And the writer that expensed the 250.00.
He didn't buy the gun he merely paid for the gun.
There's something happin'n here.
What it is ain't exactly clear....
OTOH, if he's telling all the world he bought the gun it's certainly worth asking him some questions.
Maybe the guy is just a crappy journalist who doesn't understand the meaning of words. When he confesses that, all will be OK.