CBS, one of the failing alphabet networks and another propaganda tool of the gun grabbing left made an illegal straw purchase of an AR-15 at SpecDive Tactical. Leftist CBS hack Paula Reid bought the AR-15 with cash, claiming to be purchasing the weapon for her. Instead, leftist hack Paul Reid gave the AR-15 to CBS so they could spew more of their anti-gun, pro gun grabbing progressive propaganda. That is a straw purchase, and illegal.
| CBS breaks federal law with straw purchase of AR-15 in Virginia |
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The gun store where a CBS News employee purchased a gun for a segment that aired Thursday on “CBS This Morning” has filed a report with the Virginia State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives over concerns the purchase was unlawful.
The store, SpecDive Tactical in Alexandria, Virginia, said that when CBS News’ Paula Reid purchased the rifle she told the store’s general manager the gun was for her own use. However, when CBS reported on the story they revealed the gun was purchased for the story and transferred to a third party a few hours later. “The rifle we purchased was legally transferred to a federally licensed firearms dealer and weapons instructor in Virginia, just hours after we bought it,” the report said.
The store said they contacted the ATF after viewing the report because they feared the misdirection used by the CBS reporter constituted a straw purchase, which would be a federal crime.
“Ms. Paula Reid came into the shop with cash, claiming she wished to purchase an AR-15 to, ‘undergo training,’” Ryan Lamke, SpecDive’s general manager, told the Washington Free Beacon. “She refused basic, free instruction of firearms safety under the pretense that she was using the firearm for training with a NRA certified instructor.”