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In reply to the discussion: The truth about the Fast and Furious scandal [View all]goodhue
(8,676 posts)According to the Fortune article, Arizona has the weakest gun prevention laws in the nation . . .
http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/27/fast-and-furious-truth/
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Voth's mandate was to stop gun traffickers in Arizona, the state ranked by the gun-control advocacy group Legal Community Against Violence as having the nation's "weakest gun violence prevention laws." Just 200 miles from Mexico, which prohibits gun sales, the Phoenix area is home to 853 federally licensed firearms dealers. Billboards advertise volume discounts for multiple purchases.
Customers can legally buy as many weapons as they want in Arizona as long as they're 18 or older and pass a criminal background check. There are no waiting periods and no need for permits, and buyers are allowed to resell the guns. "In Arizona," says Voth, "someone buying three guns is like someone buying a sandwich."
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