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1. All sorts of ways.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2013, 08:16 PM

May 2013

1. Steal it.

2. Buy it at a gun show from somebody who didn't give a shit, just wanted to sell.

3. Someone bought it for him. (Straw purchase.)

4. One of his buddies gave it to him.

Could be other ways.

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