r/interestingasfuck • u/AdministrativeMud907 • 7d ago

A girl saves her boyfriend from a robbery by pointing a machine gun at two armed robbers.(Texas) r/all

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u/astrosquirrelRS 7d ago

They probably felt disarmed.

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u/IWILLBePositive 7d ago

lol I love that they had a fucking drum on their 9mm. I know it goes without saying but what utter dumbasses. I’m convinced these dopes just get whatever attachments they can get their hands on.

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u/Dead_account_soon 7d ago

Street guns for the most part aren't just gone out and purchased at the local gun shop. You know a guy who knows a guy and you buy what he has on hand at the time. At least that's what a Houston cop told me.

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u/jsting 7d ago

That's a bit misleading unless he means private seller. I am in Houston and HPD is a bunch of dumbasses. It is really easy to get a gun legally here. Being an arms dealer in a state where gun buys are easy is not a recipe for success. We have gun shows every weekend and illegally bought guns are not investigated. And if you are a felon or someone who can't get a gun, private sellers advertise too. Just go to certain websites you can google, and you will find a private seller. Private sellers aren't required to do anything relating to background checks when selling a gun.

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u/HaikuPikachu 7d ago

Haven’t been to a gun show in years where I haven’t had to still fill out the 4473 and do a background check. The days of just tossing the vendor some cash and him handing you the pew has been long gone but for some reason the idea is still pushed as if it still took place. Hell you can’t even just show your CCW ID anymore like in the past.

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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo 7d ago

I’m on the MS Coast. Went to a gun show in May and didn’t have to fill anything out. Walked in with my AK, walked out with $700. No background check. Some random dude just walked up and asked if I was selling.

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u/HaikuPikachu 7d ago

So that’s not really the gun show then, two parties can meet up anywhere and proceed with that exact transaction🤷‍♂️ PS got any more of them AK for 700 lol

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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo 7d ago

Oh ok, I get what you mean. No more AK’s lol but I have a Type 53 Mosin I’m thinking about selling.

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u/HaikuPikachu 7d ago

Doesn’t fill a role for me but I appreciate it and good luck with it🙌

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u/white_lie 7d ago

You aren't buying from a vendor when you're a felon at a gun show looking to get a firearm. You offer some guy a little more than his RIA 1911 is worth, and hope he takes the cash deal.

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u/uhhh___asl 7d ago

But they can be held liable for selling to a prohibited person.

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u/HuskyPurpleDinosaur 6d ago

I go to gun shows all the time in Houston, the process for buying a gun at the show is not any different than going to a store, so not sure what you are indicating is a difference there. The only real difference I notice is that there's more selection and snacks are available.

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u/razorduc 7d ago

Gun, yes. Gun parts and accessories doesn't have to be the case.

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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo 7d ago

Guns are stolen every day. Most of those guns were purchased at a local shop before being used or sold on the street.

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u/MyChristmasComputer 7d ago

Exactly.

This is also why it’s stupid when people say gun regulations don’t work because “there will always be a black market”.

Sure, the black market well always exist, but it will make it way more time consuming and expensive for criminals and give them way fewer options.

Black markets for guns even exist in peaceful Western Europe but gun crime is so low because for most criminals it’s just too expensive.

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u/Donny-Moscow 7d ago

Also because guns on the black market start out as legal purchases before they are lost/stolen/sold and end up on the black market.

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u/BoomerSoonerFUT 7d ago

Plenty of them start out as straw purchases, which are not legal.

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u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1 7d ago

Straw purchaser has to buy it from somewhere

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u/BoomerSoonerFUT 7d ago

Sure, but it’s a criminal act of fraud, which makes the purchase itself not legal to begin with.

A huge amount of black market guns were never purchased legally at all.

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u/Urbanscuba 7d ago

There are a shocking number of FFL's belonging to random "businesses" that exist as a website and residential address with a basement full of firearm related goods.

It's hilariously easy for a criminal to find someone willing to make straw purchases for them and go through legal means, either via an actual FFL gun store or private seller.

How much would someone have to offer you to make an almost zero risk private purchase for a gun they wanted? I imagine most people have a price, and for desperate people it's well within a criminal's budget.

Anyone who thinks criminals aren't browsing gun websites and catalogues are fooling themselves. You really think a population known for having money isn't going to invest in a quality tool for their security? The days of the saturday night special are over, those existed back when the civilian market was WW2 surplus rifles and hunting shotguns. The difference between a POS hi-power and something reliable enough that police and military use them is like $400, and the better pistol is going to be easier to source.

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u/MyChristmasComputer 7d ago

I mean using the USA as an example is terrible because gun sales are so unregulated.

Use Europe or Australia or Asia as examples of gun regulations that work.

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u/SohndesRheins 7d ago

You don't need a gun to commit crime in Western Europe because the citizens are toothless, just bring s knife or a second guy and you can mug almost anybody without any worry that your victim can effectively defend themself.

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u/MyChristmasComputer 7d ago

Knife crime is actually lower in Europe than in the U.S.

It’s funny how a disarmed society is also a much less paranoid society.

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u/reeeelllaaaayyy823 7d ago

I'm toothless in Australia and nobody I know has a gun. I don't worry about being robbed at all.

It's great actually.

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u/Livinreckless 7d ago

No this won’t work a lot of street guns are old and haven’t been purchased from a store in a long time. I’ve seen all type of old revolvers and 9mms there’s still a lot of tec 9s out there and macs from a long time ago. There’s millions of glocks on the streets just like these guys have.

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u/vodkaismywater 7d ago

And over time they will get harder to get if we actually implemented better gun laws. It worked the exact same way with actual statutory machine guns. 

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u/Livinreckless 7d ago

That’s true

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u/MyChristmasComputer 7d ago

Doesn’t this just prove my point? The black market can only offer old used guns and the supply gets lower and lower when legal sales are more regulated.

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u/Livinreckless 7d ago

Idk how many guns do you need I already bought all the ones I need so a ban won’t affect me and millions of other people

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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo 7d ago

You’re severely underestimating the number of guns stolen everyday. Many being newer locally purchased guns.

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u/MyChristmasComputer 7d ago

Where? In Europe there are hardly ever guns stolen because legally acquired guns are strictly regulated.

People don’t just leave their legal guns all over the house like Americans do

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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo 7d ago

Given the context of the conversation I’m obviously talking about the US. There are indeed a lot of dumbasses with guns here. Not everyone is careless with their firearms, though. There’s simply a massive amount of people here.

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u/MyChristmasComputer 7d ago

Well America is the biggest unregulated gun market, so it’s not a surprise that they get stolen a lot.

Maybe try having some regulations and this won’t be an issue? It’s really not that complicated

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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo 7d ago

I don’t disagree with you, but you don’t have to be so condescending.

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