Legislation Archives - Criminal Justice Review https://cjreview.com/category/legislation/ Because Research Matters. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:19:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 218717480 Traffic Stop Recovers Stolen Gun https://cjreview.com/2023/05/27/traffic-stop-recovers-stolen-gun/ https://cjreview.com/2023/05/27/traffic-stop-recovers-stolen-gun/#respond Sat, 27 May 2023 23:43:54 +0000 https://cjreview.com/?p=56 It is interesting that something so common of an occurrence would find its way to

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]]> It is interesting that something so common of an occurrence would find its way to MSN, but it is worth pointing out all the same out of principle. Each year in Washington state, legislators seem bent on taking away police powers to enforce traffic laws. They ignore research showing how traffic stops keep roads safer and how traffic stops in general can contribute to lower overall crime. They, too, ignore stories like this, showing how simple traffic stops can recover stolen firearms and bring into custody felons in possession of those firearms. Now, whether this suspect ever gets charged as a felon in possession of a (stolen) firearm… that’s another story.

In any case, good work, Seattle PD.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/seattle-police-recover-stolen-gun-during-traffic-stop/ar-AA1bMjyG?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=1f8660ab74fa4286af4f043b28e148c4&ei=112

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