The 'It's Easier To Buy A Gun Than Cold Medicine' Crowd Just Got Slapped With Reality

Townhall  "Okay—let’s look at the positives of this story. A Business Insider reporter, Hayley Peterson, tried to buy a gun at Walmart to test “the placement, selection, marketing, and security of firearms in Walmart's stores, and to learn more about the retailer's processes governing gun sales.” In other words, she wanted to make sure that background checks work. So, she’s going to try and buy a gun, which is something that tens of millions of Americans have already done. And she walked into a Walmart—a family-owned business that’s anathema to the Left. After the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, Walmart has been hit with a petition to end all gun sales. 

"During the process, Peterson admits that the process was more complicated than the false narrative that’s peddled by the liberal media, the most popular being that it’s easier to buy a gun than cold medicine. Well, her journey just slapped all those clowns who thought that reality. Background checks are effective. Everyone who goes through a Federal Firearms Licensed dealer to buy their firearms, which is the vast majority of sales in this country, has to undergo a background check. Period. It’s the law (via Business Insider): . . .

Hayley Peterson's article in Business Insider: I tried to buy a gun at Walmart twice, and roadblocks left me empty-handed both times  . . . " 'One person referred me to Walmart's main customer-service line. I called that number and spoke with someone who said he also couldn't help me." 'When it comes to item availability, they don't want us to discuss that because of various reasons," he said."He declined to elaborate on this and said he knew of at least one location near me that didn't sell guns." . . ."I crossed that store off my list." . . .