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Posted by Keith in Washington on Friday, June 27, 2008 at 00:54:53 :
In Reply to: Re: Great day for freedom posted by Keith in Washington on Friday, June 27, 2008 at 00:41:00 :
The following comes from this link
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/procon/guns.html
ATF officials say that only about 8% of the nation's 124,000 retail gun dealers sell the majority of handguns that are used in crimes. They conclude that these licensed retailers are part of a block of rogue entrepreneurs tempted by the big profits of gun trafficking. Cracking down on these dealers continues to be a priority for the ATF. What's needed, according to Wachtel, is better monitoring of the activities of legally licensed gun dealers. This means examining FFL paperwork to see where their guns are coming from, and making sure that those guns are being sold legally. But he says, "Let's be honest. If someone wants a gun, it's obvious the person will not have difficulty buying a gun, either legally or through the extensive United States black market."