UPDATE: to Craigslist Gun Buying Challenge (Armslist) [View all]

[IdaBriggs]

A nice discussion on buying guns from Craigslist was held here:

"A Challenge: Go to your local craigslist, and type in "GUNS" (in the For Sale section)"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023684899

Cheers to poster "LittleBlue" for noting the existence of "Armslist" - which is now being cited by Mayor Bloomberg.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bloomberg-warns-illegal-online-gun-105653059.html

Bloomberg warns of illegal online gun sales, urges Congress to require background checks

NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of people with criminal records could illegally purchase guns on just one classified ad website, according to an investigation commissioned by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, conducted a four-month investigation of Armslist.com, which he dubbed "the Craigslist for national gun sales."

The pro-gun control group combed the public ads from people looking to purchase firearms. Using the contact information posted by the would-be buyers, Bloomberg's advocacy group secretly ran background checks of about 600 people and found that 1 in 30 of them had a felony record, which excludes them from buying firearms.

Bloomberg's group then extrapolated the data to conclude the site could have more than 25,000 illegal buyers in a year.

(more at link)