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KC

On 11/5/2014 12:59 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/5/2014 12:50 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:28:39 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 11/5/2014 11:23 AM, wrote:

The producer committed at least 2 crimes. He purchased a gun as a non
resident, then he carried that illegally purchased gun across a state
line. Since he was purchasing it for CNN, not himself, (CNN gave him
the money) he is also a straw purchaser.
That is 3 federal crimes. ... three counts each for 3 guns.

Up to $900,000 fine and 90 years in jail.

CNN didn't say that did they?

Good freakin' grief Greg.

See 18 U.S.C. 922

The producer "received" 3 guns in interstate commerce
He transported those 3 guns across a state line
He purchased them for a 3d party.

18 U.S. Code § 924
says fines up to $100,000 and 10 years in federal prison per count.

I don't write the laws, I just read them. The problem is nobody even
knows what the current law is because nobody gets prosecuted. They
would rather throw the book at a guy with 3 joints in his sock

Unenforced, what law do you think would "fix" this problem? Enforced,
we already have plenty of laws.

There are many people who think CNN broke the law. The guys that sold
them the guns without checking an ID broke the law (at least state law).

Neither CNN or the sellers were prosecuted. There is no evidence that
CNN transported the guns over state lines as you "assumed" they did. At
the end of the video Cooper says that the guns were turned over to CNN
security. Could have been in the parking lot of the gun show. CNN
security may have turned them over to the local police department. I
don't know. You don't know.

Again, the purpose of the report to was demonstrate how easy it is for
anyone to get guns.

I think if you add up both sides, and what was and wasn't said... as
well as considering the source, it's probably 50/50 that it's just
actors and fake guns