Well may comment is based on past history so whether this is true or not would depend on your definition of what a “Gun” is (there are 1911A1’s and the are squirt guns) and what your definition of a “Fresh” Vegetable is (there are vegetables that have just been picked and vegetables that are transported and processed). And there always is that it depends on what your definition of “is” is.
“It’s easier for you to buy a handgun and clips than it is for you to buy a fresh vegetable’
This is just a very strange comment that appears to have no statistical basis. Perhaps one can just shrug it off as hyperbole, but is this really something the president of the United States should say to college students? As far as we know, there are no areas in the United States where background checks are needed to buy vegetables.
Update: Some readers have suggested the president was actually referring the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “food desert” locator, which shows areas of the countries in which it is difficult to buy fresh vegetables. That’s an interesting interpretation that puts the president’s comment in a different light. Not all gun sales require background checks, we should note. For what it is worth, the White House declined to provide an explanation for…
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