Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-07 21:20:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ABF83A1EEADE393DDF99FC048787D5D97A183DDF126FB71B9B75694463B84DD9
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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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