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@SkinnerPm @GlennThrush @johnismay Wrote papers about this in early 2000s while at RAND. It’s not even a controversial practice. It’s just enforcing the laws on the books.

@GlennThrush @johnismay This is pro crime. I’ve worked many murders and shootings where straw purchases play a role. And the Fed role is paramount in that. This is pro crime.

NEWS: DOJ plans to slash the number of inspectors who monitor federally licensed gun dealers by two-thirds — effectively ending federal oversight intended to prevent sales to criminals and straw purchasers, in the view of ATF staff. nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/…

@RobMayeda Just a brief view, but at 10:41 heard the sonic boom here in Irvine.

Good viewing tracking southwestern skies the Bay Area, photos and videos coming in …

Violent crime in Oakland — including homicides, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults — fell 19% from 2023 to 2024, according to OPD’s end-of-year crime report. My latest story for @Oaklandside: oaklandside.org/2025/01/14/oak…

@WineStopDTLA I think I can that one better with “Augie Gavi” by La Mesma! My boy Augie has his own private label that we (Tanaro River Imports) distribute in California.

Love this! It’s Gavi times three—your pup, the bottle, and your impeccable taste. 🐾🍷 Thanks for sharing this great snapshot of #DrinkBetter vibes!

Customer: “Do I like Gavi di Gavi? I even named my dog Gavi!” 😊 We just received a snapshot of Gavi AND Gavi, and we’re thrilled to share it with you all. Cheers to both Gavis! 🥂 #DrinkBetter #GaviMoments

@TheWillardYears Made the jump!

Fact: Crime down, economy up. Don’t fall for “alternative facts.”

@RobMayeda @fireflyspace From OC.

That one was a tough to see looking south from Danville but @fireflyspace on a successful start to launch a few minutes in

@EmmyBetz You are a never ending source for material to share with my Violence in Society undergraduate students! Thank you!

@TMSheeps My son ended up on the same exact place!

I’m another hour and a half I’ll be watching the total solar eclipse from a marina jutting out into Lake Erie. Also there is a stunt pilot here so I’ll keep you updated if he dies or not.

This morning I woke up with no plan in place other than “see the eclipse.” Other people I spoke to either rented houses or hotels, knew what park they were going to, have some plan. All I knew was that I had to go north.

@POWikstrom Get well, P-O!

So no teaching nor any meetings in Malmö today

@JonRothstein You will my guest at @PizzeriaMozza if you make it to the OC.

Three rules to live by: 1. Never acknowledge The Godfather: Part III. 2. Never waste calories on pizza outside of the Eastern Time Zone. 3. ALWAYS foul up three late.

REMINDER: @UCIrvine criminology, law & society Prof @Tanaro1 & PhD student @ClarissaIliff speak at @UCLAchpr's webinar "Owning & Storing Firearms, Fear of Being a Victim of Gun Violence Among Latino & Asian Adults in California" Tues., 11/28, noon-1:30pm. tinyurl.com/y7f6edh8

"We need solutions now," says @Tanaro1, Livable Cities Lab director and professor of criminology, law & society at @UCIrvine, on campus-wide efforts to address workplace and housing shortages. See his Faculty Spotlight video: tinyurl.com/pww3mtr4 #ScienceDrivingSolutions

@PittGuru Memory eternal! ☦️

How is gang violence contagious? @GravelJ, @MattValasik, @Joris_Mulder, @SNAnalyst @CarterButts, @tanaro1 et al explore direction & temporal order of conflicts between LA gangs with REMs. They find that retaliation is key, but also other mechanisms matter cambridge.org/core/journals/…

@MightyHeaton @jenniferdoleac

Now soliciting pics of very regal dogs!

@teamtrace @Deedrah @CNN We found similar in California.

@teamtrace @Deedrah @CNN jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

New research suggests that shootings are becoming more lethal — gun fatalities at the scene, before victims can receive medical aid, are up ~9% from 1999. A key factor in the rise: a change in the types of guns being used, @Deedrah reports for @CNN: cnn.com/2023/04/05/hea…

@Crimealytics How’d that work out for ya? #lakeshow