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Old 07-15-2008, 09:50 PM   #1
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Easily Bought Assault Weapons Kill More Americans, Cops Than Ever Before
In a warehouse on the outskirts of the rural Shenandoah Valley town of Fishersville, Virginia, it didn't take long to spot what I was looking for. There were plenty of guns lined up neatly on display tables, everything from Civil War-style muskets to handguns to hunting rifles, but I was in the market for something with a bit more firepower. At a table near the entrance, I found it: a Chinese-made... [Mother Jones (USA) / Jul-Aug Issue, via gunpolicy.org ]

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Grrr!! Misinformation abounds!!! So so typical.

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At one table, a little boy admired a .50-caliber sniper rifle, capable of downing a jumbo jet
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He was uncomfortable trading in handguns, he said, explaining that "there's too much controversy about them," but was willing to sell the mak-90 to anyone with a valid ID and $450.
I'd like to see the author take down a jumbo jet with a .50-caliber rifle...

NO mention of the instant background check, just "anyone with a valid id".
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wow misinformation was rampant in that article
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