Canada’s maximum federal penalty for gun trafficking, which is a 10-year prison sentence, has never been imposed despite the Liberal government proposing it be increased to 14 years, according to an Inquiry of Ministry recently tabled in the House of Commons.
The inquiry showed that 390 individuals had been convicted on charges relating to firearms trafficking over the past eight years, but that none had received the maximum 10-year sentence, reports Blacklock’s Reporter.
The inquiry was requested by Conservative MP Adam Chambers, who asked in the House on Dec. 9: “With regard to the measures in Bill C-21 to increase the maximum penalties from 10 to 14 years’ imprisonment for certain firearms-related offences: a) how many people have been convicted since January 1, 2016? And b) of those convicted, how many received the maximum sentence?”…