Watchlist

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

Individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist are not prevented from legally purchasing firearms, but two lawmakers want to change that. FBI data from last year show that people on the watchlist were cleared to purchase guns 94 percent of the time.

Between 2004 and 2014, the FBI completed 2,233 background checks involving individuals on the watchlist. Only 190 individuals were declined, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO does not have data on how many firearms purchases were completed because dealers are not required to submit that information to the FBI.

“If the only mark on your record is that you are on the watchlist, you are allowed to purchase a firearm,” said David Maurer, the GAO's director of justice and law enforcement issues.

MORE: http://abcnews.go.com/US/individuals-fbis-terrorist-watchlist-allowed-legally-purchase-firearms/stor...

What is good for the goose today will also be good for the gander tomorrow.

MyGirlsMom · ‎03-09-2010

The NY Daily News has an EXCELLENT front page headline about this.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/11/new-york-daily-news-just-compared-nra-jihadists

Keep Your Face To The Sunshine and You Will Not See The Shadow

Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

Yep, military recruiters can not have a gun in their office but the people on a watch list can have a gun.

Wrong is still wrong just because you benefited from it.

esmeraldagooch · ‎03-10-2010

@Marp wrote:

Individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist are not prevented from legally purchasing firearms, but two lawmakers want to change that. FBI data from last year show that people on the watchlist were cleared to purchase guns 94 percent of the time.

Between 2004 and 2014, the FBI completed 2,233 background checks involving individuals on the watchlist. Only 190 individuals were declined, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO does not have data on how many firearms purchases were completed because dealers are not required to submit that information to the FBI.

“If the only mark on your record is that you are on the watchlist, you are allowed to purchase a firearm,” said David Maurer, the GAO's director of justice and law enforcement issues.

MORE: http://abcnews.go.com/US/individuals-fbis-terrorist-watchlist-allowed-legally-purchase-firearms/stor...

I guess if they have a loophole they have the power to close it. Don't you think? Background checks are done at the point of sale. This is their problem.

twocent · ‎03-09-2010

@Jackaranda wrote:
Yep, military recruiters can not have a gun in their office but the people on a watch list can have a gun.

Boggles the mind.

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goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

That makes no sense!!

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Anonymous · ‎11-18-2015

Moved:

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MyGirlsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@Jackaranda wrote:
Yep, military recruiters can not have a gun in their office but the people on a watch list can have a gun.

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@Nancy Drew apples and oranges. It's a job requirement versus what so many people like to SHOUT about...rights. If you work in the post office, you can't carry a gun but you can own one in your home.

Keep Your Face To The Sunshine and You Will Not See The Shadow

nun ya · ‎03-09-2010

@Jackaranda wrote:
Yep, military recruiters can not have a gun in their office but the people on a watch list can have a gun.

I know someone who served 4 yrs in Iraq. Issued a military weapon. When they came back, they wanted to buy a hunting rifle and were denied. In 6th grade, (no joke) a swiss army knife fell out of their backpack on the bus and it was on their permanent record.

Just one of those things I shake my head at.

Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
@Jackaranda wrote:
Yep, military recruiters can not have a gun in their office but the people on a watch list can have a gun.
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@Nancy Drew apples and oranges. It's a job requirement versus what so many people like to SHOUT about...rights. If you work in the post office, you can't carry a gun but you can own one in your home.