Oakland Residents Are Buying Guns As Police Become Less Effective | Leighton Woodhouse

Oakland Residents Are Buying Guns As Police Become Less Effective | Leighton Woodhouse
Siyamak Khorrami
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“There are a lot of people in Oakland who are arming themselves. There’s one restaurant that has been losing money from people who are dining in his restaurant, then see their car getting broken into, and run out mid-meal to deal with their car, never getting around to paying the check,” Mr. Woodhouse said. “So, the constituents in the highest-crime areas were never on board with the defunding stuff. A lot of that came from what were traditionally the safer areas of town, which have now become much less safe.”

Siyamak Khorrami
Siyamak Khorrami
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Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.
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