by Americans for Responsible Alcohol Access

About the author: Americans for Responsible Alcohol Access is a coalition established to prevent illegal shipment of alcoholic beverages and to discourage underage access to these products.

In 1998 and 1999, at least three dozen television stations in major cities around the country did investigative reports to test ARAA’s argument that illegal alcohol shipments that follow some Internet sales create a new and incredibly easy way for teenagers to acquire beer, wine, and liquor. Every one of them documented what some representing the California wine industry continue to deny—it is literally child’s play for today’s cyber-savvy young people to order alcohol over the Internet or by toll-free phone and have it delivered to their homes or college...