UPS Incorrectly Delivers Gun, Associated Press Delivers Fake News

By Jenn Jacques

The story of a UPS Christmas delivery of an assault rifle to an unsuspecting Oceanside, NY couple has been picked up by the Associated Press and is spreading across the country like wildfire.

Originally published by Newsday, the article, bearing the headline “Couple Says UPS Delivered Assault Rifle, Not Toy For Grandchild”, reads:

OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York couple was horrified when a UPS delivery that they thought was a Christmas present turned out to be an assault rifle.

Newsday reports that Joel Berman opened the keyboard-sized case in front of his wife and 6-year-old granddaughter Wednesday night in Oceanside, on Long Island.

Instead of a toy plane they were buying for their friend’s son, they found a semi-automatic rifle, scope, stand, ammo clip and copies of an Arizona man’s driver’s license and concealed-weapons permit.

First of all, a semi-automatic rifle is not an “assault rifle” as the flashy headline and article falsely claims but additionally, this gun is a 5 shot, bolt-action Barrett M95 so it’s not either of the guns they are reporting. Secondly it’s absolutely legal to send shipments of repaired firearms to customer’s homes and this customer, as …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms