22nd March 2010, 10:22 AM
I think you're referring to automatic firearms, because most modern firearms are (at least) semi-automatic.
Yunno though, most pawn shops won't sell to criminals and do conduct the required background checks. Meaning, most criminals won't buy their weapons from a pawn shop--they buy it on the streets, where it's almost entirely untraceable.
The Virginia Tech shooter was able to buy his weapon in a pawn shop because he passed a background check. It wasn't the pawn shop proprietor's fault: certain important items regarding Seung-Hui Cho did not show up on the standard check.
Yunno though, most pawn shops won't sell to criminals and do conduct the required background checks. Meaning, most criminals won't buy their weapons from a pawn shop--they buy it on the streets, where it's almost entirely untraceable.
The Virginia Tech shooter was able to buy his weapon in a pawn shop because he passed a background check. It wasn't the pawn shop proprietor's fault: certain important items regarding Seung-Hui Cho did not show up on the standard check.
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