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JWT · June 23, 2009, 10:16 AM

My intitial reaction was that they (people on the terrorist watch list) should be denied the right to buy guns. I pondered the idea for about 2 seconds more and thought about how accurate (not) the government is at keeping records of any kind straight and decided any attempt to deny purchase due to a name being on the admitedly inaccurate list would be a very, very bad idea.

In addition the quote "The statement said Lautenberg is introducing legislation that would give the U.S. attorney general "authority to stop the sale of guns or explosives to terrorists." is especially frightening given his known desire for gun control.

Can't see the ACLU getting involved in taking the side of gun owners on this one. They'll protest use of the list for just about anything else though.

June 23, 2009, 10:16 AM	#20
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	My intitial reaction was that they (people on the terrorist watch list) should be denied the right to buy guns. I pondered the idea for about 2 seconds more and thought about how accurate (not) the government is at keeping records of any kind straight and decided any attempt to deny purchase due to a name being on the admitedly inaccurate list would be a very, very bad idea. In addition the quote "The statement said Lautenberg is introducing legislation that would give the U.S. attorney general "authority to stop the sale of guns or explosives to terrorists." is especially frightening given his known desire for gun control. Can't see the ACLU getting involved in taking the side of gun owners on this one. They'll protest use of the list for just about anything else though.