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In reply to the discussion: Here is when I bought my first gun [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)For the record I did not imagine them when the war on drugs was just heating up either.
And this is a well known problem.
http://www.fas.org/asmp/campaigns/smallarms/IssueBrief3ArmsTrafficking.html
This info graphic is amazing since it focuses not just on the US
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670508/infographic-google-visualizes-the-world-s-terrifying-arms-trade#1
For the record, the AK is still the most popular weapon in the black weapons trade, in any variant, semi, full 47' 74' you mention it.. You want some irony? Since we banned Chinese knock offs, guess who is the number one market for the AK (civilian versions) right now? We are.
FYI, closing the gun show loophole would help greatly, and it is, quite frankly, a matter of national security.