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Chris W. Stark - Director
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01 December 2003
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Brady Law - YOU (GUNOWNER) MAY BE A TERRORIST!
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It was only a matter of time before the Instant Check was used in this
fashion. I would like to believe this means only the criminals will be
affected, but overall, we know criminals do not use the NICS system.
It would be suicide to them! This only has potentially negative affects
on the law abiding gunowner. Plain and simple.......
Sincerely,
Gun Owners Alliance
Chris W. Stark - List Moderator
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24129-2003Nov30.htmlA Twist in the Brady Law
Monday, December 1, 2003; Page A22
ATTORNEY GENERAL John D. Ashcroft's narrow-gauge interpretation of
Brady Law controls on gun purchases may be thwarting the tracking
of suspected terrorists who purchase weapons in this country. Though
the FBI has a background-check system that notifies counterterrorism
agents when suspects on its terrorist watch list attempt to buy guns,
the rules as read by the Justice Department prohibit those same
officials from obtaining details if the gun transactions actually
occur. Thus a terrorist suspect/gun shopper may be traced by agents.
But as The Post's Dan Eggen reported, Justice Department officials
are abiding by a provision that bars authorities from sharing
information with investigators about those who succeed in buying
the weapons.
So for suspected members of a terrorist organization, the sanctity
of gun ownership makes a try worse than a buy. As Sen. Frank R.
Lautenberg (D-N.J.) observed, "This policy is mind-boggling. We could
have a nationwide lookout for a known terrorist within our borders,
but if he obtained a weapon, the Justice Department's policy is to
refuse to reveal his location to law enforcement officials."
It is not that difficult to buy firearms in this country, given gun
show loopholes and the number of variations on assault-style weapons
that are on the market and not covered by a federal ban. An al Qaeda
training manual recovered by U.S. forces in Afghanistan included a
chapter on the ease with which firearms can be obtained in the United
States; it urged followers to "obtain an assault rifle legally,
preferably an AK-47 or variations." AK-47s are prohibited under the
current ban. But terrorists in the market for them may find that help
is on the way: The ban is due to expire next year. Congress ought to
extend the law, as well as the list of weapons that civilians have no
business using -- and certainly not terrorists.
© 2003 The Washington Post Company
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