In the wake of rising gun violence and a growing fentanyl epidemic throughout the country, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) said that America needs to focus on “restoring law and order.” In response to violent crime in the United States reaching a 10-year high in 2020, Harshbarger said that poorly equipped police and sheriff’s departments “breed lawlessness.” “We don’t need more laws, we just need to use the laws on the books, and make sure that we convict these criminals that are already out there,” Harshbarger told NTD’s “Capitol Report,” adding that in her view Proposition 47, a California theft law, is an example in which criminals are allowed to roam free. The passing of Proposition 47 in 2014 raised the shoplifting threshold from $450 of merchandise to $950 before the shoplifter can be convicted of a felony. The National Retail Federation reported a rise in store losses from from $453,940 per $1 billion in …
Rep. Harshbarger: America’s Key Focus Should Be ‘Restoring Law and Order’
February 9, 2022
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