Show 1 Moss introduces alternative gun control bill bin Describing it as an alternative alternative alter alter- native to gun control Senator Frank E E. E Moss Moos Utah D-Utah has introduced a bill which would provide an additional penalty for anyone who uses a firearm during the commission of a crime Moss said the penalty would be not less than 5 years years nor more than 10 years He lie said the bill also would provide that anyone who is convicted of using a firearm a second time would receive an additional sentence of not less than 10 nor more than 25 years ANOTHER provision of the bill Moss said would be that anyone using a firearm in the commission of a crime would not be entitled to a suspended sentence nor probation for the period of the additional sen sen- tence Many of my colleagues firmly believe that the only way to el eliminate the use of firearms by criminals is to limit manufacture and accessibility of those firearms Moss Moos saidI saidI saidI said I have not subscribed to that position and I do not support it now Such legislation will not eliminate the use of firearms by criminals there are already too toJ many firearms which are privately owned to be able to control effectively anything but the sale of new firearms He said controlling the sale will have little or no impact upon the accessibility to firearms by the criminal he need only obtain one already available to avoid registration IN ADDITION he said there are many states which do not believe that there isa is a need to patrol the sale of guns within their jurisdiction and those states ought to have the opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to determine the license and registration requirements which should apply to their own residents With the enactment of this legislation anyone a crime will certainly think about serving an additional sentence of 5 to 25 years if he uses a firearm In the commission of his crime Moss Moos s said id |