HB 1718 Increased Penalties for unlicensed carry

[father-of-five]

This sounds like the same illogical rationale of needing more immigration laws because the authorities choose to disregard the current laws.

[archie19]

how about a law increasing penalties for rioting and looting???

[Qtrborecrazy]

Hold on, hold on, they*re gonna create another law that nobody is going to go to jail for just like all those straw purchase arrests. Bunch of dumbasses wasting space and taking up oxygen in HARRISBURG.

[abner13]

Yet they (Dems) are trying to eliminate the mandatory sentencing enhancements for possession of firearms during commission of violent crimes!

'Anti-Racism Sentencing Reform Act': Proposed law in California would drastically reduce penalties for violent gun crimes

In what has been called an effort to curb disproportionate law enforcement for communities of color, a bill is making its way through the CA state assembly that would drastically reduce the length of sentences for gun-related crimes.


"In essence, the bill decriminalizes the use of a firearm in California for the most severe, most violent felonies. What this bill would do is encourage violent criminals to use guns during their crime because the penalty is so insignificant," said Eric Siddall, VP of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) of LA County.

[esh21167]

On one hand if it gets the thug culture practitioners of the mexican carry off the streets so much the better, but on the other hand if PA goes constitutional carry this would be irrelevant unless the detainee were a prohibited person, in that case there would need to be anew law definingthe stricter penalties

Never the intent.

Even IF the intent was as bigandy says, LE can't just randomly stop someone to check for a license. Yet. Any 'thug' will conceal. They're at least not dumb enough to OC.

how about a law increasing penalties for rioting and looting???

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[abner13]

Even IF the intent was as bigandy says, LE can't just randomly stop someone to check for a license. Yet. Any 'thug' will conceal. They're at least not dumb enough to OC.

Oh really? Remember the prohibited punk in Philly riding the ATV thru the streets with a SMG-style pistol strapped to the front.

And they most certainly can , will and do still stop suspicious-looking people with a visible firearm. The case will get thrown out , , but the guns will be confiscated and not returned to any prohibited persons. Another bad gun off the streets!

[eagleclaw]

I read the bill

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs...type=B&bn=1718

It looks like it increases penalties for second offenses. As of the writing of this post it only has democrat sponsors.

In my opinion if the bill passed it's not likely to harm anyone with a valid LTCF. However if it does pass it is probably to give the anti gun crowd a boost in morale because they got a gun control law through the GOP state legislature. Therefore they will build on it.
The only way I would support is if it was attached to a constitutional carry bill. One that increased the penalty for carrying with certain serious crimes on ones' record and at the same time remove the requirement for a LTCF to carry.

[2DogsBarking]

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[PAMedic=F|A=]

In my opinion; the whole concept of "prohibited person" is a bunch of BS.
If a person is a danger to society; then they belong behind bars. Otherwise they should have all their Rights.

This

[markshere2]

I am a believer in Constitutional Carry. Any increase in penalty for carrying without a license is a step backwards in my eyes. Increasing the penalty for carrying without a license is Unconstitutional in my opinion.

Amen!