GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

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I think this bill makes sense.

Mandatory stiff sentences for drugs rubbed me way wrong, I'm glad that's changing. Stiffer mandatory sentences for using/stealing guns and other weapons in the commission of crimes suits me fine.

New Hampshire Bill
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two New Hampshire lawmakers are co-sponsoring a bill that makes the theft of a gun during a burglary a more serious crime with more jail time.

The bill from Republican Al Baldasaro of Londonderry and Democrat Katherine Rogers of Concord would add "theft of a gun" to a list of crimes considered the worst of burglaries.

It raises the punishment from a Class B felony to a Class A felony, which means convicts face an additional 20 years in jail for the theft. They say the approach is consistent with other New Hampshire laws that carry stiffer penalties for crimes committed when a gun is involved.

The bill will be heard today by the House Criminal Justice Committee at 10:30 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building.

http://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_ham...5307a.html

I like the concept of stronger penalties for theft of a firearm. However a criminal don't worry about the punishment because they never think they will get caught. So I don't think it will effect the thief much.
It might make a person buying a hot gun think twice knowing that if they get caught with it they will get extra time.
It will for sure make the average Joe just buying a gun off the street think twice before he buys one without checking to see if its hot.