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Sickpup831 t1_j9ratee wrote

Reply to comment by actualtext in About 90% of drivers searched or arrested by the NYPD in 2022 were Black or Latino by mowotlarx

The next line is even more ridiculous.

“In contrast, police made just 631 arrests for second-degree criminal possession of a loaded weapon, accounting for about 4% of arrests.”

JUST 631?? That’s like 2 guns a day for the whole year! That seems like a hell of a lot to me from just traffic stops.

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pluralofjackinthebox t1_j9s0kkw wrote

They kind of need to tell me how many license violation arrests they made if they’re going to “contrast” them with firearm arrests.

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WorthPrudent3028 t1_j9s0im7 wrote

It would be a lot in London. But NYC is still America. 2 per day is surprisingly low, IMO. How many drivers in Texas do you think have a loaded weapon in their vehicle? Way more than NYC. The difference is that they can do that legally. But we don't have a border between NYC and Texas. In fact, if every car with a fake Texas dealer plate in NYC brought in one gun, you already have way more than 631.

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Sickpup831 t1_j9t6kmv wrote

Two a day solely off traffic stops is a lot no matter where you’re from. And I have no idea what point you’re trying to make with the Texas stuff.

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Internal_Ring_121 t1_j9teen7 wrote

They probably miss 20 if they only get 2 . And it’s not a lot for the biggest police force in the world

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Sickpup831 t1_j9tir2w wrote

Remember, this is only guns found as a result of traffic enforcement. Not every gun they’ve found or specifically looked for for the year, which I think the number is close to 5,000.

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