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Double the mandatory sentence for possession of a Firearm

Submitted on Thursday 14th September 2017

Published on Friday 15th September 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 15th March 2018

Signatures: 46

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10 years ~ 5 years ~ Crime ~ UK

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Double the mandatory sentence for possession of a Firearm

Petition Details

The UK and specifically urban inner city areas are blighted by gun crime. Murders, injury shootings and possesssion of Firearms (Section One) are increasing. The mandatory sentence for possession of such a Firearm at the moment is 5 years.Doubling this to 10 years would provide a massive deterrent.


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