I think these laws are in fact a good idea. I live in NY. I am in law enforcement in NY. I am beyond fed up with going to peoples homes and watching them muddle through 1 foot of water because all of their copper has been hacksawed out of their home after coming home from work. I am fed up with people starting their cars in the morning only to be missing 1/2 of their exhaust system from converter thefts. Lets not mention the scared to death homeowners who walk in on these crimes, unkowingly as they are in progress. I can assure you, and I will say this with 100 percent truthfulness, I have NEVER arrested a legitamately "unemployed" person for committing such crimes. I wish we could be everywhere at once, but we too are facing cutbacks on manpower just like the rest of the work force. We are cathcing these people, but these types of instances are occurring at an alarming rate. We cant keep up. These laws are being ammended and enforced to help law enforcement identify suspects when they unload the proceeds. This helps law enforcement hold the "less than honest purchasers" responsible as well. They know what they are buying and have even gone as far as to pay 1/2 scrap value for these items. Big deal, show your ID get a reciept and scrap easy brothers! Now, I have to get back to touching my m-16.
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