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JVorhees t1_j5yqn8w wrote

It's almost like they're selling guns and claiming they've been stolen for this very reason. Nah, that couldn't be it.

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chairmanbrando t1_j5zwxq9 wrote

Ah, fuck. It's so obvious I didn't even consider it. I wonder what a Glock goes for on the black market... >_>

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SuccessfulPres t1_j60qpa7 wrote

margins are pretty low because straw purchases are so common. At least in Chicago, the markup was basically about $100 only

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chairmanbrando t1_j60r416 wrote

Well, damn. That's not even remotely worth the trouble in trying to find a buyer and meeting in mysterious places with armed strangers.

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SuccessfulPres t1_j605sr5 wrote

which is why guns need to have a strict liability... this happened so much in Chicago. It's so easy to buy guns in Indiana and just sell them in Chicago.

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