Are you sure they don't go to a gun store or show to buy firearms? Are you claiming they simply steal them from stupid but law abiding citizens that can't secure their guns so shouldn't have them to begin with?http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...ible-for-assault-weapons-ban.html#post6522098
As the assault weapon ban vote neared, Reagan who as president had signed 1986 legislation loosening restrictions on guns wrote a letter with former Presidents Ford and Carter to the House of Representatives urging them to vote in favor of the ban.
"We are writing to urge your support for a ban on the domestic manufacture of military-style assault weapons. This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety," the letter said.
"While we recognize that assault weapon legislation will not stop all assault weapon crime, statistics prove that we can dry up the supply of these guns, making them less accessible to criminals. We urge you to listen to the American public and to the law enforcement community and support a ban on the further manufacture of these weapons," the letter said concluding.
http://www.usmessageboard.com/curre...ifles-was-lifted-in-2004-a-2.html#post6527654
Criminals do not go to a gun store or gun show to buy any firearms they steal them how exactly does that work making assault weapons less less accessible to criminals? It just makes it more dangerous for citizens.
If they can't pass a background check they can't make the purchase.