Yahoo Answers is shutting down on 4 May 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
1 Answer
Relevance
- No BozosLv 73 weeks ago
I believe it became unnecessary as time went on. Court precedents later became a pretty good guideline for sentencing gun related crimes. However, in 1812, the country was still young enough to need minimum sentencing for gun related crimes.
I think it was a good idea at the time.
Still have questions? Get answers by asking now.