{"id":93671,"date":"2023-06-17T11:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T16:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=93671"},"modified":"2023-06-17T11:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T16:39:09","slug":"93671","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=93671","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.joehuffman.org\/2023\/06\/17\/biden-spent-billions-to-prosecute-31-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden Spent Billions to Prosecute 31 People<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It\u2019s already saving lives. There are fewer deaths occurring,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Joe Biden<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">President United States of America<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">June 16, 2023<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-US\/news\/us\/the-us-passed-a-landmark-gun-deal-one-year-ago-is-it-working\/ar-AA1cCXji\">The US passed a landmark gun deal one year ago. Is it working?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Really? How does he know? The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/10\/05\/2021-fbi-crime-data\/8180716001\/\">FBI crime numbers cannot be trusted.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And from the same article:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The event comes as available data suggests the U.S. is seeing a year-over-year decline in murders nationwide. At the same time,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2023\/05\/08\/how-many-mass-shootings-in-2023-texas-shooting\/70194519007\/\">mass shootings appear to be accelerating<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the numbers they do claim are very telling:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>At least\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/investigations\/2023\/04\/27\/results-of-new-gun-control-laws\/11734545002\/\">31 people have been charged in 17 cases<\/a>\u00a0under new federal straw purchasing and trafficking criminal offenses, data from federal prosecutors through April shows.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>31?!!! And strawman purchases were already illegal. Out of probably 15 to 20 million sales they charged 31 people under, what they claim, is a new law. And they think this is success?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Denials stemming from enhanced background checks for people under 21\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/investigations\/2023\/04\/27\/results-of-new-gun-control-laws\/11734545002\/\">blocked more than 130 firearm purchases<\/a>\u00a0between November and April, Peter Carr, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, previously told USA TODAY.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How many of those 130 blocked purchases resulted in an increase in public safety? And how many of those block purchases resulted in a decrease in public safety?<\/p>\n<p>And at what cost?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It created a $750 million funding pot to incentivize states to create \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/05\/28\/uvalde-red-flag-guns-congress-shootings\/9944084002\/\">red flag laws<\/a>,\u201d closed the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/06\/15\/bipartisan-gun-deal-would-close-boyfriend-loophole-if-enacted-to-law\/7610432001\/\">boyfriend loophole<\/a>\u201d by adding convicted domestic violence abusers in dating relationships to the national criminal background check system, clarified the definition of a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/investigations\/2023\/03\/30\/atf-reveals-gun-stores-shut-down-federal-laws-violations\/11568730002\/\">federally licensed firearm dealer<\/a>,\u201d made it a federal crime to traffic in firearms, stiffened penalties for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/investigations\/2023\/04\/27\/results-of-new-gun-control-laws\/11734545002\/\">straw purchases<\/a>\u201d made on behalf of people who aren\u2019t allowed to own guns and enhanced background checks for buyers under 21.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The law also appropriated billions in funding for schools and mental health services. That includes $150 million for a national\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2023\/03\/08\/988-hotline-text-chat-lgbtq-services\/11427504002\/\">988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline<\/a>, $250 million for states and territories to enhance community mental health services, $500 million to increase the number of school-based mental health providers and $500 million to train school counselors, social workers and psychologists. It also set aside $250 million in funding for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2023\/02\/16\/justice-department-lays-out-plans-community-violence-intervention\/11263238002\/\">community-based violence prevention initiatives<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Billions were spent to prosecute 31 people and block sales to 130 people who, almost for certain, were not a threat to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>And this is even with them playing their game by their rules instead of based on whether what they are doing is a violation of the Second Amendment, which it is.<\/p>\n<p>They lie, they deceive, and they ignore the specific enumerated right to keep and bear arms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden Spent Billions to Prosecute 31 People It\u2019s already saving lives. There are fewer deaths occurring, Joe Biden President United States of America June 16, 2023 The US passed a landmark gun deal one year ago. Is it working? Really? How does he know? The\u00a0FBI crime numbers cannot be trusted. 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