You ever read an article and wonder if the author actually did any research before writing it, and if the editor/publisher bothered to do an ounce of fact checking before publishing it, or if either of them cared that it is filled with lies? Well, this article by the “Quartz Staff” is an excellent example of one of those articles, and the answers to those questions are “no, they absolutely did not.”
Instead, what they did was start out with their minds made up and just threw something together that just reinforced what they thought, all of which is completely wrong. If you want to see what “fake news” looks like, you could not get a better example.
They blather on and on about how easy the purchase was, claiming it was only “5 clicks” to complete the purchase, making it seem like that is all it takes to get your hands on a gun that can be bought online. However, anyone who has ever purchased a gun knows that is 100% bull crap.
Yes, the actual purchase part is simple. You can indeed buy a gun online and have it sent to a dealer, however that does NOT put a gun in your hands.
They even, in one sentence buried in the article, admit all the things they are complaining did not happen will actually happen when they pick up the gun. You know why the process is like this? Because you have to show up in person and prove who you are, which is impossible to do reliably over the internet.
Yes, you can “buy” a gun online, but before you can get your hands on it, you will need to provide 1) government issued proof of identity, 2) government issued proof of current residency, and 3) complete a criminal background check. Based on the state you live in, you may even have more requirements to surpass before you can get your gun.
They even admit, near the end of the article, that they were told how and when the background check would be performed, and that despite their comparison to Legos it really is not the same, yet they still are acting like ordering a gun is the same as getting your hands on one.
Also worth noting, Quartz is located in New York City, yet they chose to have the gun sent to a Texas gun dealer. Why is that? Oh, because the gun they want you to believe is soo easy to get is not legal in New York and they would not have been able to pick it up there. In fact, if and when someone actually does show up and the Texas gun dealer to get that gun, they will not be able to as NY residents cannot buy a gun in Texas.
Apparently the uneducated Quartz staff members are completely unaware that in the 1800’s, a person could buy a gun without any identification at all and have it shipped directly do their residence, all via the Sears and Roebuck catalog. Granted, the process took longer back then as the internet did not exist so you could not order it off the Sears website nor could you pay with a credit card, but unlike today, the gun was sent directly to you.
It almost seems like I need to tell them that, thanks to the internet, anything and everything, up to and including a house and property, can be bought over the internet, yet once you show up to take possession of it, that is when you need to prove who you are and sign a whole bunch of legal paperwork.
