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Since when have criminals been able to legally purchase firearms?
by cpursley 6y ago
Since when have criminals been able to legally purchase firearms?
- judge2020 6y agoThe ones never caught don’t have issues with background checks.
- iamben 6y agoIt's a lot easier to get something illegally when it's legally available and ubiquitous.
- OminousWeapons 6y agoWhat happens is you get people without records making straw purchases from legal sellers. These people turn around and sell them to criminals.
- _-david-_ 6y agoLegal sellers have to do background checks.
- OminousWeapons 6y agoCorrect, the initial transaction is from a legal dealer or private seller to a legal buyer who will pass a background check. The legal buyer then turns around and illegally sells it to someone who cannot legally own a firearm. This is called a straw purchase.