May 2016 #9

The same people that then complain; "We need to do something about gun violence" DonP May 2016 #11

This is good news, it could keep guns from getting abused by the wrong people. ileus May 2016 #10