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Semi-Automatic Weapons Without A Background Check Can Be Just A Click Away
David Eads, Juan Elosua, Alyson Hurt and Brittany Mayes/NPR

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Semi-Automatic Weapons Without A Background Check Can Be Just A Click Away

The Armslist website, and others like it, are coming under increased scrutiny by law enforcement, gun control advocates and researchers as debate over access to these kinds of weapons heats up.

Semi-Automatic Weapons Without A Background Check Can Be Just A Click Away

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Saudi Arabia's Global Arms Shopping Spree

A Leopard 2 A6 tank is in operation during the German army exercise in Bergen, Germany, on Oct. 2. Germany said it would sell 270 of the tanks to Saudi Arabia last year. According to official figures, the Saudis were the top buyers of arms from Germany. Peter Steffen /DPA /LANDOV hide caption

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Saudi Arabia's Global Arms Shopping Spree

The Saudis accounted for a quarter of all sales by Germany. It's part of an emerging pattern of weapons purchases by Saudi Arabia and its neighbor United Arab Emirates. Both countries are major customers of the U.S., the world's No. 1 arms seller.

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