TFred
Regular Member
LTE from one of our local gun hating nuts.
Needs much more response!
As usual, he twists the truth, carefully crafting statements that are completely misleading.
TFred
Needs much more response!
As usual, he twists the truth, carefully crafting statements that are completely misleading.
TFred
Letter: Gun control article was misleading
In a recent news article [“Area gun owners, dealers call Obama’s new gun-control measures ‘grandstanding,’” Jan. 6] published by The Free Lance–Star, a gun dealer said that there is no gun show loophole, there are no gun sales online and guns can’t be shipped by mail.
In this emotionally charged issue, it does not help when the newspaper publishes such falsehoods in the guise of news.
You can purchase a gun online, people can avoid checks through non-licensed gun sellers at gun shows and online, and you can get a gun through the mail if you have a federal license.
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In a recent news article [“Area gun owners, dealers call Obama’s new gun-control measures ‘grandstanding,’” Jan. 6] published by The Free Lance–Star, a gun dealer said that there is no gun show loophole, there are no gun sales online and guns can’t be shipped by mail.
In this emotionally charged issue, it does not help when the newspaper publishes such falsehoods in the guise of news.
You can purchase a gun online, people can avoid checks through non-licensed gun sellers at gun shows and online, and you can get a gun through the mail if you have a federal license.
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