Guns R US
I hope no one reading my ‘I’m scared’ post below thinks I’m complacent about the terror threat. I know it’s real and genuine, I just don’t think it has significantly increased over the last few years. Certainly not enough to justify the Draconian laws proposed by the present UK government.
If I were living in the US I may be a little more concerned. I would probably think that certain measures should be bought in to protect citizens from suspected terrorists. Sensible measures like maybe NOT SELLING THEM GUNS!!!…… from today’s New York Times
Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, U.S. Report Finds
WASHINGTON, March 7 - Dozens of terror suspects on federal watch lists were allowed to buy firearms legally in the United States last year, according to a Congressional investigation that points up major vulnerabilities in federal gun laws.
People suspected of being members of a terrorist group are not automatically barred from legally buying a gun, and the investigation, conducted by the Government Accountability Office, indicated that people with clear links to terrorist groups had regularly taken advantage of this gap.
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, law enforcement officials and gun control groups have voiced increasing concern about the prospect of a terrorist walking into a gun shop, legally buying an assault rifle or other type of weapon and using it in an attack.
I actually don't think anyone should own a gun, but I know that Americans love their weapons and I wouldn't want to come between them. I just think, you know, dangerous people owning guns may not be the way forward for a safer America. It’s just thought.
If I were living in the US I may be a little more concerned. I would probably think that certain measures should be bought in to protect citizens from suspected terrorists. Sensible measures like maybe NOT SELLING THEM GUNS!!!…… from today’s New York Times
Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, U.S. Report Finds
WASHINGTON, March 7 - Dozens of terror suspects on federal watch lists were allowed to buy firearms legally in the United States last year, according to a Congressional investigation that points up major vulnerabilities in federal gun laws.
People suspected of being members of a terrorist group are not automatically barred from legally buying a gun, and the investigation, conducted by the Government Accountability Office, indicated that people with clear links to terrorist groups had regularly taken advantage of this gap.
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, law enforcement officials and gun control groups have voiced increasing concern about the prospect of a terrorist walking into a gun shop, legally buying an assault rifle or other type of weapon and using it in an attack.
I actually don't think anyone should own a gun, but I know that Americans love their weapons and I wouldn't want to come between them. I just think, you know, dangerous people owning guns may not be the way forward for a safer America. It’s just thought.
posted by phylos @ 09:03
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