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Originally Posted by Wildbore
Its not hard for some gang member to get a friend or family member with a clean record to buy 20-30 guns and then just hand them over outside of the store.
Some gunshops are notorious for their guns ending up in crime, and they are the ones that continue to sell huge crates of guns right to some kid who clearly is not going to use them for personal use. But profits are profits, who cares if 50 people die right?
One gun a month would prevent this from happening.
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No not really. 60% of weapons involved in crimes were purchased on the street or were stolen. 20% were purchased by a friend or family member from a gun store, 2% were from a flea market or gun show, and 12% were from places like pawn shops. I do not really have a problem with one gun a month, while allowing collectors to purchase more. But you are only working on one small part of the problem.
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A handgun registry would also help moniter who has what guns.
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Horrid idea. Do you know how easy it is to get that kind of information? Anyone with a computer and a bit of brains could figure it out. The government does not need to know what legal weapons I have.