new offence of "supplying a gun".

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Criminals renting out guns is quite common. As has been said, return it unfired and you get your deposit back. If you fire it, you buy it. It is because the people who would need or use a gun are at such an occupational risk of being watched or raided, the cops would see them hiding a gun or find it raiding the house. BTW, I am not a criminal, do not rent or hire guns or anything, just sharing common knowledge.

Carnebwen, you have it spot on. People will just use a knife, or fire, or a van and so on. Although I can see an argument for automatically sentencing some one who rents out illegal guns to an offense along the lines of murder by association even if no one is killed, as they are taking the risk of being part of a murder and have no control over whether a murder happens.

Better if murderers got life and it meant life, rather than 'life with a recommendation x many years is served before parole and license'.