Gun Policy News
Queensland About Face: Mandatory Sentences for Illegal Gun Possession
30 April 2012
Brisbane Times (Queensland)
Illegal firearm traffickers will face a mandatory minimum term of five years in jail, with the Newman government spelling out reforms to clamp down on bikie-related crime in Queensland.
Premier Campbell Newman's embrace of a raft of mandatory minimum sentences mark a shift since last year, when the Liberal National Party leader explained why they were a bad idea.
His post cabinet-announcement of tougher penalties for serious offences comes in the wake of Saturday's... (GunPolicy.org)