Posted on 10/08/2015 10:05:16 AM PDT by nickcarraway
It’s not hard to get your hands on illegal guns and rifles in America. It took me about two hours. I called a guy from the old neighborhood in LA, said something about a “piece”, and, hours later, I was staring at an AK-47 and an illegally modified AR-15, which were sitting on a kitchen table. Welcome to America.
Admittedly, he was surprised at my interest in being strapped since it’s been a good minute since I was about the life, but when I explained I was simply curious to see how long it’d take for me to get a gat, he agreed to the idea. He had some handguns, too, he said, although I didn’t see ‘em. I took his word for it after seeing the AK-47 and AR-15, because those weapons leave an impression.
Some of the weapons were smuggled in, while others were bought on the up and up – waiting period and all. Moving them is not his thing; he collects, and, on occasion, heads out to the desert with others to shoot. If I needed something, we could talk to another homie and with a few hundred dollars out of pocket, I’d be set. I passed on the opportunity.
I didn’t expect my search to be so successful – especially since the black market usually requires some know-how, something I don’t have much of these days, since, well, I’ve done a complete 180, and I rarely spend anytime even associating with people running afoul of the law. But it was shockingly easy.
Looking at these highly dangerous weapons, I felt deeply disturbed – despite being a veteran and having served in Iraq. There’s something about seeing these weapons here in the US and not in a combat zone; it makes it all too unsettling, as
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And yet fully automatic AK-47s and AR-15s are NEVER used in committing crime.
Why do I get the feeling this is a bogus article, unless the writer has gangbanger friends who he can run to just to cook up a quick anti-gun story?
I’m not sure of the point — is he suggesting that we outlaw illegal guns?
No kidding, delivery is the way to go.
ATF should stand for Arms Transfer Facillity
That is about how long as it takes to get your throat slit in England, if you contact the right people.
That word 'illegal' is exactly why gun control 'laws' do not keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Only law abiding citizens.
Who, under the age of 50 says “gat”?
Well, not that “they’re” telling us about out of panicking the public at large. Hey, nick. Turn in your papers assclown. You’re done here. Probably ought to be arrested for this little adventure. Will he be? Nah.
He's some sort of disgraceful, simpering pansy. I wonder if "yellow" makes him sad?
Dude needs to loosen his panties. Fricking whiny pussy.
To the author:
Nice try, rumpswab.
I do. When I’m not say roscoe or heater.
:)
I could buy an AK-47 in about 10 minutes at my local gun store. Two hours is pretty slow service.
Should this guy be charged with a crime? Conspiring to procure illegal firearms? Just curious.
It’s not difficult to get your hands on illegal firearms in US, so let’s make more illegal? Of course.
It’s obviously easy for people with ties to underworld to get illegal guns.
Cannon or equalizer.
I think I remember Mildred Krebs’s list of gun nicknames.
He could have gotten a gun in even less time in most states. He's describing a private sale. It's not illegal.
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