Friday 4 December 2015

Suspected terrorists should be allowed to buy guns - US Republicans


This is the level of insanity that there is in the US over gun ownership. 

 The US has a not allowed to fly list of people suspected of being terrorists, yet those same people can still go into a gun shop and legally buy weapons. How incredibly stupid is that?

Republicans, after the latest slaying of 14 people at a christmas party, say it's "not an option" to ban people on the no fly list of their constitutional right to bear arms. Good grief! I think the US constitution needs a good constitutional.....

BTW I note that the 14 people slaughtered the other day, the ammunition found on the shooters was armour piercing. All bought legally within the US.
The Wisconsin Republican said part of the discussion surrounding mental health legislation is who should and shouldn't have access to guns, but he signaled that barring gun purchases by people on no-fly terror lists — as President Obama urged Wednesday — is not an option. 

Ryan said government officials put people on such lists without any due legal process and so denying those listed the right to bear arms would violate their rights. 

"People have due process rights in this country," he said. 

He said that if someone is suspected of plotting an attack, law enforcement officials should arrest them. 

Ryan suggested there will be multiple issues Congress can address, whether it's finding gaps in enforcement or passing legislation. But he said there shouldn't be a rush to do either at the risk of "infringing upon the rights of law-abiding citizens." 

"We just want to get it right," Ryan said. 

Obama said Wednesday that Congress should, at a minimum, take up legislation that would bar anyone on the federal terrorist watch list from buying a gun. He told CBS News "some may be aware of the fact that we have a no-fly list where people can't get on planes but those same people who we don't allow to fly could go into a store right now in the United States and buy a firearm and there's nothing that we can do to stop them. That's a law that needs to be changed.” USA Today  



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