In a few appearances on Thursday afternoon, NBC News White House correspondent Monica Alba helped spread misinformation about there being a link between gun shows and school shootings as she promoted President Joe Biden’s latest push to require unlicensed gun dealers to do background checks on buyers.
MSNBC afternoon host Chris Jansing set up a segment on the issue and asked Alba to explain how the President’s move was to “fill a loophole.” “And, Chris, we know all too well there are horrible stories about shooters who maybe were denied the ability to purchase a gun at a sporting goods store, but then they were able to go online and buy one because it was an unauthorized retailer,” she proclaimed.
What she refused to meantion was that firearms purchased online needed to be delivered to licenced firearms dealers, whereupon pick up, the purchaser would have a…
