The marvels of misinformation and propaganda are amazing. In a comment on a spout about the recent Parkway/ACE shoot out the commenter remarked that the gunmen were able to get the guns without background checks thanks to the NRA. These guns, like a vast majority of guns used in crimes, were not purchased legally and background checks are irrelevant. They were stolen or bought through straw buyers. Those actions are already illegal. Unfortunately, people really believe that criminals are "buying" guns in a conventional fashion. That just is not true.