https://archive.is/2023.04.17-155007/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-17/mayor-karen-bass-calls-for-9500-lapd-officers

In an interview, Bass said she fears the accidental release of photographs of LAPD officers, recently provided by the department in response to a public records request, could accelerate the outflow. If the city fails to fix its recruitment and retention problems, the LAPD could easily fall below 9,000 officers in the coming months, Bass said.

Lol.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    The largest source of stolen guns is from parked cars.

    That would fact would have never occurred to me - even though for me it's sort of obvious in retrospect.

    • berrytopylus [she/her,they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah it's a common argument of "most guns in crimes are obtained illegally!" but people never stop to think how those guns are obtained illegally. Straw purchasing and gun thefts (mostly from unattended plain sight guns in cars) are some of the biggest issues there.

      It's part of why gun control policies are so stupid, they address what the legal buyer can get but rarely ever penalize the legal buyer for being irresponsible and allowing it to fall into someone else's hands. Straw purchasing laws at least try to address that, although they're pretty weak. Studies tend to suggest that gun dealers are pretty damn willing to engage in straw purchasing.