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Last Checked March 12, 2023

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Fri Mar 10 19:59:37 +0000 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

For a gun control system to work, you need to detect people with illegal guns and arrest them. Hopefully it works, people are deterred, and over time arrests fall. But it starts with arresting people on weapons charges — that’s the strategy for reducing violent crime. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 10, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

It doesn’t make a huge difference to this particular chart, but the inclination in reformworld to put weapons charges in the non-violent bucket is an important thing to keep an eye on — especially for normie libs who rightly believe guns are a huge piece of the US crime problem. — PolitiTweet.org

Orin Kerr @OrinKerr

How many people are in prison or jail in the United States, and for what. https://t.co/eV8rQfMVzt https://t.co/hxjE7KNXmr

Posted March 10, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Alternatively, if you think arresting and imprisoning people on guns charges is a bad idea you really ought to become a conservative and legalize them. I don’t advise this, it’s part of the reason red state murder rates are higher. But if you will the end, will the means. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 10, 2023

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