Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-08 12:52:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9EB1F933432C79C70B4AAE1C79CF388C61AAF52768C741DAD5D2B3B6C831D4C0
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Tweet implies that the PM doesn't support prison sentences for possession of a gun with intent to harm. Current maximum sentences for all firearms offences are custodial. https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/news/item/new-sentencing-guidelines-for-firearms-offences-published/ Sentencing in individual criminal cases is the responsibility of the independent judiciary, not the PM. https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/our-justice-system/jud-acc-ind/justice-sys-and-constitution/#:~:text=An%20explicit%20statutory%20duty%20on,to%20defend%20the%20judiciary's%20independence.
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