HARRISBURG, PA — State Sen. John N. Wozniak plans to introduce legislation soon to remove the possibility of a plea bargain for any individual charged with using a firearm in the commission of a crime.

“One proven way to clean up our neighborhoods is to get drugs and guns off the streets,” Wozniak said. “Our laws are supposed to deal with threats, not allow criminals who use guns to employ judicial expediency and loopholes to avoid stiff jail sentences.”

Wozniak said plea bargains have been used in drug cases involving guns to lessen criminal penalties and avoid mandatory minimum sentences. The result is that drug dealers who used guns are back on the streets when they should be incarcerated.