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Originally Posted by PIMking
Legally they can't..... I can't go to Texas and buy a gun.
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http://www.thestar.com/news/investig..._required.html
It's a lot easier to get a gun than you're making it out to be. When you have more guns than people floating around, many are going to get lost in secondary and grey markets. Combine a massive recession with the ability to buy guns easily, and you've got a recipe for a black market.
I recently went to Arizona, and a gun dealer offered to sell me an M16 despite the fact I informed him that I was a Canadian citizen (I did not purchase it) and not a citizen of any US state. He was the owner of a gun store with a permanent retail location. Apparently if you go to a "gun show" it's even easier.
Basically, legally dealers can only sell to citizens of X state. Private owners and gun show dealers rarely follow the proper procedures, and some secondary dealers (pawn shops and anyone willing to buy a used gun) are finding ways around the rules.