Undercover Investigation Reveals How Easy It Is to Buy Guns on Craigslist [VIDEO]

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A study conducted by the City of New York found that -- despite Craigslist's ban on gun listings -- it's quite easy to purchase guns through the online classifieds site. Private investigators found that 82% of the time they contacted sellers on Craigslist, an illegal sale was agreed upon.

“Over the past decade, we’ve launched a wide-ranging attack on illegal guns – and today, we’re opening a new front in that battle by targeting what has become an increasingly prevalent and dangerous problem: illegal gun sales on the Internet,” said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.