Reporter testing the 'availability of guns at Walmart' fails background check

[kcchiefs6465]

Reporter testing the 'availability of guns at Walmart' fails background check

A senior correspondent for Business Insider investigated "the availability of guns at Walmart" by attempting to purchase a firearm, but proved unable to do so after failing a background check.

"I went to Walmart with the intention of buying a gun last week as part of an investigation into the placement, selection, marketing, and security of firearms in Walmart's stores, and to learn more about the retailer's processes governing gun sales," Hayley Peterson said in article should wrote for Business Insider. "My journey to bring a gun home from Walmart turned out to be far more complicated than I expected."

Walmart's lack of advertising and the fact they only sell guns in certain stores frustrated Peterson's attempt to buy one. After failing a background check, she decided that buying a gun at Walmart was not worth it.

Peterson failed the background check after her home address did not match the one on her license. The clerk told her that she would have to bring in another document with the correct address to pass.

"She apologized, told me the rules were strict around background checks, and asked me to come back another time to finish the purchase," Peterson recounted. "At this point, I decided to give up on buying a gun at Walmart."

Peterson's investigation came amid claims that background checks do not adequately prevent gun violence. Some have called for Walmart to stop selling firearms altogether, including half-a-dozen Democratic presidential candidates, such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

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Not quite an accurate headline but what do you expect from gun grabbing halfwits.

She didn't fail a background check as one was not conducted due to her not being able to pass step one of purchasing a firearm. That is, confirming that the address on your Driver's License is your current physical address.

These people (obviously) have no clue about anything they are talking about and no shame to boot. She doesn't even realize how moronic her tweets about her ill conceived adventure really are.

[Anti Federalist]

[jkr]

And as an added bonus a poll tax

[specsaregood]

Hell, she should have tried it in NJ which includes:
a criminal background check
, letting the state search mental health records from any locality you have ever lived
, getting signed references mailed back to them from 2 unrelated people willing to attest that you should be able to buy a gun
, signing a document saying you won't use the gun to overthrow the govt
, an official address verification by a police officer coming to your house (unscheduled) while you are home
, and finally visiting your local police station to get your card signed.

[kcchiefs6465]

Hell, she should have tried it in NJ which includes:
a criminal background check
, letting the state search mental health records from any locality you have ever lived
, getting signed references mailed back to them from 2 unrelated people willing to attest that you should be able to buy a gun
, signing a document saying you won't use the gun to overthrow the govt
, an official address verification by a police officer coming to your house (unscheduled) while you are home
, and finally visiting your local police station to get your card signed.

I think I might have asked before but why not jump a couple hundred miles into NH?

[specsaregood]

I think I might have asked before but why not jump a couple hundred miles into NH?

you mean move there? or go there just to buy a gun?
If you mean the former, then: life. if you mean the latter, its doable but then you cant use it anywhere without the card as all ranges require it and would probably risk arrest even if arguably legal.

[Occam's Banana]

Hell, she should have tried it in NJ which includes:

[...]

, signing a document saying you won't use the gun to overthrow the govt

[...]

Well, those sneaky devils ...

"Excuse us, Mr. Government-Overthrower, but is this your signature?"

"Curses! Foiled again!"

[Schifference]

Certainly could apply to going to a store to acquire a weapon and being turned out to the hoodlum street.

[fedupinmo]

She's right, buying a gun at Walmart is NOT worth it. Convincing the counter retard that you actually want him to go in the back and bring out a non-display model, running down the questions on the 4473 2 at a time and clicking "next" in between, waiting half an hour for the manager to arrive to carry your gun to the front door and then getting home to find there isn't a key in the box for the trigger lock... Any LGS around here takes about ten minutes and trusts you to carry your own gun out, and without the trigger lock installed. Murka!

[Anti Globalist]

That doesn't surprise me one bit.

[kcchiefs6465]

you mean move there? or go there just to buy a gun?
If you mean the former, then: life. if you mean the latter, its doable but then you cant use it anywhere without the card as all ranges require it and would probably risk arrest even if arguably legal.

To move there.

The 2nd Amendment thing is ridiculous in NJ but that is honestly about the 19th thing wrong with the state. I guess it is easy for me to say that I would have packed up and left but honestly, I would have packed up and left. Many states would welcome your business, cost of living would be cheaper, better climate, etc. etc. etc.

[kcchiefs6465]

She's right, buying a gun at Walmart is NOT worth it. Convincing the counter retard that you actually want him to go in the back and bring out a non-display model, running down the questions on the 4473 2 at a time and clicking "next" in between, waiting half an hour for the manager to arrive to carry your gun to the front door and then getting home to find there isn't a key in the box for the trigger lock... Any LGS around here takes about ten minutes and trusts you to carry your own gun out, and without the trigger lock installed. Murka!

Lmfao. It's funny because that has literally happened to me.

[EBounding]

[specsaregood]

To move there.

The 2nd Amendment thing is ridiculous in NJ but that is honestly about the 19th thing wrong with the state. I guess it is easy for me to say that I would have packed up and left but honestly, I would have packed up and left. Many states would welcome your business, cost of living would be cheaper, better climate, etc. etc. etc.

yeah, life gets in the way. currently waiting on my MIL to retire in 2 years, then we are all outa here.