The safeguards in place are fairly lax and people who are generally kept from legally getting guns—the mentally ill and criminals—are able to get their hands on guns one way or another even through legal means. The lax means to stop people from getting the guns can be circumvented in a way so that unfavorable people can get a permit for guns legally. Once the permit is in a person’s hands and they can pay for the gun, that’s it. They have the weapon. Since there is a steady flow of illegal guns on the street, anyone with the money can pick a handgun, shotgun, or assault rifle with no check required. Ammo can be purchased online fairly easy as well and isn’t particularly expensive. These online retailers aren’t required to do checks either. There is also a loophole via gun shows that give people a way to get around gun permits and checks.