Wow.
More than 2,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist have not been allowed to get on planes in the U.S. but have been able to buy guns, because the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress have blocked legislation to close that loophole.
This revelation was reported by several [3] large [4] daily newspapers this week, prompting some of Congress’ more determined gun-control proponents to say the Paris attacks will push them once again to try to close the loophole.
“The GAO reported that 91 percent of all suspected terrorists who tried to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted over the time period, with just 190 rejected despite their ominous histories,” the Daily News reported [3], citing Congress' investigative staff. “In 2013-14, the number of successful buyers rose to 94 percent—with 455 suspects buying weapons and just 30 denied as allowed under current laws.”
The Washington Post reported [4] that the Government Accountability Office has been tracking this issue and loophole for years, but that the gun lobby has prevented common-sense federal legislation to close it, claiming the FBI’s watchlist is overblown and cannot be trusted.
The Post said:
“Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives under current federal law,” the Government Accountability Office concluded in 2010 [5]. The law prohibits felons, fugitives, drug addicts and domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm [6] in the United States. But people on the FBI's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist [7] — typically placed there when there is “reasonable suspicion [8]” that they are a known or suspected terrorist — can freely purchase handguns or assault-style rifles.
Legislation to close this loophole was first proposed by George W. Bush’s administration in 2007 but has been blocked by the NRA’s allies in Congress, despite the ongoing mass shootings at schools, theaters and shopping malls during Obama’s two terms and his calls for gun-control legislation aimed at military-style arms.
The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 [9] was introduced last winter in the House by New York Rep. Peter T. King, a Republican, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, to close the loophole. But it has languished and gone nowhere — not even prompting committee hearings.
“The National Rifle Association is strongly opposed to it and the fact is we have only a handful of Republican co-sponsors,” King told the Daily News.
However, following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, New York’s Charles Schumer and California’s Feinstein — longtime gun-control advocates in the Senate — said they would push for a version of the bill to be considered in that chamber.
“It is hard to believe that anyone could defend that someone on the terrorist watchlist should get a gun, no questions asked,” Schumer said. “I can’t believe that our Republican colleagues would block this now.”
Actually, Schumer probably knows that is exactly what they will do. When the Daily News contacted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), he said he was unaware of the bill — which is a perfect excuse to take no action, the NRA’s longtime legislative strategy.
Meanwhile, King told the Daily News that there’s “just too much opposition” from pro-gun House Republicans. Moreover, the bill is backed by the White House, which stiffens GOP opposition.
There are roughly 700,000 names on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, better known as the terrorist watchlist. It includes both domestic and international suspects identified through intelligence and law enforcement investigations.
Not a single gun buyer on the list was turned away because he posed a threat to the American populace as a potential terrorist, the newspapers reported. Instead, the reasons for rejection were having a “felony conviction, [being] under indictment, [having an] adjudicated mental health [record], misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction, [being a] fugitive from justice and controlled substance abuse,” the GAO report summary said.
Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet, including America's retirement crisis, democracy and voting rights, and campaigns and elections. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008).
You post is from a far-left anti-2nd Amendment that constantly advocates making it harder for law abiding citizens to defend themselves. These are the same people who offer no solution for getting the illegal guns out of the hands of criminal. This same site does not advocate for the enforcement of the gun laws already on the books.
The opinion piece says over and over “loophole” but never states the loophole. It also refers to the FBI “watchlist” which many liberal organizations have labeled crap on the same level as the so-called “no-fly” list. Sen. Ted Kennedy was not too pleased about being on that list.
The “— which is a perfect excuse to take no action” is the left-wing articles opinion with no basis in fact.
The articles “blocked by the NRA’s allies in Congress” is also an assumption. No proof offered.
The article does not say whether the bill is a clean bill or one loaded up with amendments, the usual tactic of the Democrats when they want goodies. Attach amendments to every bill that should past easily. The same tactic was used by the Democrats on the Immigration bill they wanted killed.
As The FBI admitted after the Charleston church shooting gun application background checks often get okay’d because often they are not tied to the various watch-lists and the NCIC.
Why should Congress pass a new law knowing full well it will not work?
Is this a clean bill?
The article you site is pure opinion by an activist organization that offers no solutions to the illegal guns in the hands of criminal or advocates for the enforcement of the laws.
You can create threads all day long from liberal activist sites. It is easy to see these opinion pieces for what they are and it won't change a thing, they never do.
The left hates the NRA. The left is against gun safety and protecting the peoples right to defend themselves while constantly screaming for more gun purchase background checks.
I don't think when a criminal buys or steals a gun on the street they fill out a background check form and then wait for it to be processed.
Where is the left's solution for the actual problem?
You might want to look in Virginia’s gun crime laws.
Back in the day when Virginia had a Republican Governor to go with the Republican Legislature, they along with a strong push by The NRA passed a law that said that if you do a crime in Virginia with a gun you’re a$$ was going to prison and no plea-bargain could get you out of it.
Gun crimes dropped significantly in Virginia. Strong gun crime laws and effective law enforcement, unimpeded by weak politicians reduce gun crimes drastically.
Exactly what I expected from a commie, pinko, traitor. You want your traitor commie terrorist friends to have access to weapons, right?
Hmmmm. You discount the terror watch list...
Hmmmmm.
Loves Putin? Supports Assad?
Hmmmm.
Wow.
More than 2,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist have not been allowed to get on planes in the U.S. but have been able to buy guns, because the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress have blocked legislation to close that loophole.
This revelation was reported by several [3] large [4] daily newspapers this week, prompting some of Congress’ more determined gun-control proponents to say the Paris attacks will push them once again to try to close the loophole.
“The GAO reported that 91 percent of all suspected terrorists who tried to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted over the time period, with just 190 rejected despite their ominous histories,” the Daily News reported [3], citing Congress' investigative staff. “In 2013-14, the number of successful buyers rose to 94 percent—with 455 suspects buying weapons and just 30 denied as allowed under current laws.”
The Washington Post reported [4] that the Government Accountability Office has been tracking this issue and loophole for years, but that the gun lobby has prevented common-sense federal legislation to close it, claiming the FBI’s watchlist is overblown and cannot be trusted.
The Post said:
“Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives under current federal law,” the Government Accountability Office concluded in 2010 [5]. The law prohibits felons, fugitives, drug addicts and domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm [6] in the United States. But people on the FBI's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist [7] — typically placed there when there is “reasonable suspicion [8]” that they are a known or suspected terrorist — can freely purchase handguns or assault-style rifles.
Legislation to close this loophole was first proposed by George W. Bush’s administration in 2007 but has been blocked by the NRA’s allies in Congress, despite the ongoing mass shootings at schools, theaters and shopping malls during Obama’s two terms and his calls for gun-control legislation aimed at military-style arms.
The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 [9] was introduced last winter in the House by New York Rep. Peter T. King, a Republican, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, to close the loophole. But it has languished and gone nowhere — not even prompting committee hearings.
“The National Rifle Association is strongly opposed to it and the fact is we have only a handful of Republican co-sponsors,” King told the Daily News.
However, following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, New York’s Charles Schumer and California’s Feinstein — longtime gun-control advocates in the Senate — said they would push for a version of the bill to be considered in that chamber.
“It is hard to believe that anyone could defend that someone on the terrorist watchlist should get a gun, no questions asked,” Schumer said. “I can’t believe that our Republican colleagues would block this now.”
Actually, Schumer probably knows that is exactly what they will do. When the Daily News contacted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), he said he was unaware of the bill — which is a perfect excuse to take no action, the NRA’s longtime legislative strategy.
Meanwhile, King told the Daily News that there’s “just too much opposition” from pro-gun House Republicans. Moreover, the bill is backed by the White House, which stiffens GOP opposition.
There are roughly 700,000 names on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, better known as the terrorist watchlist. It includes both domestic and international suspects identified through intelligence and law enforcement investigations.
Not a single gun buyer on the list was turned away because he posed a threat to the American populace as a potential terrorist, the newspapers reported. Instead, the reasons for rejection were having a “felony conviction, [being] under indictment, [having an] adjudicated mental health [record], misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction, [being a] fugitive from justice and controlled substance abuse,” the GAO report summary said.
Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet, including America's retirement crisis, democracy and voting rights, and campaigns and elections. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008).
Billy Really? what are you trolling now? read my words there is NO LOOP HOLE!!!!! each and every gun purchase in the United States has to be done on a form 4473 from the BATF if you answer yes to any but the first question you are disqualified look it up and quit trying to agitate people with total dumb $hit! stuff like this.
Wow.
More than 2,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist have not been allowed to get on planes in the U.S. but have been able to buy guns, because the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress have blocked legislation to close that loophole.
This revelation was reported by several [3] large [4] daily newspapers this week, prompting some of Congress’ more determined gun-control proponents to say the Paris attacks will push them once again to try to close the loophole.
“The GAO reported that 91 percent of all suspected terrorists who tried to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted over the time period, with just 190 rejected despite their ominous histories,” the Daily News reported [3], citing Congress' investigative staff. “In 2013-14, the number of successful buyers rose to 94 percent—with 455 suspects buying weapons and just 30 denied as allowed under current laws.”
The Washington Post reported [4] that the Government Accountability Office has been tracking this issue and loophole for years, but that the gun lobby has prevented common-sense federal legislation to close it, claiming the FBI’s watchlist is overblown and cannot be trusted.
The Post said:
“Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives under current federal law,” the Government Accountability Office concluded in 2010 [5]. The law prohibits felons, fugitives, drug addicts and domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm [6] in the United States. But people on the FBI's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist [7] — typically placed there when there is “reasonable suspicion [8]” that they are a known or suspected terrorist — can freely purchase handguns or assault-style rifles.
Legislation to close this loophole was first proposed by George W. Bush’s administration in 2007 but has been blocked by the NRA’s allies in Congress, despite the ongoing mass shootings at schools, theaters and shopping malls during Obama’s two terms and his calls for gun-control legislation aimed at military-style arms.
The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 [9] was introduced last winter in the House by New York Rep. Peter T. King, a Republican, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, to close the loophole. But it has languished and gone nowhere — not even prompting committee hearings.
“The National Rifle Association is strongly opposed to it and the fact is we have only a handful of Republican co-sponsors,” King told the Daily News.
However, following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, New York’s Charles Schumer and California’s Feinstein — longtime gun-control advocates in the Senate — said they would push for a version of the bill to be considered in that chamber.
“It is hard to believe that anyone could defend that someone on the terrorist watchlist should get a gun, no questions asked,” Schumer said. “I can’t believe that our Republican colleagues would block this now.”
Actually, Schumer probably knows that is exactly what they will do. When the Daily News contacted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), he said he was unaware of the bill — which is a perfect excuse to take no action, the NRA’s longtime legislative strategy.
Meanwhile, King told the Daily News that there’s “just too much opposition” from pro-gun House Republicans. Moreover, the bill is backed by the White House, which stiffens GOP opposition.
There are roughly 700,000 names on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, better known as the terrorist watchlist. It includes both domestic and international suspects identified through intelligence and law enforcement investigations.
Not a single gun buyer on the list was turned away because he posed a threat to the American populace as a potential terrorist, the newspapers reported. Instead, the reasons for rejection were having a “felony conviction, [being] under indictment, [having an] adjudicated mental health [record], misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction, [being a] fugitive from justice and controlled substance abuse,” the GAO report summary said.
Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet, including America's retirement crisis, democracy and voting rights, and campaigns and elections. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008).
Billy Really? what are you trolling now? read my words there is NO LOOP HOLE!!!!! each and every gun purchase in the United States has to be done on a form 4473 from the BATF if you answer yes to any but the first question you are disqualified look it up and quit trying to agitate people with total dumb $hit! stuff like this.
Nowhere on form 4473 does it ask if you are on a terrorist watch list.
Wow.
More than 2,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist have not been allowed to get on planes in the U.S. but have been able to buy guns, because the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress have blocked legislation to close that loophole.
This revelation was reported by several [3] large [4] daily newspapers this week, prompting some of Congress’ more determined gun-control proponents to say the Paris attacks will push them once again to try to close the loophole.
“The GAO reported that 91 percent of all suspected terrorists who tried to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted over the time period, with just 190 rejected despite their ominous histories,” the Daily News reported [3], citing Congress' investigative staff. “In 2013-14, the number of successful buyers rose to 94 percent—with 455 suspects buying weapons and just 30 denied as allowed under current laws.”
The Washington Post reported [4] that the Government Accountability Office has been tracking this issue and loophole for years, but that the gun lobby has prevented common-sense federal legislation to close it, claiming the FBI’s watchlist is overblown and cannot be trusted.
The Post said:
“Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives under current federal law,” the Government Accountability Office concluded in 2010 [5]. The law prohibits felons, fugitives, drug addicts and domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm [6] in the United States. But people on the FBI's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist [7] — typically placed there when there is “reasonable suspicion [8]” that they are a known or suspected terrorist — can freely purchase handguns or assault-style rifles.
Legislation to close this loophole was first proposed by George W. Bush’s administration in 2007 but has been blocked by the NRA’s allies in Congress, despite the ongoing mass shootings at schools, theaters and shopping malls during Obama’s two terms and his calls for gun-control legislation aimed at military-style arms.
The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 [9] was introduced last winter in the House by New York Rep. Peter T. King, a Republican, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, to close the loophole. But it has languished and gone nowhere — not even prompting committee hearings.
“The National Rifle Association is strongly opposed to it and the fact is we have only a handful of Republican co-sponsors,” King told the Daily News.
However, following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, New York’s Charles Schumer and California’s Feinstein — longtime gun-control advocates in the Senate — said they would push for a version of the bill to be considered in that chamber.
“It is hard to believe that anyone could defend that someone on the terrorist watchlist should get a gun, no questions asked,” Schumer said. “I can’t believe that our Republican colleagues would block this now.”
Actually, Schumer probably knows that is exactly what they will do. When the Daily News contacted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), he said he was unaware of the bill — which is a perfect excuse to take no action, the NRA’s longtime legislative strategy.
Meanwhile, King told the Daily News that there’s “just too much opposition” from pro-gun House Republicans. Moreover, the bill is backed by the White House, which stiffens GOP opposition.
There are roughly 700,000 names on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, better known as the terrorist watchlist. It includes both domestic and international suspects identified through intelligence and law enforcement investigations.
Not a single gun buyer on the list was turned away because he posed a threat to the American populace as a potential terrorist, the newspapers reported. Instead, the reasons for rejection were having a “felony conviction, [being] under indictment, [having an] adjudicated mental health [record], misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction, [being a] fugitive from justice and controlled substance abuse,” the GAO report summary said.
Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet, including America's retirement crisis, democracy and voting rights, and campaigns and elections. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008).
The Post said:
“Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives under current federal law,” the Government Accountability Office concluded in 2010 [5]. The law prohibits felons, fugitives, drug addicts and domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm [6] in the United States. But people on the FBI's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist [7] — typically placed there when there is “reasonable suspicion [8]” that they are a known or suspected terrorist — can freely purchase handguns or assault-style rifles.
There are two issues here,
1) Being a member of a 'terrorist organization' .
2) Being on an FBI watch list.
Now, I will grant you if someone is a bonafide member of a 'terrorist' organization, the US should be able to deny them legally purchasing firearms within it's borders, because that country, the US in this case, is saying that they know that person belongs to a terrorist organization.
As to the second part, I will call your attention to the fact that the FBI has more than a million people on it's watch list, these people have not DONE anything, they are just under surveillance. It came to light that there were more than a million people on this watch list when the new screening procedures for airline security were implemented and people wondered why they were singled out to be groped, probed and questioned before being able to travel. More than a million people accussed, basically slandered are on the watch list. Maybe they just question their government's actions, maybe they believe or are members of the Patriots Question 911 group etc. etc.
They are merely being covertly accused. Should someone who is being accussed be denied the right to possess firearms to defend their homes, lives, property? I side with the NRA on this one. All people in the country unless they have been proven to have actually done something should have that basic Constitutional right to bear arms.
Wow.
More than 2,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist have not been allowed to get on planes in the U.S. but have been able to buy guns, because the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress have blocked legislation to close that loophole.
This revelation was reported by several [3] large [4] daily newspapers this week, prompting some of Congress’ more determined gun-control proponents to say the Paris attacks will push them once again to try to close the loophole.
“The GAO reported that 91 percent of all suspected terrorists who tried to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted over the time period, with just 190 rejected despite their ominous histories,” the Daily News reported [3], citing Congress' investigative staff. “In 2013-14, the number of successful buyers rose to 94 percent—with 455 suspects buying weapons and just 30 denied as allowed under current laws.”
The Washington Post reported [4] that the Government Accountability Office has been tracking this issue and loophole for years, but that the gun lobby has prevented common-sense federal legislation to close it, claiming the FBI’s watchlist is overblown and cannot be trusted.
The Post said:
“Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives under current federal law,” the Government Accountability Office concluded in 2010 [5]. The law prohibits felons, fugitives, drug addicts and domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm [6] in the United States. But people on the FBI's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist [7] — typically placed there when there is “reasonable suspicion [8]” that they are a known or suspected terrorist — can freely purchase handguns or assault-style rifles.
Legislation to close this loophole was first proposed by George W. Bush’s administration in 2007 but has been blocked by the NRA’s allies in Congress, despite the ongoing mass shootings at schools, theaters and shopping malls during Obama’s two terms and his calls for gun-control legislation aimed at military-style arms.
The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 [9] was introduced last winter in the House by New York Rep. Peter T. King, a Republican, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, to close the loophole. But it has languished and gone nowhere — not even prompting committee hearings.
“The National Rifle Association is strongly opposed to it and the fact is we have only a handful of Republican co-sponsors,” King told the Daily News.
However, following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, New York’s Charles Schumer and California’s Feinstein — longtime gun-control advocates in the Senate — said they would push for a version of the bill to be considered in that chamber.
“It is hard to believe that anyone could defend that someone on the terrorist watchlist should get a gun, no questions asked,” Schumer said. “I can’t believe that our Republican colleagues would block this now.”
Actually, Schumer probably knows that is exactly what they will do. When the Daily News contacted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), he said he was unaware of the bill — which is a perfect excuse to take no action, the NRA’s longtime legislative strategy.
Meanwhile, King told the Daily News that there’s “just too much opposition” from pro-gun House Republicans. Moreover, the bill is backed by the White House, which stiffens GOP opposition.
There are roughly 700,000 names on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, better known as the terrorist watchlist. It includes both domestic and international suspects identified through intelligence and law enforcement investigations.
Not a single gun buyer on the list was turned away because he posed a threat to the American populace as a potential terrorist, the newspapers reported. Instead, the reasons for rejection were having a “felony conviction, [being] under indictment, [having an] adjudicated mental health [record], misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction, [being a] fugitive from justice and controlled substance abuse,” the GAO report summary said.
Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet, including America's retirement crisis, democracy and voting rights, and campaigns and elections. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008).
Billy Really? what are you trolling now? read my words there is NO LOOP HOLE!!!!! each and every gun purchase in the United States has to be done on a form 4473 from the BATF if you answer yes to any but the first question you are disqualified look it up and quit trying to agitate people with total dumb $hit! stuff like this.
Nowhere on form 4473 does it ask if you are on a terrorist watch list.
That is true but who will determine what and who a terrorist organization is maybe today it means ISIS maybe tomorrow it means Mormons or Native Americans if you are a law abiding citizen you can buy a gun period if you are a terrorist would you be trying to buy a legal gun? I doubt it so do you want a question on their asking if they are? Then do you think they would answer truthfully? there is no way to prove it either way what do you want to have a terrorist ID....... Really? come on be serious this is just trolling!
Wow.
More than 2,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist have not been allowed to get on planes in the U.S. but have been able to buy guns, because the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress have blocked legislation to close that loophole.
This revelation was reported by several [3] large [4] daily newspapers this week, prompting some of Congress’ more determined gun-control proponents to say the Paris attacks will push them once again to try to close the loophole.
“The GAO reported that 91 percent of all suspected terrorists who tried to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted over the time period, with just 190 rejected despite their ominous histories,” the Daily News reported [3], citing Congress' investigative staff. “In 2013-14, the number of successful buyers rose to 94 percent—with 455 suspects buying weapons and just 30 denied as allowed under current laws.”
The Washington Post reported [4] that the Government Accountability Office has been tracking this issue and loophole for years, but that the gun lobby has prevented common-sense federal legislation to close it, claiming the FBI’s watchlist is overblown and cannot be trusted.
The Post said:
“Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives under current federal law,” the Government Accountability Office concluded in 2010 [5]. The law prohibits felons, fugitives, drug addicts and domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm [6] in the United States. But people on the FBI's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist [7] — typically placed there when there is “reasonable suspicion [8]” that they are a known or suspected terrorist — can freely purchase handguns or assault-style rifles.
Legislation to close this loophole was first proposed by George W. Bush’s administration in 2007 but has been blocked by the NRA’s allies in Congress, despite the ongoing mass shootings at schools, theaters and shopping malls during Obama’s two terms and his calls for gun-control legislation aimed at military-style arms.
The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 [9] was introduced last winter in the House by New York Rep. Peter T. King, a Republican, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, to close the loophole. But it has languished and gone nowhere — not even prompting committee hearings.
“The National Rifle Association is strongly opposed to it and the fact is we have only a handful of Republican co-sponsors,” King told the Daily News.
However, following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, New York’s Charles Schumer and California’s Feinstein — longtime gun-control advocates in the Senate — said they would push for a version of the bill to be considered in that chamber.
“It is hard to believe that anyone could defend that someone on the terrorist watchlist should get a gun, no questions asked,” Schumer said. “I can’t believe that our Republican colleagues would block this now.”
Actually, Schumer probably knows that is exactly what they will do. When the Daily News contacted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), he said he was unaware of the bill — which is a perfect excuse to take no action, the NRA’s longtime legislative strategy.
Meanwhile, King told the Daily News that there’s “just too much opposition” from pro-gun House Republicans. Moreover, the bill is backed by the White House, which stiffens GOP opposition.
There are roughly 700,000 names on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, better known as the terrorist watchlist. It includes both domestic and international suspects identified through intelligence and law enforcement investigations.
Not a single gun buyer on the list was turned away because he posed a threat to the American populace as a potential terrorist, the newspapers reported. Instead, the reasons for rejection were having a “felony conviction, [being] under indictment, [having an] adjudicated mental health [record], misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction, [being a] fugitive from justice and controlled substance abuse,” the GAO report summary said.
Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet, including America's retirement crisis, democracy and voting rights, and campaigns and elections. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008).
Billy Really? what are you trolling now? read my words there is NO LOOP HOLE!!!!! each and every gun purchase in the United States has to be done on a form 4473 from the BATF if you answer yes to any but the first question you are disqualified look it up and quit trying to agitate people with total dumb $hit! stuff like this.
Nowhere on form 4473 does it ask if you are on a terrorist watch list.
That is true but who will determine what and who a terrorist organization is maybe today it means ISIS maybe tomorrow it means Mormons or Native Americans if you are a law abiding citizen you can buy a gun period if you are a terrorist would you be trying to buy a legal gun? I doubt it so do you want a question on their asking if they are? Then do you think they would answer truthfully? there is no way to prove it either way what do you want to have a terrorist ID....... Really? come on be serious this is just trolling!
Apparently 425 potential terrorists purchased legal guns. The point is that just because you answer a few questions "no" on a form does not mean that a person should be able to purchase a firearm. Background checks as they are today are simply not good enough. This is not anti-gun anymore than enhancing requirements for a drivers license makes you anti-car.
I don't think I am just trolling Ridethewind. The same people advocating blocking all Syrian refugees from entering the country are saying that, if you are already in the country and suspected of being a terrorist, you should be able to buy a gun. I'm merely pointing out hypocrisy.
Well... hypocrisy and abject stupidity.
Billy opposes thorough and systematic checks of complete strangers such as refugees from Iraq and Syria but is rabid about universal and detailed background investigations into law abiding American citizens - for my "safety".
That's a total mischaracterization. I fully believe those women and toddlers seeking asylum need to be thoroughly checked for past terrorist affiliations.
Are you saying the people on the FBI's terrorist watch list are law abiding American citizens?
I am at a loss on this subject as I read it if you are on a list you are a terrorist BUT if you have not broken any law how can that be? and if you have broken a law then when you try to buy a gun you will be turned down , so I am sorry I don't get it. I sure do not want terrorists to be able to buy a gun but then the guns they use are not for sale ,full automatic machine guns are way beyond expensive for what they are worth so I am not getting it so I will just crawl back under my rock and scratch my head...
I am at a loss on this subject as I read it if you are on a list you are a terrorist BUT if you have not broken any law how can that be? and if you have broken a law then when you try to buy a gun you will be turned down , so I am sorry I don't get it. I sure do not want terrorists to be able to buy a gun but then the guns they use are not for sale ,full automatic machine guns are way beyond expensive for what they are worth so I am not getting it so I will just crawl back under my rock and scratch my head...
I've got a feeling, Mr. Wind, that your tomorrow will be much better not worrying about what's on the Whipping Post. 😉
On that sir you are 100% correct...... 
Apparently 425 potential terrorists purchased legal guns. The point is that just because you answer a few questions "no" on a form does not mean that a person should be able to purchase a firearm. Background checks as they are today are simply not good enough. This is not anti-gun anymore than enhancing requirements for a drivers license makes you anti-car.
Come on man stop making sense!!!! NRA and their sheep hate that kind of talk.
