On Facebook, gun sales go unregulated

The Facebook group has an ungainly name — Santa Fe, NM Buy, sell, trade, give away, and ask for or offer help — and with 14,000 members and counting, it serves as online swap meet where you can find anything from baby clothes and tamales to furniture. It’s also a convenient place to buy and sell guns.

One recent posting featured a .300-caliber rifle and a .40-caliber handgun.

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