| Columbus Justice Ban |
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| Written by Mike Kinsey |
| Thursday, 10 August 2006 10:24 |
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When readers of this site see the words Columbus and Ban in the same sentence, they most likely think of unnecessary laws prohibiting firearms based on their appearance rather than function. The Columbus Assault Weapons Ban was proposed by anti-gun advocates to supposedly make the citys streets safer. Those laws have proven to be ineffectual. How could Columbus decrease its crime rate? Appropriate sentences for criminals would be a logical start. The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Larry Laury, 25, was sentenced to only nine years in prison by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Angela White after admitting to holding seven people at gunpoint in an apartment on October 25. His participation in this felonious act resulted in the death of one of his accomplices. Appropriately, Laury was originally charged with murder. That charge was dropped in exchange for his plea of guilty to four counts of aggravated robbery. If Laury were to serve his entire sentence (which is rare these days) he would be back on the streets only nine years after terrorizing seven people at gunpoint and being responsible for murder. Our local, state, and federal representatives need to realize that crime can not be prevented by inconveniencing the law-abiding with one more regulation the criminal will continue to ignore. The only way Columbus can protect its citizens is by punishing a murderer with a sentence appropriate for murder. |