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nolabear

(41,956 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:55 PM Oct 2012

One of the US' biggest unregulated gun sale sites is owned by the Mormon Church.

Just for what it's worth.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9067367/Mormon-Church-owns-unregulated-gun-sale-website.html

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One of the US' biggest unregulated gun sale sites is owned by the Mormon Church. (Original Post) nolabear Oct 2012 OP

That annoys me. jackbenimble Oct 2012 #1

Most penny savers, most local newspapers, most local newspapers' websites.. X_Digger Oct 2012 #2

Mormons and guns go way back. siligut Oct 2012 #3

jackbenimble

(251 posts)

1. That annoys me.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:04 PM

Oct 2012

The two most volatile subjects, religion and politics. Neither should have any direct ties to gun sales.

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

2. Most penny savers, most local newspapers, most local newspapers' websites..

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:14 PM

Oct 2012

.. have guns in their classifieds.

Here's a clue for Bloomie- most states don't require a background check on sales between individuals. New York is the exception, not the rule.

siligut

(12,272 posts)

3. Mormons and guns go way back.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:19 PM

Oct 2012

A source who worked on his investigation into online gun sales said: "One would think that a church would feel a special obligation to make sure that they weren't fuelling a black market for a particularly deadly form of commerce."

Lol, when are people going to wake-up?

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