The legislation particularly targets gun classified Web sites such as GunsAmerica, where buyers and sellers are expected to voluntarily abide by local, state and federal laws. GunsAmerica Owner Paul Helsinky begged to differ. It's a fallacy. The Netizen jonesing for a cheap nicotine stick, though, is in luck. Big tobacco-tax hikes in recent months have produced stiff retail price increases, especially in huge markets like California and New York.
Tobacco also presents the same underage-sales problem as alcohol.
Some sites require customers to fax them copies of their driver's license. But it's always a lot easier to purloin a parent's identification and fool a Net merchant than it is to walk into a store and pose as an adult to a live cashier. At this stage, if you want to go on a drinking, smoking or drug binge, the Net clearly is wide open. But it'll be hard to hide your identity at the screen if it's a weapon you want. A difficult situation.