UK Worried About eBay Gun Loophole
from the assembled-components dept
Over in the UK, they're suddenly worried that people are sneaking guns into the country via eBay. eBay won't sell guns, but will sell gun components - which are being ordered and then assembled once arrived. UK politicians are now trying to close this loophole by banning the sale of even components. This really does seem like a waste of time. If people are really intent on getting themselves weapons, they're going to do so, whether through eBay or other means. That doesn't mean they should be easy to get, but is it really worth the trouble of banning a loophole that already is being used by the sort of folks who will immediately search out a new loophole? Also, considering that eBay seems willing to hand over private info at the first phone call from anyone representing themselves as law enforcement, you'd think that police in the UK might prefer to simply use eBay to keep tabs on just who is importing and building these guns.
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Perhaps for ebay's own good?
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it's remarkably easy...
Of course milling out AR16/M16 lower reciever usually requires a visit the the local gun show to complete. Paperweight indeed!
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Re: it's remarkably easy...
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Re: Perhaps for ebay's own good?
You must be confusing us with Texas. On the whole we don't shoot each other: we bore each other to death with meaningless conversations about the weather, England's chances in the cricket, whether the Red Lion pours a better pint than the Green Dragon, and so on (and on).
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