Usually, toughening the Penal Code is an easy and demagogic solution to combat crime, but sometimes reality forces adjustments that are absolutely necessary if one wants to ensure safety in public spaces. This is the case with the proposal that, as learned by ARA, the Generalitat has submitted to the Spanish government, specifically to the Moncloa and also to the Ministry of Justice, to double and in some cases even triple the penalties for carrying prohibited weapons or weapons without a permit (currently the penalties range from one to three years in prison). It is also proposed to create a new criminal offense to punish the mere display of these weapons in public spaces – which is currently not punished – which has clearly intimidating effects.