Same here - NYC in the late 40`s and 50`s was not even close to the crime riddled corrupt cesspool it is today.
Arrests in Baltimore for illegal guns often lead to dropped charges or little jail
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Same here - NYC in the late 40`s and 50`s was not even close to the crime riddled corrupt cesspool it is today.
ForEnglandJames
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Possibly more considering we have no voter ID laws and people vote early and often.
There's already an illegal possession law in MD with a 5 year max, and it already contains mandatory minimums.
The issue is, that defendants are rarely charged under that state staute. Typically they receive a wear and carry violation charge.
We DO NOT WANT that charge increased or given a mandatory minimum, because that law also applies to carry permit holders that are on the edge of their vague restrictions, or legal gun owners that make mistakes while transporting a handgun.
PO2012
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- Oct 24, 2013
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Let's put aside the Constitutionality of gun control, whether or not such a change is needed, the possibility of unintended consequences and all the other philosophical arguments against this proposed change in the law. Let's just deal with some cold, hard unarguable facts.
First, the state of Maryland only has 1,000 open beds in the Department of Corrections. BPD alone has made over 1,300 arrests this year for handgun violations. Where exactly are these people who would be receiving mandatory sentences supposed to be housed?
Second, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office has lost over one third of its prosecutors since Marilyn Mosby took office. Each prosecutor has over 150 cases at any given time. Where are we going to find the prosecutors to actually bring these cases to trial?
Third, the Baltimore City Police Department is over 1,000 Officers short. The BPD claims to have roughly 2,200 sworn personnel. In reality, it's closer to 1,900. The Department is supposed to have close to 3,000 sworn personnel. Where are you going to find the Officers to conduct the investigations and make the arrests relating to this new law when you have patrol shifts currently operating at 30 to 40 percent strength as a matter of routine?
Any talk of changing the law is meaningless. The current statute already authorizes a maximum penalty of 3 years confinement. These current proposals are nothing more than political grandstanding designed to obscure the fact that politicians won't make the hard choices needed to actually turn Baltimore around.
First, the state of Maryland only has 1,000 open beds in the Department of Corrections. BPD alone has made over 1,300 arrests this year for handgun violations. Where exactly are these people who would be receiving mandatory sentences supposed to be housed?
Second, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office has lost over one third of its prosecutors since Marilyn Mosby took office. Each prosecutor has over 150 cases at any given time. Where are we going to find the prosecutors to actually bring these cases to trial?
Third, the Baltimore City Police Department is over 1,000 Officers short. The BPD claims to have roughly 2,200 sworn personnel. In reality, it's closer to 1,900. The Department is supposed to have close to 3,000 sworn personnel. Where are you going to find the Officers to conduct the investigations and make the arrests relating to this new law when you have patrol shifts currently operating at 30 to 40 percent strength as a matter of routine?
Any talk of changing the law is meaningless. The current statute already authorizes a maximum penalty of 3 years confinement. These current proposals are nothing more than political grandstanding designed to obscure the fact that politicians won't make the hard choices needed to actually turn Baltimore around.
