The News: Yesterday, Georgia State Sen. Brandon Beach, a Republican from Alpharetta, introduced Senate Bill 7, also known as the “3G” bill or the “Gangs, Guns, Gone” bill.
The bill would impose a 10 year mandatory minimum sentence for anyone who uses a gun while committing or attempting to commit a violent felony.
What does the bill do?: The bill would require that this mandatory minimum sentence is given any time charges are brought against an individual who has used a gun to commit or attempt to commit a violent felony, regardless of whether or not the weapon was discharged.
This would be a pre-enhanced minimum sentence that convicted individuals must serve prior to any other sentence and cannot be shortened by any sentence-reducing measures.
Judges would have to impose this sentence on individuals who use even the threat of a gun to subdue another individual while committing a violent crime.
The Quote: “We are not going to allow…
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