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CriticalStrawberry t1_izklfhw wrote

Reply to comment by throws_rocks_at_cars in Owner of Maryland gun shop accused of shooting at unmarked police car by kstinfo

I mean, auto sales and real estate can be pretty shady sectors of business sometimes. So it's probably not crazy to call them that. Real estate agents and banks pretty much single-handedly caused the 2008 financial crisis. And car salesman are the reason the average US car payment is $525-700/mo while the US average salary is $64k with a median of $44k.

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_izkne1e wrote

I agree but IMO the act of “trafficking” requires either large quantities (gun stores sell individual items to individual people), or illegal transactions (gun stores have to comply with many many federal/state/county regulations), or smuggling a controlled item into a different jurisdiction, or a combination of these.

I get why it’s fun to say weapons trafficking but I don’t agree that this is what it is.

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IcyWillow1193 t1_iznha0i wrote

I concede I was using a technically incorrect term, but "blood-soaked and unethical merchant of death" seemed too wordy.

As far as illegal transactions... Where do you think all the crime guns in this city come from?

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