Watchlist - Page 7

Lovethesea · ‎03-15-2010

@JustJazzmom wrote:
One more thing I heard on the NewsRadio yesterday-- priority would be given to children and adults over 60 to come here under refugee status.

I wouldn't think that children would come here without their parents.

esmeraldagooch · ‎03-10-2010

@Drythe wrote:
@esmeraldagooch wrote:
@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.
@esmeraldagooch

I'm sure you are probably aware that in many states it is possible to purchase a firearm with only a drivers license, no permit, no background check, no waiting period.

So, whose problem is it?

Really, Which states are those?

Lovethesea · ‎03-15-2010

@JustJazzmom Watched the video that you suggested... thanx. Concerned that they would be living among us while being investigated for 18-24 months. No mention of the financial assistance and benefits that our taxes would be paying for and I find it difficult to believe that there is sufficient background info to be found.

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

Why won't China Accept them? Or, Japan? Argentina?

Just because you leave your country doesn't mean you have to come to America. It's NOT A RIGHT for some to come here and demand to be considered Americans and given benefits just for showinging up. We don't owe people that at all.

Never Forget the Native American Indian Holocaust

kdgn · ‎03-09-2010

@Lovethesea wrote:
@JustJazzmom Watched the video that you suggested... thanx. Concerned that they would be living among us while being investigated for 18-24 months. No mention of the financial assistance and benefits that our taxes would be paying for and I find it difficult to believe that there is sufficient background info to be found.

Refugees are also interviewed by DHS officials who have been specifically trained for Syrian and Iraqi refugee cases per DHS. They don't rely only on background information.

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

@esmeraldagooch wrote:
@Drythe wrote:
@esmeraldagooch wrote:
@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.
@esmeraldagooch

I'm sure you are probably aware that in many states it is possible to purchase a firearm with only a drivers license, no permit, no background check, no waiting period.

So, whose problem is it?

Really, Which states are those?

Known as the "gun show loophole," most states do not require background checks for firearms purchased at gun shows from private individuals -- federal law only requires licensed dealers to conduct checks.

Under the Gun Control Act of 1968, federal law clearly defined private sellers as anyone who sold no more than four firearms per year. But the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act lifted that restriction and loosely defined private sellers as people who do not rely on gun sales as the principal way of obtaining their livelihood.

Some states have opted to go further than federal law by requiring background checks at gun shows for any gun transaction, federal license or not. Five states, most recently Colorado and Connecticut, mandate universal background checks, an even more stringent standard that imposes background checks on almost all gun purchases, including over the Internet.

Even in states that do not require background checks of private vendors, the venue hosting the event may require it as a matter of policy. In other cases, private vendors may opt to have a third-party licensed dealer run a background check even though it may not be required by law.

Last Updated: August 2015

http://www.governing.com/gov-data/safety-justice/gun-show-firearms-bankground-checks-state-laws-map....

Gun Show Background Check Laws

	Not required
	Required for handgun sales
	Required for all purchases

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

esmeraldagooch · ‎03-10-2010

@esmeraldagooch wrote:
@Drythe wrote:
@esmeraldagooch wrote:
@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.
@esmeraldagooch

I'm sure you are probably aware that in many states it is possible to purchase a firearm with only a drivers license, no permit, no background check, no waiting period.

So, whose problem is it?

Really, Which states are those?

Still Waiting.......

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

So what about the "dreamers?" They certainly are not happy that they are not given carte blanche and a smorgasbord of benefits after years of waiting for an answer to their dilemma. Seems unfair to them. Perhaps we should just change their status to refugees too....they will be on a faster track to citizenship instead of staying in limbo for the rest of their life.

italia8140 · ‎10-24-2015

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
@foundinlv

The refugees are heavily vetted - some people are receiving incorrect information.

WRONG.

italia8140 · ‎10-24-2015

@Lovethesea wrote:
@MyGirlsMom wrote:
@Lovethesea and @foundinlv

Sorry but it's true. The FBI affirms it.

Real cute @foundinlv, but I don't toe anyone's party line.

Pls cite your source(s).