So, what do you think about this? Is being a Terrorist Suspect a reasonable reason to stop a gun purchase?
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/04/nra.te ... index.html
NRA opposes bill to stop gun sales to terror suspects
Moderator: Aughnanure
This is simply another attempt by know-nothing office bound hypocritical bureaucrats to demonstrate their power over their subjects. It uses many fancy emotion packed words to con the average citizen into supporting the proposed legislation. To be suspected of something without proof is insufficient reason to deny the purchase of anything. If the suspicions are presented in court and proven, then go for it. But short of that, keep your grubby fingers off.
I have mixed feelings about the NRA
As a gun collector I'm in favor of most of what the NRA is in favor of. However, I'm no longer a member because of their way with the regular phone call with the urgent appeal and lately the unsolicited merchandise through the mail. Wayne LaPierre, however you spell it, reminds me of one of those evangelical preachers on the TV channel you could do without.
My feeling is that if a gun purchase check, that may or may not be allowed since it would tip off the "terrorist", is our protection from them, then we are in trouble.
Why isn't this an immigration problem? If the govenment suspects someone is a terrorist, why not take away their green card and send them back to wherever they came from? Do it before they buy a gun or do it right after.
Nobody wants to make it easy for a terrorist to operate. Nobody at this site wants to see more restrictions on law abiding citizens rights to own firearms. This is a taylor made proposition to feed some anti gun owner sentiment. The NRA probably should have taken a softer approach to the question. They end up looking like they support terrorists to the otherwise neutral in the gun rights argument.
My feeling is that if a gun purchase check, that may or may not be allowed since it would tip off the "terrorist", is our protection from them, then we are in trouble.
Why isn't this an immigration problem? If the govenment suspects someone is a terrorist, why not take away their green card and send them back to wherever they came from? Do it before they buy a gun or do it right after.
Nobody wants to make it easy for a terrorist to operate. Nobody at this site wants to see more restrictions on law abiding citizens rights to own firearms. This is a taylor made proposition to feed some anti gun owner sentiment. The NRA probably should have taken a softer approach to the question. They end up looking like they support terrorists to the otherwise neutral in the gun rights argument.