I Would Think Not

From the Chicago Tribune: A gun shop in Tucson, Ariz., has canceled an effort by retired astronaut Mark Kelly, an outspoken gun-control advocate, to buy a semiautomatic rifle as a way of demonstrating how easy it is to buy powerful weapons.

Kelly, the husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was one of the targets of a mass shooting near Tucson on Jan. 8, 2011, had sought to purchase the Sig Sauer M400, a type of AR-15 assault weapon, to demonstrate how easy or hard it would be to buy such a rifle. Kelly and his wife have become active figures in current gun-control efforts after the shooting that left Giffords recovering from head wounds. Six people were killed and 13 injured in the attack by Jared Loughner, who is serving life in prison without parole.

But Kelly’s purchase has been rescinded, according to Doug MacKinlay, owner of Diamondback Police Supply. MacKinley was not immediately available by telephone, but he announced the cancellation in a Facebook posting.

“While I support and respect Mark Kelly’s 2nd Amendment rights to purchase, possess, and use firearms in a safe and responsible manner, his recent statements to the media made it clear that his intent in purchasing the Sig Sauer M400 5.56mm rifle from us was for reasons other then for his personal use. In light of this fact, I determined that it was in my company’s best interest to terminate this transaction prior to his returning to my store to complete the Federal Form 4473 and NICS [National Instant Criminal Background Check System] background check required of Mr. Kelly before he could take possession of this firearm. A full refund was sent to Mr. Kelly, via express mail, on Thursday of last week.”  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-la-na-nn-arizona-gun-shop-drops-sale-of-assault-rifle-to-mark-kelly-20130326,0,2479179.story

If you want to be a political hack, like Kelly has become, things like this will happen.

Good for the gun store.