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28. So that did not happen with Holmes? This story says otherwise:

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 09:18 PM

Apr 2013

James Holmes built up Aurora arsenal of bullets, ballistic gear through unregulated online market

CBS/AP) DENVER - In a world where Amazon can track your next book purchase and you must show ID to buy some allergy medicine, James Holmes spent months stockpiling thousands of bullets and head-to-toe ballistic gear without raising any red flags with authorities.

The suspect in the mass theater shooting availed himself of an unregulated online marketplace that allows consumers to acquire some of the tools of modern warfare as if they were pieces of a new wardrobe. The Internet is awash in sites ranging from BulkAmmo.com, which this weekend listed a sale on a thousand rifle rounds for $335, to eBay, where bidding on one armored special forces helmet has risen to $799.

A federal law enforcement source told CBS News that Holmes spent $15,000 fortifying his arsenal online. Authorities found a shipping label from BulkAmmo.com in a dumpster near Holmes' apartment, the source said. EBay was the vendor Holmes used to purchase some body armor, the source said...

The federal law enforcement source also told CBS News that authorities obtained a video of Holmes picking up approximately 160 pounds of ammunition from a FedEx store...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57478749/james-holmes-built-up-aurora-arsenal-of-bullets-ballistic-gear-through-unregulated-online-market/

He may have bought some things in stores, but there is video showing him picking them up after being shipped from the companies listed in the story, and UPS delivered them to his house.

So it's not illegal, and happening right now. Even Dorner made comment of how he could buy such things online and said it should be stopped.

It can be stopped by the ISP. They record all transactions made, for the same reasons as banks, and can stop this just like they have shut down copyright pirates, so it's possible and anything that can be done must be.

Not only that, why would the NRA resist stopping it or making it illlegal if it's not possible to stop?

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Rick Warren: Son Used Unregistered Gun in Suicide. [View all] elleng Apr 2013 OP

I smell an anti Obama conspiracy in the works. Mika Apr 2013 #1

Why? I think it's just tragic; buying guns off the internet is babylonsister Apr 2013 #3

Right. He's comin tuh git yer guns. Mika Apr 2013 #7

Yes, but an overwhelming majority babylonsister Apr 2013 #8

I agree w/you. Mika Apr 2013 #15

When most people think of Jenoch Apr 2013 #9

What? I buy stuff off the internet all the time, babylonsister Apr 2013 #11

I missed a word. Jenoch Apr 2013 #13

I didn't know that. So babylonsister Apr 2013 #26

So that did not happen with Holmes? This story says otherwise: freshwest Apr 2013 #28

He bought ammo and equipment online, not guns. Travis_0004 Apr 2013 #30

That M1 was not from "some guy on the internets" JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2013 #55

Perhaps you missed it, but a gun is not a helmet. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #44

The gun gets shipped to a Dealer who fills out the paperwork formercia Apr 2013 #16

Yep Duckhunter935 Apr 2013 #20

About that background check... babylonsister Apr 2013 #27

Standard NICS checck Duckhunter935 Apr 2013 #36

Every FFL Duckhunter935 Apr 2013 #37

Because most people don't understand the laws already on the books. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #45

Every federal dealer is required to run the purchaser through the federal NICS system. krispos42 Apr 2013 #61

That transaction was already illegal, per multiple laws. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #42

Wouldn't it be MORE anti-Obama if he'd said it was a REGISTERED gun? n/t. Ken Burch Apr 2013 #10

Obviously, the removed serial # has Obama's hands all over it. Mika Apr 2013 #17

So he illegally purchased an illegal firearm. Just how many more laws would have prevented this? Leslie Valley Apr 2013 #2

Are you suggesting doing so is easy? elleng Apr 2013 #5

Who said the laws aren't being enforced? Renew Deal Apr 2013 #52

but how easy was it to do so booley Apr 2013 #58

Premeditated? CincyDem Apr 2013 #4

broke many existing laws Duckhunter935 Apr 2013 #6

Restricting sales on the internet will prevent this, the ISPs can an do, shut things down. freshwest Apr 2013 #12

same as a newpaper classified Duckhunter935 Apr 2013 #22

You didn't address anything I said, you're defecting again. I won't play that game. Bye. freshwest Apr 2013 #23

I don't follow your reasoning freshwest. The trasnsfer was completely illegal under existing law. slackmaster Apr 2013 #25

I think its obvious that a guy selling a gun without a serial number doesn't care about the law Travis_0004 Apr 2013 #31

Those doing transactions online can be caught and prosecuted. Criminals are used to that. freshwest Apr 2013 #33

Then they will catch the guy who sold it to him. WinniSkipper Apr 2013 #59

FWIW naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #38

I don't think you understand. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #46

We don't know how he got the gun krispos42 Apr 2013 #62

The NRA is blocking a ban on internet sales. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #19

He won't answer, see my replles and his above. n/t freshwest Apr 2013 #24

I think the story is bullshit naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #39

It's too easy to circumvent the law via internet sales; the ATF doesn't have enough resources. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #40

Internet sales are a whole lot easier to track than face-to-face transactions at random locations slackmaster Apr 2013 #41

It is hard to find buyers for those kind of sales without internet ads. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #43

Except of course the USDoJ already measures this and the internet is not a major source AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #47

Then why do the gun mfrs have their panties in a bunch over the thought of banning internet sales? SunSeeker Apr 2013 #49

Because the sales you are referring to take place not between private parties, but between dealers, AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #50

Holmes built his arsenal of bullets, ballistic gear through an unregulated online market. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #51

I agree on the ATF. I wish to increase their budget and confirm director, etc. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #53

So now you want to ban internet sales of WinniSkipper Apr 2013 #60

So someone should be able to buy 10,000 bullets over the internet no questions asked? nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #63

Was that what I asked? WinniSkipper Apr 2013 #64

I wonder how drug dealers manage to make sales without posting ads on the Internet slackmaster Apr 2013 #56

It's not easy. They get busted all the time; look at our jails. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #57

More gunz will solve this right? DainBramaged Apr 2013 #29

I hope they are able to trace the seller and prosecute to the full extent of the law. bluedigger Apr 2013 #14

When we break the GOP - NRA stranglehold on nominations: freshwest Apr 2013 #32

Thanks for posting this! bluedigger Apr 2013 #34

It'll make no difference there. This has turned into a Gungeon free for all. Bye. freshwest Apr 2013 #35

A new director would be a good thing. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #48

Maybe now we can stop this shit? jpak Apr 2013 #18

If only he'd had a dozen more unregistered guns, this never would have happened, because valerief Apr 2013 #21

I think we can ALL agree that Rick Warren's a weirdo lanlady Apr 2013 #54