Petition Double the mandatory sentence for possession of a Firearm

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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Date closed 15 March 2018
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