Misinfo in the press
Some editorial monkey wrongly notes:
Police rely heavily on databases when looking into gun ownership. Under the new bill, police would be forced to directly contact gun manufacturers in order to obtain gun ownership information. Time is a critical component when investigating crimes, especially those involving guns.
Trouble is, it’s not true. And, if it were true, it would be illegal at the federal level. And Tam tells us that the police aren’t that high tech anyway. It’s also a good read about how gun transactions really happen versus what, say, hysterical editorial writers and conspiracy twits think happens.
May 1st, 2007 at 11:13 pm
[…] Why is that a big deal? Well, to hear Bloomberg tell it, thanks to the NRA law enforcement can’t do their jobs and effectively trace crime guns. Unfortunately for the gun grabbers, that’s simply not even close to the truth. […]