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22nd June 2016, 04:26 PM
Journalist Tries to Buy AR-15, but It’s Not as Easy as He Thought June 22, 2016 (http://www.thedailysheeple.com/journalist-tries-to-buy-ar-15-but-its-not-as-easy-as-he-thought_062016) | Joshua Krause | The Daily Sheeple (http://www.thedailysheeple.com/)
Neil Steinberg, a journalist with the Chicago-Sun Times, recently attempted to buy a Smith & Wesson M&P AR-15 (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/06/21/chicago-journalist-denied-ar-15/) for his anti-gun hit piece. Since this was in Illinois he had to attain a Firearm’s Owners’ Identification Card, then fill out paperwork for a background check, and then wait 24 hours to pick up the firearm.
Unfortunately for Steinberg, this attempt to prove that firearms are just too easy to buy in America was a failure. During the background check it was discovered that he had a criminal record. According to the gun store, “It was uncovered that Mr. Steinberg has an admitted history of alcohol abuse, and a charge for domestic battery involving his wife.”
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Writing in the Chicago Sun-Times (http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-would-be-terrorists-can-buy-guns-but-a-reporter-no/), Steinberg explained the process of going into the store — seeing the “cases of weapons” — and of trying to buy the AR-15.
He looked at a Smith & Wesson M&P AR-15 and made sure to point out that the gun comes with a “standard issue 30-round magazine.” He agreed to buy the gun.
While explaining the process of buying the gun, he wrote in a way that showed him reflecting on friends who have suffered the loss of family members to suicide. He also reflected on his neighbor’s shocked reaction when he told her, “I just bought an assault rifle.”
But in the end, he did not really buy the rifle. Rather, the gun store rejected the sale, saying, “It was uncovered that Mr. Steinberg has an admitted history of alcohol abuse, and a charge for domestic battery involving his wife.”
Steinberg responded to the cancelled sale by writing, “Would-be terrorists can buy guns. Insane people can buy guns. But reporters . . . that’s a different story.”
Neil Steinberg, a journalist with the Chicago-Sun Times, recently attempted to buy a Smith & Wesson M&P AR-15 (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/06/21/chicago-journalist-denied-ar-15/) for his anti-gun hit piece. Since this was in Illinois he had to attain a Firearm’s Owners’ Identification Card, then fill out paperwork for a background check, and then wait 24 hours to pick up the firearm.
Unfortunately for Steinberg, this attempt to prove that firearms are just too easy to buy in America was a failure. During the background check it was discovered that he had a criminal record. According to the gun store, “It was uncovered that Mr. Steinberg has an admitted history of alcohol abuse, and a charge for domestic battery involving his wife.”
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Writing in the Chicago Sun-Times (http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-would-be-terrorists-can-buy-guns-but-a-reporter-no/), Steinberg explained the process of going into the store — seeing the “cases of weapons” — and of trying to buy the AR-15.
He looked at a Smith & Wesson M&P AR-15 and made sure to point out that the gun comes with a “standard issue 30-round magazine.” He agreed to buy the gun.
While explaining the process of buying the gun, he wrote in a way that showed him reflecting on friends who have suffered the loss of family members to suicide. He also reflected on his neighbor’s shocked reaction when he told her, “I just bought an assault rifle.”
But in the end, he did not really buy the rifle. Rather, the gun store rejected the sale, saying, “It was uncovered that Mr. Steinberg has an admitted history of alcohol abuse, and a charge for domestic battery involving his wife.”
Steinberg responded to the cancelled sale by writing, “Would-be terrorists can buy guns. Insane people can buy guns. But reporters . . . that’s a different story.”