Charlie Kirk assassin's alleged gun was powerful, vintage and hard to trace

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4. You can get Gew 1888 mausers shipped directly to your door without any paperwork. I believe it used the first smokeless

cartridge and since it was made before 1898 it falls under antique non firearm which needs no federal registration. The ammo, unless it was rechambered for a modern cartridge, would be very difficult but not impossible to find. I remember back in the 1990's tons of these showed up in sportsman's catalogs for around $200 buck. I still see them for sale online but at about double that price. This is just one example out of hundreds of pre 1898 weapons available that fall under the no paperwork loophole.