UKIP Firearms Proposals

Anthony Butcher · 18-02-2007, 08:50 PM

http://www.ukip.org/ukip_news/gen12.php?t=1&id=2882

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For immediate release 18th February 2007

FIREARMS PROPOSALS

Tony Blair’s plan to reduce the minimum age at which a mandatory five year jail term can be imposed for carrying firearms is only necessary because of the government’s ineptitude, the UK Independence Party has pointed out..

"When the legislation including the mandatory term was introduced it should have applied to all those over the age of 17. But it was framed in such a way to only allow for a prison term – which can only be imposed on those 21 and over," said John Whittaker, North West MEP.

"It should have also included detention at a Young Offenders Institution but in the usual knee-jerk reaction to events it was hurried through and it was only later that the loophole was spotted.

"It has been obvious for years that many of those carrying guns are teenagers, but in New Labour’s insatiable thirst for the populist sound-bite, insufficient thought was given to the details of the act.

"Once again they are proposing to rush through knee-jerk legislation and shutting the door after the horse has bolted," said Dr Whittaker.

ENDS

Chip · 18-02-2007, 10:39 PM

I can not understand why they do not start at the beginning and stop these weapons coming in to the country. One can only imagine who in our society would profit from this trade :twisted:

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18-02-2007, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chip Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North West UK Posts: 618	I can not understand why they do not start at the beginning and stop these weapons coming in to the country. One can only imagine who in our society would profit from this trade :twisted: