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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: g0177325 ⎊✺🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Selective prosecution
Date: 09/16/23 4:16 PM
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Not according to your numbers that in 2019 alone 298 out of 478 cases were filed for prosecution

I've already said that the "very rare" qualifier doesn't mesh with 60% of referrals becoming "cases" (60% is in no way "rare"), but I also said that we still need to know how many of those "cases" result in "charges". If it's something like 10%, then "very rare" is justified.

Just out of curiosity do you think it is wise to have a law that bars narcotic addicts from owning firearms or not?

I do. But the 2nd amendment-friendly courts seem not to. Although, there are practicality problems: how do you prove someone is a narcotics addict? Is a former conviction necessary? Is mere self-admission enough? Testimony by others?
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