There has been a lot of talk lately about how the Democrats want to ban people who are on the no-fly list from purchasing a gun.
However, they completely ignore the fact that the list that is supposed to protect the American people is a complete mess.
The fact of the matter is that children and congressman routinely end up on the list and it is a terrible way to decide who should have their constitutional rights stripped away.
From Red State:
There is no viable way to allow a person on such a list to challenge being placed on the list without divulging classified information. Both lists are fallible and subject to political manipulation. The no fly list, in particular, is useless. Toddlers and fat drunks, like Ted Kennedy, have found themselves forbidden to fly because their name is on the list. More importantly, neither of the San Bernardino shooters was on such a list.
Today a House committee voted to kill this amendment to a spending bill:
House Republicans on a powerful spending committee rejected an amendment to limit the sale of firearms to terrorist suspects Wednesday, just days after Senate Republicans blocked an identical amendment on the chamber floor.
“This policy could have made areal difference in Orlando,” said Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), who introduced the amendment during a House Appropriations Committee mark up. The measure would block firearms purchases by those who the Attorney General has a “reasonable suspicion” are engaged in terrorism.
Republicans said the provision would violate due process rights for those seeking to buy firearms. Democrats fired back by reciting the names and stories of some of the 49 victims of the June 12 massacre in Orlando, arguing that new gun controls are the best way to stop future bloodshed.
After pointed back-and-forth, the measure was defeated, 16-31.
“This list has been faulted for producing a high error rate in the past,” said Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) of the terror watch list, urging his colleagues to oppose the amendment. “I cannot support a standard that is so inherently subjective, especially when it is used to deny a constitutional right.”
A lot of people are divided on this but it seems to be a good move by the House.
Here is what one Republican had to say about it.
From Politico:
“This list has been faulted for producing a high error rate in the past,” said Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) of the terror watch list, urging his colleagues to oppose the amendment. “I cannot support a standard that is so inherently subjective, especially when it is used to deny a constitutional right.”
Our rights are being stripped away in the name of security and we need to stop this now. Please, call your representatives and let them know to stand their ground and not allow these idiots to bully the American people.