Oh look, CNN busted pushing a #FakeNews story about a boy buying an AR-15 without an ID. Even worse, they continue to lie about it after being busted.
First the boy tweeted:
“I was able to buy an AR-15 in five minutes. I’m 20 and my ID is expired.”
Then his follow-up tweet let it be known that he didn't actually purchase the gun:
“After [the sales representative] walked me through the paperwork, all five pages of it, I told him I changed my mind and wanted to think more before I bought an AR-15. He told me it wasn’t a problem and listed the store hours if I wanted to come back. I then said thank you and walked back to my car.”
So the situation went down exactly how law dictates. He couldn't buy the gun without ID and a background check, just saw federal law states.
Cuomo did not tweet that out, thought.
Hey, @ChrisCuomo from CNN. Saw the article you retweeted: “I WAS ABLE TO BUY AN AR-15 IN 5 MINUTES”
Did you see the part where he admits to neither filling out the necessary paperwork (which would initiate the background check) NOR purchasing the AR-15? Weird. pic.twitter.com/wLfaiKCqaM
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) February 21, 2018
When called out, Cuomo tweeted:
“Isn’t the point that the kid’s age and lack of ID wasn’t a deterrent? and this isn’t all gun shops. Place I bought my shotgun basically goes farther than the law requires and makes judgments about whom to sell to. Point is the system should be better.”
Charles Cooke of National Review returned fire:
The point is that the kid lied about buying a gun that he didn’t, and that you are now lying too.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 21, 2018
When in a tough spot, Cuomo did what the left always does. Applies their logic to an unrelated situation.
Lying? Look if you want to fight against background checks, make the case. Whether it is calling the kids actors or LYING about how no laws could stop the shootings...that is the bs to call out. 97% of people want better checks. Why fight that? https://t.co/YCLVyi5VT3
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) February 21, 2018
Then Cooke fired back, continuing to blow holes in Cuomo's argument.
This isn’t a response. This is a straw man that has nothing to do with what I said to you, and nothing to do with the topic at hand. You promoted somebody who lied, and then you lied about why you did it. https://t.co/ofsxeo9iRf
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 21, 2018
It’s also a non sequitur, @ChrisCuomo. The debate at present is over whether to extend background checks to private sales, not over the existing FFL system that the kid you promoted would have gone through had he actually tried to buy a gun. As for the introduction of those . . .
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 21, 2018
who are disgracefully lying about these children being “actors,” that was beneath you. You know full well that I haven’t—and would never—say, or imply, or promote such a terrible lie, and to weasel your way into suggesting otherwise tells us all we need to know about you. Fin.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 21, 2018
This is your average situation when the left deals with guns. Cuomo lied about the facts. When he was confronted about the lies, he transitioned to another type of situation that had nothing to do with the conversation at hand. It's no wonder so many people have distorted opinions of social issues.
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