While I agree with the gist of your piece, I think it's worthwhile to distinguish between the mere possession of a firearm and the firing of bullets into the air in a built-up area. In principle, I'd agree that the mere possession of a firearm shouldn't be a crime, but I'm not so sure about firing without aiming at a safe target.
Sure, most sane people think firing into the air in a built up area is worse than unlawful possession, but he only got a fine for that. Our legal system gets ridiculous sometimes, often people would get a lesser sentence for actually killing a person than the mandatory minimum of 15 years for unlawful possession.
While I agree with the gist of your piece, I think it's worthwhile to distinguish between the mere possession of a firearm and the firing of bullets into the air in a built-up area. In principle, I'd agree that the mere possession of a firearm shouldn't be a crime, but I'm not so sure about firing without aiming at a safe target.
Sure, most sane people think firing into the air in a built up area is worse than unlawful possession, but he only got a fine for that. Our legal system gets ridiculous sometimes, often people would get a lesser sentence for actually killing a person than the mandatory minimum of 15 years for unlawful possession.