[USNBandit]

and stiffen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors

Just more penalties the prosecutors give away during plea negotiations. There are mandatory add ons for criminal use of guns in almost all jurisdictions and it seems they are hardly ever used.

[SkyDancer]

First thing that’s plea bargained away. NYC has that in its laws. If you use a gun in the commission of a felony it’s automatic one year jail. It’s the first thing that gets plea bargained away.