Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Where do criminals get their guns?
Thread: Where do criminals get their guns?
View Single Post
 
Old 08-14-2019, 12:16 PM
Number 10 GI Number 10 GI is offline
Platinum member
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 1,737
Thanks: 5,354
Thanked 3,340 Times in 977 Posts
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by pauld315 View Post
I don't know about other states but in Florida, when you buy a gun you have to go through a federal background check even if you have a CCW. When filling out that form (ATF 4473) , among other things, the first thing you have to attest that you are not purchasing the gun for another person. You also are not allowed to sell the gun to anybody who has had a felony against them and anybody who is not a resident of Florida.

If you choose to lie on the background check or sell the gun to a felon and are caught it is a felony. That is a steep price to pay to buy a gun as a straw man.

Most criminals get their guns on the street. They are usually stolen and have the serial numbers removed.
Did you read the links that were posted citing sources in the ATF and FBI as to the sources of guns for criminals?