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An insight into the black market for guns
Story here. Chicago thieves break into railroad car to loot, steal 111 guns and divide them up, each getting 12-13 of them. One admits to police he kept one gun and sold the other 12 to "Chuck" for $2,200, or about $180 each. "Chuck" turns out to be a convicted felon and fence. Police search his storage area, find stolen property but no guns, apparently he'd already sold them.
The theft occurred in April, and already six guns have been recovered on the streets. It's safe to say that no one involved had an FFL or Firearm Owners' ID card, and probably did not stop to perform a background check....
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I hope every one of those guns had a gun lock to prevent them from being used by unauthorized person. :)
$183.33 per. No background check, no waiting period. Any legit gun store that open up in Chicago is going to have a hard time competing against those prices. :>)
stay safe.
Doesn't appear that "law" matters much, nor Blooberg's ideas about disarming citizens to keep guns out of the wrong hands.
Lets see if Cook County goes after the thieves for not paying their $25 gun tax. That really ought to show them.
How did the thieves know which railcar to break into?
Next you'll tell me that they didn't abide by any safe storage laws either.