The Challenge: To Buy a Gun in One Hour
Where the hell was I? I didn’t realize ABC was offering a shopping spree.
On a serious note, ABC angled this story to reflect how easy it is to purchase a firearm through a private party. According to ABC’s newspeak, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and other authorities wanted to close the “gun show loophole” as a result of the murders at Virginia Tech. The truth however is the Cho Seung-hui, the murderous crazy loon, actually bought his firearms from a dealer. The kicker? Seung-hui was found mentally-ill. Under federal law (thanks Brady circa 1993), anyone who has been “adjudicated as a mental defective,” as well as those who have been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility, is prohibited from buying a gun.
What is most concerning is that ABC is covering a story that has little to do with Omar Samaha’s quest for answers — or closure. It would behoove everyone to look at laws already written and invesitgate their effectiveness or necessity. Way to go ABC… you’re not reporting, investigating or on a quest for answers – just looking for bleeding hearts.
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