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Democratic Rep. Kathleen Willis:
"Let's use some common sense. If you have someone with a felony, obviously they are not the best law-abiding citizens who are going to follow through when they get the letter and go, 'oh yeah, here's my gun, no problem,'" Willis said. "We have to have oversight. That's the biggest flaw in the whole system. We're asking people who already have done something wrong, to do something right."
So why is it such a problem for the regulation and restriction (R&R) folk to figure out, that those who don't have an issue breaking the law about murder, won't be bothered laws about giving up their weapons and not acquiring new ones?
Isn't that like expecting the getaway driver to obey the speed limits and stop signs?
>>Many (but not all) R&R people seem to actually trust the cops to do what's right. I suppose cops are probably more less likely to become rampage killers.
>>The R&R folks could learn something from the BLM group which is: The BLM groups aren't really demanding new laws saying 'it's a double secret extra crime for a cop to accidentally or purposefully kill people of color more often than white folks. The BLM groups, from what I know, are after making police management remove over-aggressive racist cops that have histories of bad behavior.
In conclusion, in my home state of PA, I know of some that have gone to jail for months to years for say thefts of maybe $3000-$5000 at a cost of $3300/month. I know of people spending 18 months in jail (at a cost of ~$60,000) for $600 worth of pot. These aren't violent offenses. And then there's domestic abusers getting probation.
Maybe the billions going to keep most of the non-violent offenders in prison were used to hire cops who would pursue the actual violent killers, rapists, gang bangers and home invaders, the country would be safer overall.
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