From the Tampabay.com article “In wake of Paris’ shooting, one question looms: How did they get assault weapons?“
Drug dealers acquire these weapons for two reasons, authorities say:
Protection from other, rival dealers. And status.
I have to disagree with that second, and even if it is somewhat valid, I don’t think it would be reason enough alone for them to spend the time and money to acquire the weapons they do. Drug dealers need guns to protect their product. Why? Because they aren’t protected by the law. End the war on drugs, and this kind of stupidity ends.