To apparently demonstrate how a law abiding citizen can purchase a firearm CBS went to gun store in Alexandria Virginia during Thursday’s Evening News. “A CBS news producer went to a gun store in Alexandria, just outside of Washington, DC,” reported Kris van Cleave in a whispered tone as if it was a secret. And what they discovered was quite shocking to behold:
Per Virginia law, she provided a driver's license and voter ID card to prove residency as well as her passport to show U.S. Citizenship. She filled out these federal and state forms requiring her name, date of birth, social security number, and a few basic questions about any past criminal activity or current restraining orders. She also pass aid brief electronic background check.
38 minutes and $1,030 for her to walk out of the store legally armed with this rifle, 100 rounds of ammunition and a 30-round magazine.
. melanie.hunter
