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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Federal prosecutors have done a 180 on gun possession, the changes happened during the Trump administration.

Getting caught with a gun - even if you were not committing another crime - meant you were in jail for a while, got a record, etc. Now? It's a no-paper and you're released, the cops just keep the gun.

The country is flooded with guns and people can buy one illegally very easily and cheaply. Cops and prosecutors are turning away from enforcing gun laws.[/quote]

Yep. Prosecutors seem to think, "Well, we got a gun off the streets, that's good enough." It isn't when the person they release without charging can very easily get a new illegal firearm in a matter of hours.

Take, for instance, one recent arrest for illegal firearm possession. The accused told the police to hurry up and get him to "Kangaroo Court" so he could be "no-papered." Anyone who's caught with an illegal gun in DC knows the worst that is likely to happen is that they get their gun taken away.

https://twitter.com/dccrimefacts/status/1668785705428852737

Studies have shown that a huge deterrent to violent crime is fear of swift and certain punishment (not long sentences). When more than 60 percent of gun arrests in DC result in zero prosecution and only 12 percent result in prison sentences, it gives the people who use illegal fireams the feeling that they can do so without fear of punishment.

https://twitter.com/dccrimefacts/status/1668785697279410179[/quote]

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