08-27-2015, 06:22 PM
(08-27-2015, 05:37 PM)xxlt Wrote: What are the penalties for people buying drugs on the black market? Draconian. What are they for buying guns on the black market? Negligible (thanks gun lobby!). And the budget and LE focus on drugs are huge. On guns, its "meh." So that's how it is working. I would far rather see prisons filled with people who bought black market guns than black market drugs. Would the gun lobby? Nope. Wonder why? Oh, yeah, they sell the black market guns too.
There are penalties, on par (depending on severity and counts against an individual).
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20040324/citizen-s-guide-to-federal-firearms-law
A quick hit on Dealers and automatic weapons....
Dealers
Persons who engage in the business of buying or selling firearms must be licensed by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the U.S. Department of Justice. A special class of "licensed collectors" provides for the purchase and sale of firearms designated by the BATFE as "curios and relics." Class III dealers may sell fully-automatic firearms manufactured prior to May 19, 1986, and other federally registered firearms and devices restricted under Title II of the Gun Control Act, to individuals who obtain approval from the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury after payment of a tax and clearance following a criminal background check.
Violations of restrictions on Title II firearms and devices are punishable by a penalty of up to $10,000 and 10 years imprisonment.
