Supposedly if you get caught with drugs and a gun you will most likely be out on bail within a few days
There are so many bullets flying it’s hard to keep track.
torontosun.com
Lets suppose that's true...............AND?
Putting aside that I think the War on Drugs has been a miserable failure w/o any merit whatsoever and would favour decriminalization, and/or legalization if the substance in question could be produced in way that made it only moderately harmful.
(the same standard applied to alcohol, predicated on responsible use)
Also putting aside that I don't own a gun, and indeed I do oppose private hand gun ownership, even of the legal variety.
These are people not yet convicted of a crime.
The should get bail unless there is proof that they are a serious physical threat to the community (or a particular person); or a flight risk.
You don't put people in jail
before they've been convicted of a crime, except where necessity is evident.
When it comes to illegal possession of firearms, I'm not at all opposed to custodial (prison) sentences. Though I certainly think judges should have a range of options to reflect circumstance (a person who inherited a pistol from their grandpa and didn't register it is different from someone dealing in illegal firearms or with a criminal history of their use.)
But regardless, any sentence comes after a trial and conviction, not before.
Now if anyone has previously no-showed their trial date; demonstrated a high proclivity for violence; or has threatened a witness; then by all means, hold them w/o bail.
But the majority should be released pending trial.
PS, their release should be the same day ideally, and certainly not more than 2 days later.
The matter of arresting someone and holding them is a very serious matter.