The mandatory sentencing guidelines provide truth in sentencing by abolishing parole. These laws prohibit armed career criminals, drug dealers, fugitives, and perpetrators of domestic violence from carrying and using firearms. Carrying a firearm in connection with drug dealing or while committing a federal violent crime imposes a mandatory minimum five-year jail term in addition to the underlying offense. And depending on the defendant s criminal history, he can face up to life imprisonment without parole. All too often, in state court, weapons charges are routinely pled down to a misdemeanor violation and the defendant is out on probation.
Prosecution is prevention.
Exile will prevent homicides before they occur by locking up those most likely to commit them. Texas Exile will also curtail the availability of guns to juveniles by locking up those most likely to supply them - gangs and drug dealers. Breaking the link between guns, gangs, and drugs is the key to Texas Exile. Exile will not stop every violent crime. But it will reduce gun violence.