on september 26, 1995, wilson signed a bill authorizing the possible use of the death penalty toward any individual who committed a murder amid a carjacking or killed a juror. wilson said the law was the result of four years worth of attempts on his part to toughen the laws against carjacking: "this bill sends an unmistakable message to gang bangers: if you take someone's life while committing a cowardly carjacking, you can expect to pay for your crime with your own life."