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Dave Yost: “A small number of people do most of the violent crimes.”

Featuring: Dave Yost, Republican | Attorney General of Ohio

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Interview with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

Published | Video Starts at 01:45

That leads us to the people who are committing these gun crimes so we can take them off the streets. That's important not just by way of punishment, because A small number of people do most of the violent crimes. They repeatedly act out and use these guns. So this initiative with NIBIN and expanding our capacity in Ohio is going to lead to not only more data, but more connection of the dots between that data. (01:45–01:51)

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Asserts that a small group is responsible for most violent crimes.

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