Republicans defend the constitutional right to bear arms. They oppose federal licensing of law-abiding gun owners and national gun registration as a violation of the Second Amendment and an invasion of …show more content…
In the deal generated between some of the Senate’s most conservative and liberal members, judges would have the discretion to give sentences below the mandatory minimum for nonviolent drug offenders. Some current inmates could get their sentences reduced by as much as 25 percent by taking part in rehabilitation programs, if they are deemed a low risk to offend again. If this bill is passed, it will eliminate mandatory life sentences for three-time, nonviolent offenders. Violent offenders, sex offenders, inmates convicted of terrorism charges, and members of organized crime syndicates, and major fraud offenders would be excluded from this deal. The Senators’ goals include increasing fairness, decreasing recidivism, and controlling rising prison