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Re:Gun owners’ private information leaked by California Atto... by mywittyname on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @04:29PM (#31912631)
> "Stolen guns account for only about 10% to 15% of guns used in crimes,"

Sounds like a BS statistic: what about all the crimes people got away with committing? How do they know the status of the guns used in those?

The real answer is probably that stolen guns are probably used by more sophisticated criminals (i.e., the ones that elude the police). And straw purchases are used by the people who keep getting caught, hence the need for the straw purchase to begin with.

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Re:Gun owners’ private information leaked by California Atto... by sudosysgen on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @06:38PM (#31913999)
Why? The sophisticated criminals will definitely use resales of straw purchases, that way they are in no risk in the actual purchase, and they can get any gun they like without having to rely on the luck of the draw.
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