New: Odessa gunman purchased weapon in private sale, which does not require a background check – @joshscampbell reporting.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 3, 2019
Media wanted to push a narrative about evil private sales. But it wasn’t exactly what they hoped, which is why the story is likely now to disappear…
Via Twitchy:
Earlier this week, media and gun grabbers fell all over themselves to report that the Odessa shooter obtained his weapon through a “private sale” that allowed him to escape a background check, thereby demonstrating that universal background checks would have prevented the shooting.
But that story didn’t quite add up for some people.