[Quilla]

If this is the work of a cell and they are illegals, purchasing guns through the system is difficult. Even the low lifes who sell guns via the black market, may be reluctant post 9/11 to sell a gun to a swarthy type. They may just have the one gun.

[johnb838]

may be reluctant post 9/11 to sell a gun to a swarthy type.

RU Kidding? You don't think that it is a swarthy type selling the weapon? Now that DOES sound a bit anthroporacist (new word), i.e. giving credit for scruples where there are probably none.