Bucking NRA, Gun Owners Speak Out in Support of Barring Suspected Terrorists From Buying Guns

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Monday, May 17, 2010 at 11:24 am

Last Friday, the National Rifle Association held its annual gathering in Charlotte, N.C., where ThinkProgress asked a number of participants whether the Second Amendment should extend to folks currently on the country’s terrorist watch list. (Under current law, it does.) The responses are a clear indication that, at least on this thorny issue, gun owners are more than ready to take on NRA leadership.

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Wayne
Comment posted May 18, 2010 @ 12:03 pm

It's all nice to say “Let's keep terrorists from buying guns.”
But what are you really saying? You're saying, “Let's keep SUSPECTED terrorists from buying guns.”
But what are you REALLY saying? You're saying, “Let's not have any due process whatsoever, and just trust the government to decide who can have rights and who can't.”
Sorry, I don't trust the government enough to give them that power.


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