10, 20, Life, Interrupted...Part I

Back in the late 90's, gun crime was a pretty big problem in Florida.  Consequently, in July of 1999 the legislature passed the so-called 10-20-Life law, and as a result, the state was covered in red and black pamphlets.

The purpose of these posters was to discourage violent gun crime by proclaiming that pulling a gun means you have to do 10 years in prison, and it just gets worse from there.

Certainly, we feel a little safer now that the law has passed, but it's important to note that like many laws, it's just not as simple as 10-20-Life, and in this blog we'll look a little more closely at what it really is all about.