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Let's make it triple illegal. So whatever jail time/fine there is presently, let's triple it.
The problem is democrats always fight mandatory sentancing and want criminals released sooner rather than later.
Here in California they made possession of a stollen gun a misdemeanor when it was a felony. Last time I checked, it isn't the republicans passing the laws here.
Most crime guns come from straw purchasers (already illegal) and stollen (already illegal)
If you want to reduce crime then fix the underlying causes, such as a failing education system, single parent households, over regarding business preventing job growth, etc.
I'll be the first to admit we need to end the war on the drugs. As to the rest, is this what it takes to get conservatives to spend on social issues? Threaten to take away their guns?
The problem is democrats always fight mandatory sentancing and want criminals released sooner rather than later.
Here in California they made possession of a stollen gun a misdemeanor when it was a felony. Last time I checked, it isn't the republicans passing the laws here.
And Obama is about to let thousands of drug offenders out of prison that also have illegal gun charges on them and some even trafficked guns. The damn POTUS doesn't even want the laws enforced.
The problem is democrats always fight mandatory sentancing and want criminals released sooner rather than later.
Here in California they made possession of a stollen gun a misdemeanor when it was a felony. Last time I checked, it isn't the republicans passing the laws here.
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Originally Posted by Dbones
And Obama is about to let thousands of drug offenders out of prison that also have illegal gun charges on them and some even trafficked guns. The damn POTUS doesn't even want the laws enforced.
And how has minimum sentencing worked out? We have the highest prison population on earth.....
I'll be the first to admit we need to end the war on the drugs. As to the rest, is this what it takes to get conservatives to spend on social issues? Threaten to take away their guns?
We spend more on social issues than most countries, the majority of federal spending is on the various welfare programs.
The problem is any time we want to hold people accountable for their actions the democrats get in the way. Give parents vouchers to move kids to good schools, democrats fight it. Set up a tax system that benefits two parent households instead of single parent households, democrats fight it. Keep violent criminals in jail, democrats fight it. Provide a regulation system that is simple and allows business to flourish and democrats fight it. I'm not saying republicans are saints, they have plenty of responsibility for a bunch of issues. But anything that would provide an environment to lift people out of dependency is chastised by democrats, they prefer policies that increase dependency on government.
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