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Comment by crote | original | Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras
[−]crote · 2026-08-30 Sun 08:47 UTC · link
Isn't "crime, done with the involvement of a firearm" also often more harshly punished than the plain crime itself? If a burglar is targeting empty houses, this would give them a strong incentive to not bring a firearm, just in case they get caught.

As the saying goes, only break one law at a time!

[−]lwkl · 2026-08-30 Sun 11:15 UTC · link
Yes burglary with weapons is called robbery and is treated as a more serious crime with a higher punishments in a lot of jurisdiction
[−]cosmicgadget · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:38 UTC · link
I thought robbery required a victim person be present.