RCMP lay more drugs, weapons charges

Drugs and guns.. a pretty lethal combination, it could only be worse if you throw in some booze.

I don’t think a gun registry is the answer.. but i do think that we need laws that are so harsh that no one in their right mind would pick up a gun to commit a crime.  First offense with a gun.. life..that means life..not 25 years with double for time served cut off and 10 if you’re a good boy.. life..you will die in prison.  Seize everything they have.. their 8 children are not my problem..should have thought of them before you picked up the gun..

I am in favor of having the worlds toughest gun laws on people who use them to commit a crime.

I’m with you June: I agree with having VERY severe consequences for people who use firearms when they commit crimes. But on the flip-side, I want law-abiding firearms owners to be completely left alone.

Well, the guns weren’t used in defence on the raid. And we should stop filling the jails with undesirables. They are correction facilities, not criminal farms. If a person draws A gun on a police officer they shouldn’t make it to court.
  Guns and drugs go hand in hand. Criminals don’t care what rules or laws are in place. So why make more rules. They use the guns to protect their income.
  Smaller jails, and capital punishment. No waiting 15 years to fry in a chair. And I have no problems being the one to flip the switch.  Yeah the odd one might be innocent, but it would make people think about who they associate with!!!

So again, another drug bust and they end up in jail..so what..they will be replaced by six more men..we see it right in front of us.  A very typical situation, you get busted, you move on. The Laws on drugs need to toughen up..they are killing our people!! And it’s a slow death..that has a huge negative impact on our community; for example, crime rates are skyrocketing, more B&E’s; a flood on the justice system and health care system, more kids going into foster care..more families falling apart and more deaths..like how much more has to happen before the RCMP start looking more harshly at Cocaine and Crack, Ecstasy, Heroin..like come on man, this is Whitehorse, it’s the Yukon…the drugs are being delivered all through out the territory by drug dealers that are known to the Yukon..The amount that was found when the bust took place, well…triple that will make its way in to the territory in no time to make up for the lost goods…

Sorry Rose but the RCMP are doing all that they can with very limited resources.  Its the court system that does not take it very seriously.  These guys will be out before the police even get the paper work done.  So please pull your head out of the sand and complain about the right people.

I agree that the legislation needs to be on this one in enforcing harsher laws against non-law-abiding firearm owners. However, I caution June and others on sayin that the “hypothetical” eight children are not our problem. The problems start when their children and could be caused from any number of issues like abuse, poverty, and abandonment. If we want a better society it starts with the next generation. Meaning this generation needs to step up. Compassion and understanding are needed. If people want a better world start creating it meaning make it your problem. We’re all one. What we do affects the others. Lets act and speak responsibly. Now Lets not misunderstand this for leniency. I do believe in consequences for the crime committed.