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Abnredleg

(669 posts)

7. Still had to do the background check

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2019, 07:01 AM

Aug 2019

Mail order guns are very common but they have to be shipped to a licensed gun dealer, who has to do a background check with the FBI.

This just points out the weakness of relying on background checks, since most people can pass them. Other measures need to be taken.

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El Paso shooting suspect said he ordered his AK-47 and ammo from overseas (Romania, Russia) [View all] Eugene Aug 2019 OP

OK I ordered a steak & kidney pie from England via Amazon Skittles Aug 2019 #1

Weird times we live in...... secondwind Aug 2019 #2

Probably free of charge, a gift from uncle Vlad. Meadowoak Aug 2019 #3

they send us trump and guns samir.g Aug 2019 #4

As the article indicates it was actually a WASR-10 not an AK-47. PoliticAverse Aug 2019 #5

If accuracy is the point, the article indicates that the murderer claims it was a WASR-10 mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #6

Still had to do the background check Abnredleg Aug 2019 #7

Background checks are not extensive enough, which is the problem. mapol Sep 2019 #8

Wait.... radical noodle Sep 2019 #9

There are clearly too many loopholes in the background checks that need to be closed. mapol Sep 2019 #10