• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    It was likely a hand made gun. Like a 3d printed thing

    Why?

    That still leaves a substantial paper trail, the real gangsta move is always the OG move. Just buy one used from a “private seller” without even an ID let alone a background check.

    Like, if you think building a p80 would be less risk, you have no idea how easy it is to buy a gun without a background check in America…

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      3 days ago

      How do you find a person who sells guns illegally? I don’t think that’s as easy as you think

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        3 days ago

        How do you find a person who sells guns illegally?

        It’s not illegal…

        If I want to sell a gun. I can sell it to a person I see walking down the street without even asking what their name is. If you’ve ever walked by a gunshow parking lot, that’s something that actually happens.

        They could have just gotten out of 40 years of prison, unless I explicitly know they can’t own a gun, I literally and legally can’t break any laws by selling them one.

        Which is why lots of “private seller” don’t ask names.

        I don’t think that’s as easy as you think

        If you don’t want to wait on a gun show, lots of online websites exist to facilitate private sales.

        I’m not saying it should be like this, I’m saying this is currently American law.

        And there are a metric shit ton of loopholes, that no one seems interested in closing.

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          2 days ago

          Walking around a gun show to find someone selling guns for cash out of their trunk seems like a really good way to meet a cop lol

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            2 days ago

            Again, it’s 100% legal… So not sure why you’d worry about meeting a cop

            I dunno, it doesn’t feel like me explaining anything has had any effect. I’m sorry I couldn’t explain this better.

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              2 days ago

              I guess my state is pretty strict. All sales for any reason go through a licensed dealer.