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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I think (but have no proof, would be happy to see some) that most illegal guns were, at one time in their life legal. If there is less legal guns, perhaps there is less in the country to be stolen/lost/sold for addiction thereby becoming illegal guns.
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I'd suggest they all were. I have no idea what storage laws are like in the US but in Canada, you have to at minimum:
1) Lock them up
2) or Disable them with a trigger lock or removal of the bolt
3) MUST be unloaded, regardless of classification.
If it's a restricted firearm, they must be locked up AND disabled.
Most of the stories I read about accidental shootings in the States seem to revolve around a kid just "finding" a loaded firearm. If that's the case, not hard to imagine lots of legally purchased guns being stolen from peoples home with ease.