Who Cares Where They Got the Gun: McDonald’s Edition [VIDEO]

By Robert Farago

Strangely, the video above is titled McDonald’s shooter purchased gun legally in Maine. Odd because the report makes no mention of this fact. I reckon the news hounds at WMTW-TV got the information after the report aired and figured it was really important. It isn’t. In fact, I’m sick of the media’s fascination with where a bad guy got his gun – as if a shooting could have been avoided if only the bad guy didn’t get a gun. As our President recently pointed out, there are parts of this country where it’s easier to buy a gun than finding a single Democrat who supports gun rights (or something like that). Don’t get me wrong . . .

I appreciate the need to trace a “crime gun” to see if it was bought by a straw-purchaser – someone who isn’t prohibited from purchasing a gun who lies on their ATF form 4473, and knowingly buys a heater for a prohibited person. People who “lie for the other guy” should be prosecuted for their crime.

That said, the media’s focus on the source of a gun used in a crime plays straight into the hands of the …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns