The Tennessean is the only Nashville news outlet to correctly report that felon who sold the gun that killed Steve McNair plead guilty to felon in possession of a firearm.
WTVF (CBS), WKRN (ABC), and WSMV (NBC) all suggest in their stories that the sale of the firearm was the crime. That’s simply not true. If Mr. Gilliam hadn’t been a convicted murderer, he would not have been charged with anything. It was a legal sale, but it was illegal for him to own or posses the Hi-Point 9mm in the first place.
At least now we know that The Tennessean understands the difference. Make a mental note of that, it’s bound to come up later.
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