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Originally Posted by legion
Living in a semi-rural area, I can tell you that the waiting periods are a major PITA. I often have to travel 50-200 miles to purchase the gun I'm looking for. With waiting periods, that means that I have to make a minimum of two trips. And if the dealer forgets to call in my information? Three or more trips.
Of course the people who live in big cities who pass the laws don't think about this, and could care less anyway.
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The Firestar-45 featured in the TV program was purchased like so many others from this one gun shop in Georgia. NYC gang members drive to Georgia (one guy did this every few weeks), purchase 10 or more handguns at a time with no waiting, drive back to NYC and sell them on the streets. The guns then get used in many violent crimes leaving a bloody trail.
That same Firestar-45 was later sold by the mom when her son was murdered in a gang related activity. The gun made it's way into Canada (smulggler) where I believe a very young child finally fell victim to it again.
Also covered in the CBC story is that the makers of the handguns actually know which gun shops are selling to gang members and criminals (based on records and volume). They choose to keep selling arms to the dealers because no Georgia or other state laws are being violated, and the money is just too good.