Weather Updates Welcome, |  Forum: Enforce the gun laws
Updated: November 3, 2013 6:37AM  I am a firm believer in gun
laws, if they are enforced. Owning a gun should not make you a
criminal, using that gun illegally should. Gun laws should not
hinder honest people who happen to own guns.  How many times do
we see a shooter (i.e., a criminal) be plea-bargained down to
one count of breaking a law (e.g., robbery, assault, murder)
when he broke five or six existing gun laws as well — such as a
minor or a felon having a handgun, concealed carrying of a gun,
transporting a loaded gun in a vehicle or possession of a stolen
gun.  Why have these laws when no one ever enforces them? Lock
’em up for the original crime, then tack on the gun charges. No
plea bargains of any kind on gun charges and then talk to me
about more gun laws.  Mike Smith  Oak Lawn