On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) called for more gun control laws, like expanding background checks, and defended falling conviction rates for gun possession crimes by stating that “it is more important to go after shooters than to act like anyone who possesses a gun, but failed to get a permit to carry it, is equally dangerous.” Because most people arrested for gun possession don’t end up shooting people.
After Krasner called for more gun control laws, including expanding background checks, co-host Amna Nawaz asked, “D.A. Krasner, in the absence of legislation, what more can be done? What more could your office do? I know, in the past, Republican lawmakers have claimed some of your policies — they’re citing declining conviction rates for gun possession crimes — contributed to the rise in violent crime. Do you think your office has been as tough as it can […]
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