Penal Law (Amendment – Harsher Punishment for Unlawful Firing of a Firearm) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - החמרת ענישה בגין ירי מנשק חם שלא כדין)
TL;DRThe bill increases penalties for illegal firearm shooting offenses: raising the maximum prison term from two to five years, and under aggravated circumstances to ten years.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The bill amends section 340A of the Penal Law (5737-1977) in three ways: (1) increasing the maximum prison term for the basic offense from two years to five years; (2) increasing the maximum prison term for the offense under aggravated circumstances from five to ten years; (3) adding a minimum sentence – the sentence will not be reduced below half of the set maximum sentence, except by a court decision and for special reasons in writing. The bill applies to anyone who fires a firearm illegally.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 67 seats
Left the coalition 9 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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