MR> how many street thugs do you know that are going to buy a 1600
 MR> dollar rifle and 800 dollar barrel desiugned to shoot 3 inch groups
 MR> and 100 yards? No they're going to go down to K-mart and buy a SKS
 MR> assault rifle for 89 bucks (thats how much they are at the K-mart
 MR> by my house) And shoot someone at 15 feet.
From my experience and in my opinion, most of the gang weapons are stolen,
not bought at K-Mart. They are obtained in burglaries and traded on the
streets for dope, etc. As a result, many guns in the hands of gang members
are high dollar, quality weapons, many times better than the weapons provided
to law enforcement for the protection of the public. If you take a look at
the police reports in just about any jurisdiction, weapons are one of the
most popular items to take in a burglary. As a result, you may have a citizen
legally owning a machine gun, and it is found in the hands of a gang member.
It happens all of the time.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
... California raisins murdered! Cereal killer suspected.
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