The Business of Guns

Gun shows are often decried by gun control politicians as the ultimate black market for guns, a place where both criminals and mass shooters have access to deadly weapons with a bare minimum of oversight.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

dichotomy: The divide between two very opposite or different concepts, things, or persons. facilitate: To enable, drive, or make easier. recidivists: Criminals released from incarceration who later commit another major crime. scrutinized: Heavily studied, usually with an eye toward misdeeds or errors.

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