Has anyone reported how the synagogue hostage taker got his weapons?

[JohnSJ]

[Busterscruggs]

1. It's incredibly

Easy to get a gun in this country. Gun shows, pawn shops, private. Some entrepreneur could make a fortune out of gun vending machines

[JohnSJ]

2. He was in this country 10 days, on a travelers visa. A simple background check would have

exposed that

[Sgent]

9. Background checks aren't required

for private gun purchases which makeup 1/3 of transactions nationally and probably more in TX (they aren't legal in some states).

[AZLD4Candidate]

5. Futurama Reference: They had a Crack vending machine in an episode.

[Micronova]

3. His associates I assume

How they got them is anyone's guess. The black market isn't just about drugs.

[mitch96]

4. There are two websites I know of that cater to private gun sales.. no B/R check needed..

Cash is king. If you have the cash anything goes.. we need to fix this...
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[Tickle]

6. I heard his gun

was illegal. I’m more concerned that he was able to get into this country

[hardluck]

7. Illegally "on the street"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/texas-hostage-akram-buchdahl/2022/01/20/69296bc0-7a01-11ec-9102-d65488c31bb1_story.html?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjE0MjgzNDEzIiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY0Mjc3MTE4NCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY0Mzk4MDc4NCwiaWF0IjoxNjQyNzcxMTg0LCJqdGkiOiJmY2I4MjJjNC04NmRmLTQwZTQtOGQxZC00OGNhMDIyZGZkNmQiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vbmF0aW9uYWwtc2VjdXJpdHkvdGV4YXMtaG9zdGFnZS1ha3JhbS1idWNoZGFobC8yMDIyLzAxLzIwLzY5Mjk2YmMwLTdhMDEtMTFlYy05MTAyLWQ2NTQ4OGMzMWJiMV9zdG9yeS5odG1sIn0.5-C5vT76VVdAtdASwVRTEaiD3v4Z9E0O6x51AvxSoTg

[Silent3]

8. He was in Texas.

Could have gotten guns at a gas station convenience store, out of a vending machine next to a schoolyard, or just picked up extras lying about on the street.