That central premise of the piece is a factually incorrect.
— Tamara K. (@TamSlick) July 6, 2022
Mail order firearms sales didn't end until 1968.
Federal background checks didn't happen until 1993.
I purchased my first semiautomatic rifle in a mall sporting goods store, pre-NICS, and walked out w/ my purchase.
Whatever you want to blame this on, the availability or ubiquity of firearms is not the controlling variable. This piece opens with a flawed premise and doesn't get any better from there.
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