Friday, November 24, 2006

Conservatives Still Soft on Gun Crime


"Now after repeated crimes with a gun at least this big the convicted criminal will have to prove to the courts, after he gets his gun back, he just won't go out and do it again."

The Harpoville Post reports Harpo's 'get tough of gun crime' campaign does more to show how soft the Canadian courts are to gun toting criminals today than how tough they'll be tomorrow. As Harpo stood in downtown Toronto, flanked by the premiere of Ontario and the Mayor of Toronto, to announce the Conservatives aren't really in a big hurry to stop the increase in guns and gun violence that is seeping in from the south and onto Canadian streets.

The Harpoville Post has learned that Harpo's new considered legislation will force those already convicted of a gun crime and who get arrested a second time to prove to the judge they are still not a danger to society. It seems the terms 'gun crime' and 'second time' should be enough to weigh any judge or jury to lean towards the courts but, not in Harpo's world. Already lawyers, slimier than the criminals they represent are seeing this as a pay day to end all pay days. "the Conservatives will guarantee nothing moves thru the courts", said Mel Lousmen a downtown Toronto lawyer. "They'll be no convictions just more bail hearings and more trips to the bank."

The Harpoville Post reports that Harpo's new 'Made in Canada' solution, which is years away from becoming law, will do nothing to address or deter the increasing amount of guns on the street or the people who decide to reach for a gun when they decide to do a crime. Canada has harsher penalties for first offence drinking and driving convictions than they do for first offence gun convictions.

"Our suggestion is if you plan to drink and drive take a gun with you and you'll most likely get off."

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