A senior policeman has accused some judges of being lenient on gun crime by overlooking mandatory five-year sentences for possession of a firearm.Merseyside Chief Constable Bernard Hogan-Howe told the Times it was wrong for judges to ignore such sentences.
He said no-one wanted a repeat of last year's murder of Rhys Jones, 11.
The Ministry of Justice said the five-year term was "a starting point", but mitigating factors must be weighed in deciding the final sentence.
As ever weird it may be a law is a law and a punishment is something for breaking that law. Obviously there should have been some jail time thrown around for these crimes "punishable by law."
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