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iverglas

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16. at least they can pawn them ...

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 10:50 AM

Mar 2012

... or, equally likely, sell them on the private market (to acquaintances, through ads in the pennysaver ...).

Since there are virtually no controls in the US on private sales (it may vary by state and type of handgun) -- and in fact private sellers have no way of finding out whether the person making the purchase is legally eligible to possess firearms, unless they pay a licensed dealer to conduct the transaction -- this means there are that many more firearms that could easily be transferred to people not legally eligible to possess them, e.g. criminals.

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Morons fear Obama re-election, gun sales boom.... [View all] absyntheminded Mar 2012 OP

they're pissed cause after the first election he personally took their guns away...door to door spanone Mar 2012 #1

That was only in D.C. pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #6

damn my memory spanone Mar 2012 #14

I keep seeing emails from gun stores about Obama's (and Pelosi) Gun Grab NightWatcher Mar 2012 #2

The NRA knows COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #3

Frightened, insecure people and a bunch of guns. What could possibly go wrong? marmar Mar 2012 #4

Exactly... absyntheminded Mar 2012 #7

That's some effective marketing. Works every four years. And in between. (nt) enough Mar 2012 #5

How many f'ing times are they going to fall for this same bullshit CanonRay Mar 2012 #8

at least they can pawn them ... iverglas Mar 2012 #16

Hey, not only morons are buying guns! Jester Messiah Mar 2012 #9

I know a guy who ran his credit card up to the max buying guns and ammo after Obama won the election NNN0LHI Mar 2012 #10

Thanks for the laugh ... and I don't doubt it a bit. lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #11

A guy in my neighborhood did the same thing. Javaman Mar 2012 #15

unfortunately, bankruptcy (and debt generally) iverglas Mar 2012 #17

I'm still waiting for the shortage of shipping containers onethatcares Mar 2012 #12

I'm always amused by this... Javaman Mar 2012 #13

A few data points to shed some light on the OP, which is woefully deficient in facts slackmaster Mar 2012 #18

Because of all the guns he's taken away in his first three years in office? bullwinkle428 Mar 2012 #19

Democrats buy guns too.. Upton Mar 2012 #20

of course, nobody actually does anything iverglas Mar 2012 #22

Regarding the value of firearms: Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #24

by the way iverglas Mar 2012 #23

I wonder what they're going to do with all of those guns and ammo Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #21